black metal
Video Premiere: IATT – “An Ode To Solace”
September 29, 2025 J. Andrew
Sometimes art demands seclusion without distraction, and that’s what inspired IATT to bring us their new song and video.
Ludicra Premiere — “In Stable” (Live)
September 24, 2025 Tim Mudd
San Francisco post-black metal luminaries Ludicra unveil “In Stable” from their upcoming live digital album, a document of their triumphant hometown return at the Great American Music Hall.
Album Premiere: Gates of Dawn – “III”
September 23, 2025 J. Andrew
Hear III, what we assume is the third full-length LP from psychedelic post-black metal duo Gates of Dawn.
Album Premiere: Kratornas – “God of the Tribes”
August 21, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Kratornas‘s full-length album God of the Tribes (mastered by Dan Swanö, Edge of Sanity), a dramatic departure from previous works.
Track Premiere: Achathras – ‘The Despiser Triumphant’
August 12, 2025 Emily Bellino
Black metal vets try something new in Achathras.
Human Bulldozer: A Conversation with Kommodus’ Lepidus Plague
August 11, 2025 Dutch Pearce
A conversation with Lepidus Plague, the unstoppable force behind the Australian one-man black metal campaign, Kommodus.
Video Premiere: Cultic – ‘Nomad’
August 4, 2025 Emily Bellino
Cultic embrace the thrills of battle and high fantasy on newest offering “The Nomad.”
Video Premiere: Undead – “This Side of the Grave”
August 1, 2025 J. Andrew
WATCH: Death dealers Undead wake up on the right side of the grave.
Album Premiere: Victim of Fire – ‘The Old Lie’
July 31, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear The Old Lie, the debut from Denver-based blackened crusties Victim of Fire before its release on August 1.
Track Premiere: Sadistic Force – ‘Strike After Strike’
June 10, 2025 Emily Bellino
Sadistic Force worship speed and Satan on their new offering.
Track Premiere: Ba’al – “Well of Sorrows”
June 4, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear English post-black metal malcontents Ba’al drink deeply from the “Well of Sorrows” on their latest 11-minute single.
Track Premiere: Cineastre – ‘Mondscheintrunkene Lindenblüten’
May 27, 2025 Emily Bellino
Melodic black metal outfit Cineastre embrace grim and frostbitten landscapes on their new song.
Full Album Stream: Horrenda –Díoltas
May 26, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Experimental Irish black metal crew, Horrenda, issue remastered 2020 full-length, Dioltas, on vinyl for the first time.
Track Premiere: Lástima – ‘Redux’
May 12, 2025 Emily Bellino
Philly post-black metal crew Lástima debut a new song ahead of their first full-length album.
Track-by-Track: vide – “Decorated in spiderweb”
May 8, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Louisiana- and Texas-based black metal shoegaze band vide just dropped their new EP, Decorated in spiderweb, on May 2. Check out their track-by track rundown of the release here.
Possess the Devil: Spider God’s True Crime Hymns from the UK Underground
April 30, 2025 Tim Mudd
The UK-based Spider God has developed one of the most ambitious conceptual arcs in the modern underground: a multi-album true crime cycle that blends melodic black metal with emotional storytelling, thematic ritual, and experimental fan engagement.
Full EP Stream: Namebearer – “Industries of the Fading Sun”
April 29, 2025 Emily Bellino
New England black metal duo Namebearer reveal their new EP ahead of its Friday release.
Video Premiere: Drouth – “The Teeth of Time”
April 29, 2025 J. Andrew
Check out the song Drouth says “encapsulates the lyrical and musical themes most central” to the band, off their upcoming album.
Track Premiere: ANZV – “Imdugud”
April 24, 2025 J. Andrew
Check out the new song and video from Portugal’s ANZV and be taken in by the flowing guitars, punishing drums, and air of mystery.
KILL FEED 061: Urath of WRATH OF LOGARIUS Finds Strength in the Unknowable
April 23, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The guitarist shares how formless black metal took shape around Cainhurst Castle.
KILL FEED 060 // Phase 2: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Is More Than Meets the Eye
April 16, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”
Full Album Stream: Ancestor of Kaos – “Animal Ritual”
April 15, 2025 Emily Bellino
Ancestor of Kaos debut their new collection of black-thrash rippers.
EP Premiere: Vortex – “Alien Realms”
April 10, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Rimouski, Quebec space-themed, orchestral metal band Vortex are dropping their concept EP Alien Realms tomorrow. Before it gets released everywhere, you can stream it here.
Track Premiere: A Flock Named Murder – “To Drown in Obsidian Tides”
April 9, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Canadian atmospheric black metal trio A Flock Named Murder barely come up for air on blistering new epic “To Drown in Obsidian Tides.”
KILL FEED 060 // Phase 1: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Loves His Secrets, Tells No Lies
April 9, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The USBM pillar shines a light on how gaming help shepherd him down his blackened path.
Track Premiere: Family Garden – ‘Blazing Emerald Sky’
April 7, 2025 Emily Bellino
Get rowdy with Philly trio Family Garden.
Video Premiere: These Cursed Hands – “Perihelion”
March 27, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Portland, OR band These Cursed Hands just dropped a video for “Perihelion” from their latest EP, Intelligent (RE)Design, released November of last year. Check it out here.
Track Premiere: COGAS – “The Noble Rot”
March 26, 2025 Tim Mudd
COGAS premiere new track “The Noble Rot” from upcoming album Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost.
STORMO Push the Limits of Screamo and Noise Rock with “Tagli/Talee”
March 19, 2025 Tim Mudd
Long-running Italian post-hardcore and noise punk force STORMO return with Tagli/Talee. Hear it here before it release on March 21 via Prosthetic Records.
Video Premiere: Final Dose – ‘Dark Paradise’
March 18, 2025 Emily Bellino
Black metal/punk hybrid Final Dose take you to their “Dark Paradise.”
