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Behexen – Beyond The Four Gates

March 16, 2025

"Beyond the Four Gates" offers a walk through the history of one of Finland’s most revered Black Metal bands, demonstrating their unholy trajectory from unknown to damned.

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Dysangelium - Exxekratus

March 14, 2025

And the German Black Metal breeds another very good name!

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Thlipsis - Thlipsis

March 9, 2025

THLIPSIS’s self-titled debut offers a view of the band in their raw, unadulterated form four years ago. If you like 2025 THLIPSIS, you’re likely to appreciate 2021 THLIPSIS.

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Emissary - Eldritch

March 9, 2025

EMISSARY definitely lean into Thrash with maybe a bit of Death, but there is also a pirate inflection going on which makes it difficult to take the cosmic horror theme too seriously.

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Untervoid - Parasite

March 7, 2025

Untervoid’s 2024 LP Parasite is an ambitious, progressive foray into the depths of Black Metal, melding a raw intensity with a meticulously crafted atmosphere that leaves an indelible mark on the listener’s psyche. Hailing from Poland, this band continues to redefine the genre with an approach that is at once brutally aggressive and hauntingly poetic. Throughout the album, one encounters a soundscape that is both expansive and claustrophobic, where every note serves as a gateway into a realm of existential despair and transcendence.

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Abigor – Demos (1993 -1994)

March 2, 2025

Is ABIGOR’s “Demos (1993 -1994)” a good album? If you’re a diehard fan, it is. If you love raw, evil Black Metal, it is. Chances are if you are even reading this review you should buy the album. Your soul is already lost.

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Izrod - Ulica, trnje i kamenje

March 2, 2025

The highly secretive IZROD offers up another Black Metal artifact for us to ponder. "Ulica, trnje i kamenje" is a savage but oddly eclectic Black Metal reflection of modern-day existence.

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Genocidal Rites - Genocidal Upheaval of Subservient Abrahamic Law

February 27, 2025

The empty throne of Old School Black Metal found its pretender...

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Membaris - Black Plasma Armour

February 20, 2025

The dark essence of Black metal can be clearly heard on the work of this German quartet.

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Ofnus - Valediction

February 17, 2025

OFNUS’ “Valediction,” is a fantastic album that balances all the against the grain elements of black metal with ideas that will appeal to people who normally avoid the genre.

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Nachash – Eschaton Magicks

February 16, 2025

"Eschaton Magicks" is as stately and dark as its cover—Death riding atop a skeleton horse flanked by skeleton, winged warriors, a suit of broken and empty armor at the horse’s hooves. Victory and death all on one image. A must have for extreme metalheads.

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Necrodeath - Arimortis

February 16, 2025

"Arimortis" is the NECRODEATH’s 14th and last album—a perfect final power chord to mark the end of a stunning career.

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Nachtblut - Todschick

February 14, 2025

Wow, what a lovely mix between Dark Metal with Gothic Rock influences!

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Fragmentary Solid Abyss - Concento Pavor Nocturnus

February 12, 2025

All in all, this is a decent little album but it would better resonate with me if there was more focus on full length songs than the shorter instrumentals.

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Greh – Dysphoric Devotion

February 11, 2025

Dysphoric Devotion is a solid Blackened Death artifact. It doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. This is pure, unmitigated extreme metal with no flourishes or facades. Only serious metal fans need apply.

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Hesperia - Fra Li Monti Sibillini

January 21, 2025

this album definitely reaches too far and too often for ideas that don't quite meld into the songs very well. I'm going to give it a four but I could understand anyone giving it an extra point or two either way but it's just not working for me.

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Infested Angel - Threnodies to Eternal Despair

January 21, 2025

All in all, INFESTED ANGEL’S “Threnodies to Eternal Despair,” is an early year surprise for me and a very solid debut. I will definitely be looking forward to what else they can do!

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Jarl – Trümmerfestung

January 19, 2025

JARL does not disappoint with Trümmerfestung. Solid 8’s all the way around for this hammer blow of ruthless Black Metal.

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Luring - Malevolent Lycanthrophic Heresy

January 16, 2025

Atmospheric Black Metal in the vein of the Second Wave is what you'll find on this full-length.

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Apocalypse - Pandæmonium

January 16, 2025

This is a very good Viking Black Metal/Black Metal release.

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Persecutory - The Glorious Persecution

January 3, 2025

Learn some Black/Death Metal teachings with this isane quartet's music.

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Gorgon - For Those Who Stay

January 3, 2025

A fine Black Metal assault is promoted by these Franch pioneers.

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Dewfall - Landhaskur

January 3, 2025

DEWFALL’s “Landhaskur,” is a stunning album that mixes it up with a large variety of unorthodox approaches to black metal without sacrificing any of the genre’s more traditional elements. Highly recommended.

