Scandinavian metal outfit Ereb Altor announced their European “Rites of the Blood Moon” tour to be invading the main land in February with Skyforger, Wolfchant and Belore! Including a stop at our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge!
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Party.San Metal Open Air 2026 adds a massive new batch of bands, including Dark Funeral, Sacred Reich, Wolves in the Throne Room, Devourment, Misery Index, and many more.
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Last night, Immortal Frost Productions unveiled third single and music video ‘Bloodlust Command Infinite’ by English black metal horde Sidious, from their upcoming album ‘Malefic Necropolis’, set for release at the end of this month!
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Necromantic black doom creators Worm revealed ‘Blackheart’, new single and part II of the short film series linked to upcoming album ‘Necropalace’, out in February 2026 via Century Media!
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Finnish gloomy post-hardcore outfit Svarta Havet are set to release their sophomore album ‘Månen ska lysa din väg’ for the European market via Svart Records in February 2026!
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True Helvetic black metal outfit Ernte is releasing its new album ‘Der schwarzen Flamme Vermächtnis’ via Purity Through Fire in February 2026 and shared a first track with ‘The Rise of the Older Ones’!
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Finland’s rising black metal force Qwälen to release their third album ‘Veri Vertaa Edelleen’ via Time To Kill Records in March 2026!
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Post-metal outfit Unverkalt are back with their third album ‘Héréditaire’ in February 2026 via Season of Mist and shared the single ‘Die Auslöschung’ as a first taste!
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Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!
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For those who missed it, Finntroll and …And Oceans frontman Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns released his retrospective album ‘Remains’ at the end of last month! Covering 3 decades of his personal growth as a musican and vocalist, this is a great little piece of metal history to dig into!
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Album Reviews
‘Realm of the Night’ is a feast of storming blast beats and symphonic swells. Its textures are dense with the powerful reverb of demonic vocals bursting like thunder.
Thronum Vrondor on their fourth album has combined subtle atmosphere and a twisted concoction of modern melodic black metal.
‘Eternal Hails……’ is a well-crafted album brought by excellent songwriting from these true traditionalists.
‘Dy’th Requiem for the Serpent Telepath’ is a lengthy album, containing twelve songs that combine into a seventy-seven minutes mystical overture. The album is built on lofty musical arrangements that manifest in different tones of atonal symphony.
The seven new tracks convey a dark and menacing atmosphere of Swedish melodic black metal which showcases the skills of the veteran musician.
On the latest EP, Nordjevel invokes the hallmarks of Swedish black metal like Dark Funeral and Marduk as they serve as an example of sheer aggression and violence.
Wormlight illustrates a sense of aptitude where they exploit the faculty of the formula. “Nightmother” is a concept album that establishes a high intent from these Swedish musicians.
Ungfell’s third album ‘Es grauet’ is beautifully textured with Swiss folk tunes. Recommended for fans of black/folk metal.
‘The Dread March of the Solemn Gods’ is a grim black metal album that involves many epic proportions. Highly recommended recommended for fans of Dissection, Bathory and Emperor.
Fyrnask on their fourth studio album ‘VII Kenoma’ reaches a high virtue in the hierarchy of modern black metal.
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