Ukrainian black metal icons, Drudkh will release their forthcoming album “Їм часто сниться капіж (They Often See Dreams About the Spring)” on March 9th, 2018 via Season of Mist. The opening song, “Накрита неба бурим дахом…“, which is based on a poem by Ukrainian writer Bohdan Ihor Antonych (1909–1937) is now streaming at the official Season of Mist YouTube channel, and you can watch it below! True to the values of this extreme genre, the enigmatic Ukrainians refuse to follow the rock ‘n ‘roll rulebook and provide no answers, no statements, no shows – all that matters to them is their music. Drudkh’s latest albums and split-singles have drawn heavily on 20th century Ukrainian poetry for lyrical inspiration and “Їм часто сниться капіж” continues Read more →

Swiss atmospheric black metal band Cân Bardd has revealed the first details of its upcoming debut full-length album entitled “Nature Stays Silent“. It will be released on March 2018 in a beautiful digipak edition CD limited to 1000 copies by Northern Silence Productions, containing 8 songs for a total of 1 hour and 11 minutes. It will also be available in the band’s official Bandcamp page. Cân Bardd is actually Malo Civelli’s personal project, since he wrote all songs and lyrics for “Nature Stays Silent” and performed all instruments, except drums played by Dylan Watson. Malo Civelli has also recorded and mixed the album himself, while the mastering is by Mike Lamb. Cân Bardd have unveiled the wonderful cover painting “Le Chemin du Grimsel” by Alexandre Calame and the album tracklist. Both Malo and Dylan are Read more →

Symphonic middle eastern black metal band Tamerlan Empire from Sydney, Australia (with roots from Uzbekistan) proudly presents its highly anticipated debut full-length album titled “Age of Ascendancy“. The album is released today digitally via Metal Hell Records, featuring 11 tracks of symphonic middle eastern black metal with real ethnic and orchestral instruments. The CD version, also via Metal Hell Records, is scheduled for the beginning of March 2018, presented with an 8-page lyrics booklet housed in a crystal clear jewel case box. It will also include a free 1.25″ pin back button, vinyl logo sticker and download code for the digital version of the album. It is already Read more →

Epic symphonic black metal band Zel Agganor from York, England released its debut EP “Rise of the Black Star” on December 30, 2017. Zel Agganor is the personal project of Henry Mahy, conceived in 2016 with the intention to reveal and explore a darkly mystical realm and tell its tales through the medium of symphonic black metal. Each track is a chapter of the story, heavily featuring narrated vocals alongside a more traditional growling style. “Rise of the Black Star” is the first, five-chapter installment of a symphonic metal saga of tales of a darkly mystical fantasy realm. The lyrics reveal the story of an obscure religious cult who has uncovered the secrets of a long-forgotten legacy that once brought total devastation to the world, and the beginnings of a malevolent campaign to bring about a new age of darkness and chaos.

Tracklist:
1. Profane Rites of Summoning              Read more →