Black Metal

Band photo by our friend Ester Segarra The Norwegian black metal legends mark their return with a sublime new slab of relentless riffing in the true spirit of the underground. The legendary Norwegian longstanding partnership of Fenriz and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum, return with their first studio album since 2016’s hugely popular ‘Arctic Thunder’, in [...] Continue Reading

Abbath: Outstrider (Black Vinyl) $60.99 Add to cart Abbath: Outstrider (Silver Vinyl) $70.99 Add to cart Calm In Ire (Of Hurricane) (via Blabbermouth) ABBATH, the solo project of former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo), will release its second album, "Outstrider", on July 5 via Season Of Mist. The disc was recorded at Dub [...] Continue Reading

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Behemoth’s trajectory as underground black metal hopefuls to fully fledged scene leaders as been one of the most interesting of any band. Along the way their music – as expected, has shifted in style, but always maintain it’s vicious backbone. I Loved You At Your Darkest finds the band evolving once again. The songs ebb […]

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As a music photographer now for 10 years, there are many photographers who I admire and look up to. None more so than the incredible Ester Segarra. Her work is bathed in darkness and tinged with a level of brilliance that I have yet to see matched or surpassed in the world of Extreme Music. […]

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Behemoth have unleashed a third single from I Loved You at Your Darkest, “Bartzabel,” along with an ominously blasphemous — and seriously NSFW — accompanying visual. The track falls in line with frontman Nergal’s revelation that the record will be fairly conceptual, relaying a cogent narrative throughout without explicitly basing itself on singular story but […]

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Out of the blue, (or is that black?) came forth Zeal And Ardor a couple of short years ago, an act that is sure to leave one scratching their head in wonderment. Created by Manuel Gagneux when taunted by 4chan website posters who suggested to him that he combine Black Metal and ‘nigger’ (sic) music. […]

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