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Crest of Darkness - My Ghost

December 31, 2024

CREST OF DARKNESS is a black metal band from Norway, who formed in 1993. Their […]

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Benjamin Guerry: “Lovecraft may be the sixth member of the band. It's always music first, but Lovecraft is part of the band, you know? He’s part of the lyrics, part of the concept, part of the emotion. Lovecraft is The Great Old Ones and The Great Old Ones is Lovecraft.”

December 29, 2024

The Great Old Ones is a Lovecraftian Black Metal band out of Bordeaux, France. Yes, the same place that makes that awesome elixir the world consumes like blood. The band is dedicated to stories and legacy of H.P. Lovecraft as well as the dark sensibilities of Black Metal. On January 24, 2025, the band releases their fifth full-length album which was reviewed in Metal Temple on November 18, 2024. Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, recently caught up with founder, vocalist, and guitarist Benjamin Guerry to discuss the band’s love of H.P. Lovecraft, their latest album, "Kadath," and what lies in future for The Great Old Ones.

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Inverted Cross – Eternal Flames Of Hell

December 24, 2024

INVERTED CROSS deliver a very traditional mixture of Speed and Thrash Metal with direct anf simples guitar riffs, aggressive vocals, and grim melodies

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Vulcano - Anthropophagy (Reissue)

December 18, 2024

This remastered verson of this classic from this Brazilian Black/Thrash legendary act is really great!

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Total Hate - Forthcoming Age of the Reaper

December 18, 2024

A fine Old School Black Metal release, in the vein of the Second Wave of Black Metal!

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Abyssal Frost - The Pyre Aflame

December 18, 2024

Wow, what great first full-length is delivered by this North American Blackened Death Metal band!

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Myrholt - Blandede Meninger Og Aforismer

December 16, 2024

All in all, Myrholt’s “Blandede Meninger Og Aforismer,” is a wonderfully balanced album between two different approaches to black metal and effectively combines them together with interesting songs.

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Grave With A View - Raw Illumination

December 16, 2024

GRAVE WITH A VIEW have upped their game with “Raw Illumination,” and have solidified themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the black metal scene. This is a strong sophomore album from a band that shows endless promise because they thrive in the endless void.

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Weltschmerz - III: Non Sequitur

December 12, 2024

The essence of what Black Metal is can be found on this release.

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Djevel - Natt til ende

December 9, 2024

DJEVEL’s “Natt til ende,” is an impressively bleak album that is just as engaging with its atmospheric side. This album will please fans of more straightforward blackened tendencies as well as people who want a little more depth to their black metal.

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Blasphemous – To Lay Siege and Conquer

December 8, 2024

I can’t say “To Lay Siege and Conquer” is a terribly inventive album, but it is consistent. If you like your Blackened Death Metal with no spoiler influences like Symph or Atmospheric, this album might be your poison.

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Nigrum – Blood Worship Extremism

December 8, 2024

“Blood Worship Extremism” delivers exactly what it promises: blood worship extremism—all wrapped up in lo-fi, brutal FW Black Metal.

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Unholdun - Fœhn

December 8, 2024

All in all, UNHOLDUN’s “Fœhn,” is a solid if unremarkable album. It provides an entertaining 42 minutes of bleak, frozen black metal but after the ride is over, there isn’t much reason for a return trip.

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Behexen – Beyond The Four Gates

March 16, 2025

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Dysangelium - Exxekratus

March 14, 2025

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Thlipsis - Thlipsis

March 9, 2025

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Emissary - Eldritch

March 9, 2025

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Untervoid - Parasite

March 7, 2025

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Abigor – Demos (1993 -1994)

March 2, 2025

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Izrod - Ulica, trnje i kamenje

March 2, 2025

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Genocidal Rites - Genocidal Upheaval of Subservient Abrahamic Law

February 27, 2025

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Membaris - Black Plasma Armour

February 20, 2025

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Ofnus - Valediction

February 17, 2025

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Nachash – Eschaton Magicks

February 16, 2025

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Necrodeath - Arimortis

February 16, 2025

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Nachtblut - Todschick

February 14, 2025

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Fragmentary Solid Abyss - Concento Pavor Nocturnus

February 12, 2025

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Greh – Dysphoric Devotion

February 11, 2025

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Hesperia - Fra Li Monti Sibillini

January 21, 2025

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Infested Angel - Threnodies to Eternal Despair

January 21, 2025

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Jarl – Trümmerfestung

January 19, 2025

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Luring - Malevolent Lycanthrophic Heresy

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Crest of Darkness - My Ghost

December 31, 2024

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Benjamin Guerry: “Lovecraft may be the sixth member of the band. It's always music first, but Lovecraft is part of the band, you know? He’s part of the lyrics, part of the concept, part of the emotion. Lovecraft is The Great Old Ones and The Great Old Ones is Lovecraft.”

December 29, 2024