The most notorious black metal band of all times is back! By the power of darkness and the might of black-hearted will, no two Mayhem albums have been or will be the same. Thus, the newest offering Daemon is unto itself. It’s not the next chapter but rather the next tome in Mayhem’s authoritative oeuvre. Composed and decomposed with the same lineup—Necrobutcher (bass), Hellhammer (drums), Attila Csihar (vocals), Teloch (guitars), and Ghul (guitars)—that handled Esoteric Warfare and performed De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas in its entirety over the last few years, Daemon also isn’t a retrofit of classic songs like “Freezing Moon,” “Pagan Fears,” or “Buried by Time and Dust.” That’s what the live album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive (2016), was for. Daemon is a chance for change, for new hells to be envisioned and offered.

Norwegian black metal masters 1349 release their new album, "The Infernal Pathway", on October 18 via Season Of Mist. The disc was recorded earlier this year at Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard. The cover artwork of "The Infernal Pathway" was created by Jordan Barlow

With the legends Sarke and Nocturno Culto in the line-up, a discography of worldwide praised albums and an ever growing and evolving grim, dark and soothing sound, the next SARKE album “Gastwerso” is yet another great piece of icy and haunting black metal.

Originally released in May 1998, Cradle of Filth’s heavy metal classic, ‘Cruelty and the Beast’ is regarded as one of the milestones in the Gothic Black Metal genre. Now 21 years later this lustfully dark masterpiece has been wickedly remixed and remastered by Grindstone Studio’s Scott Atkins and will be reissued on 1st November 2019 through legendary UK label Music For Nations.

Draug put a unique melodic twist on an extreme genre. Blending black metal with folk melodies and atmospheric vocals, their innovative take on the genre and their hard working mentality has already been noticed. After years of roaming around in the Norwegian metal scene, Draug takes their blend of beautiful folk-laced melodies and aggressive black metal to create a moody and nostalgic debut album deeply rooted in nature and folklore.

Bringing together members of Arcturus, Mayhem, Thorns, and 1349 for a masterwork of haunting Black Metal, Peaceville proudly presents the 2019 debut studio album of the reformed Norwegian legends Mortem. Formed by Marius Vold and Steinar Sverd Johnsen in 1989, Mortem was one of the first Black Metal bands to crawl out of the woodwork in Norway, releasing the highly coveted and brutal Slow Death demo, with Euronymous and Dead of Mayhem acting as producer and cover artist respectively. The long-awaited album - Ravnsvart - possesses the same raw brutality and spirit as the original incarnation, plus fresh elements that are uniquely woven into the fabric of the early sounds of Scandinavian Black Metal, and crafted into a masterpiece of sinister horror. Joining the duo is Hellhammer from the legendary Mayhem on drums and Tor Stavenes of 1349/Svart Lotus on bass.

The upcoming album by Norway's avant-garde metallers BORKNAGAR, titled "True North", will be released on September 27 via Century Media. The follow-up to 2016's "Winter Thrice" was once again mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. BORKNAGAR founder and guitarist Øystein G. Brun comments: "This has indeed been a thunderous ride, and we are truly excited to finally start revealing some news about our upcoming album. "We have spent almost two years writing, recording and producing 'True North' and we are extremely proud of what we have achieved this time around. On behalf of the whole band, I can firmly say that we have pushed the limits of our musical exploration, while our musical roots have grown even deeper into the northern ground. This is the most diverse, powerful and grandiose BORKNAGAR album to date! Let there be no doubt!

Hallucinogen begins a new era for BLUT AUS NORD, ending the cycle of clandestine industrialised dissonance that culminated with previous transmission Deus Salutis Meae and moving skyward into freshly melodic territories of progressive clarity. Interweaving dreamlike choirs, inimitable harmonic developments, reflective clean guitars, palpable organic drumming and a welcome rock and roll swagger, Hallucinogen is a spacious, emotionally wide-ranging record that finds BLUT AUS NORD more open than ever, full of life and revelling in the element of surprise. Hallucinogen is yet another coherent universe from a band who have moved away from familiar tropes, aesthetics and comfort zones to unite - with Dionysian spirit - under/overland, surface/void, metropolis/mountain and the vastness of the mind’s eye into an indispensable addition to their unparalleled body of work.

Swedish viking metal band Ereb Altor will release their new full length album “Järtecken” on 20th September! Ereb Altor always promises one thing with each release: Epic, Folk-blended Metal inspired by the Norse legends. “Järtecken” shakes things up again with a true and sincere Pagan theme in its lyrics and art. Each song delivers majestic riffs and some of the best vocal work from the band. The new Ereb Altor album “Järtecken” is a future classic! A sign of things to come! The artwork is done by the famous Kristian Wåhlin (Amorphis, Dissection, Dark Funeral)!

Purity ThroughFire sets August 19th as the international release date for Neptrecus‘ highly anticipated third album, Ars Gallica. One of the black metal underground’s best-kept secrets, Neptrecus have been proudly flying the banner for traditional French black metal since 2011. During that time, they’ve patiently and studiously built a stellar canon of work that’s reverently rooted in ’90s classicism but not once smacks of regression or backwards-thinking complacency. If anything, Neptrecus staunchly set their sights on the horizon, and dutifully unfurl forward their attack with windswept grandeur and fiery passion. In short, timeless black metal imagination.

Ulgoroth is a one man depressive black metal project from Germany, founded by N. in 2012. The sound is a mixture of a raw, depressive atmosphere, sad melodies and ambient soundscapes. Lyrical themes and influences: sorrow, solitude, silence.

“Age of Excuse”, The fourth full-length album of Mgła is out now. 6 songs / 42 minutes of bleak, gritty black metal.

Hails Winnipeg! You are bringing your subzero icy climes to the rest of the world! NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE are here to crush you beneath the rotting hooves of the apocalypse! Their new release Cathartic Black Rituals has me twitching, it’s so good. Out this week on Les Fleurs du Mal Productions, this album takes you by the throat, traps you in its cruel gaze and destroys your very soul. We are so excited to bring you the album in full right here and now, and make sure you pick it up on tape here. Hit play on Cathartic Black Rituals and prepare your fragile shell for utter chaos!

Perth, Australia kings of depressive black metal, Deadspace will release their fourth album The Grand Disillusionment on August 15. After touring their last record “Dirge” throughout Europe and Japan, Deadspace re-emerge with their fourth full length “The Grand Disillusionment” which will be released on August 15. Full of seething hatred, billowing despair and unnerving landscape, this record showcases the bands most hard hitting, focussed and direct statement to date. With more riffs, unrelenting songs and a further departure from that atmospheric element that has become ever so popular in modern black metal, Deadspace separate themselves from the normative collective and bring their sound closer to its roots, finally creating something that makes the band feel as sick as the fans.

Finnr's Cane is an atmospheric black metal band from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, founded in 2008. The band consists of The Peasant, The Slave, and The Bard, with each self-assigned pseudonym chosen to afford anonymity for the members…