‘’As I was growing up it seemed to me that writing music was just something a person does. It was modelled to me by the people around me....

Valentina: ‘’I've always been interested in anthropology of music, ethnomusicology and in the way peoples from different times and places...

Atmospheric black metal that is raw yet melodic  with intent and purpose and  its own sense of  power. Maria The Sinner and Jurran are...

Avel (Vocals) and Void (music) are Fade Dreams, an intense atmospheric black metal act from the Ukraine that specialize in creating fully...

Epic atmospheric soundscapes combined with the sadness that is inherit in the heaviest of Doom subgenres Veil of Conspiracy are an act...

Sergio Catalán  ‘’Death Wash Over Me’’ expresses some anger in several ways but it also has a very melancholic vibe, it incorporates...

Yana Klindukhava (Vocals) ‘’My husband Aliaksandr had been passionate about poetry for a long time, and after our move to Poland, he...

The duo that is Black Narcissus create such epic soundscapes where thought and emotion is given free reign to flow in a in an...

Galvornhathol is a sonic creation where the personality behind its creation is irrelevant when dealing with such expansive subjects such...

‘’Athame was born out of our deep-rooted connection to Wiccan traditions and ritual practices. In Wicca, the athame—a ceremonial...

Grotesque Bliss - Grotesque Bliss                  9.5/10 Australia’s Grotesque Bliss is vocalist / bassist Bjorn (Temple Nightside Grave...

Greyember – Blooming In Antarctica                            9/10 Greyember  is the blackened death metal project of Melbourne-based...

Drudkh – Shadow play                                          8/10 From the Whispering winds of Ukraine is  Drudkh , an atmospheric pagan...

Menelyagor is the creator and singularly driven voice that is Artanor. From the glorious debut of In Servitude of Darkness, a...

Belle Morte (Vocals/compositions): ’When COVID hit in 2020, it made it so hard to travel and visit other places. That overwhelming sense...

Ereb Altor – Hälsingemörker              9/10 Swedish metal titans Ereb Altor celebrate their heritage of legends and mysticism of...

Artanor - Devastating Hate     9/10 From its formation in 2006 artist Menelyagor has pursued the pure artistic creativity and the power...

Mauro Medde & Natascia Talloru are Ilienses and their superb new record is Jae. An album that encapsulates the tradition and culture of...

Malevolent, malignant and terrifying are mere adjectives when it comes to accurately determine the resurgent force that is Deadspace....

Combining the beauty of nature and the power of darkness is Czechian duo Ánni. Haunting and expressive it is the perfect balance of...

’’ Les Dires de l'Ame’’ is the debut album from Silhouette, it follows from their highly regarded debut Ep ‘’Les Retranchments’’. It is a...

Meschera -  П​е​с​н​и в​е​ч​н​ы​х в​е​т​р​о​в          9/10 Russia’s Meschera have returned with their third release in as many years...

1349 – The Wolf and the King 8/10   Remaining pure to the ideal and the sounds of true Norwegian black metal, 1349 since 1997 have...

Marianne (vocals) ‘’We wanted to create something truly magical and escapist with this album – the stories told through fairy tales allow...

Alkonost (The goddess of the land of the dead) have been creating epic folk infused metal long before it became a movement and a genre....

Vocalist, musician and force of nature Chrysa Tsaltampas is the creator Spineless.  A project that captures the essence of modern music...

Elinor  ‘‘ TAR is a very personal journey through the depths of my soul. Again, it wasn’t planned to be so. Amidst the years of its...

In Eden Slain - Sorrow and Travail 9/10 Using the inspiration of Hans Christian Andersen, Australia’s in Eden Slain have released their...

NYC-based Gothic Progressive and Alternative Metal band Vajra has officially released their haunting new single, "Truth Has Many Lies,"...

Picture taken by @redilluminations S.W.R.’’One day in 2019, the name of my project came to me, seemingly out of nothing, but really from...

Lord of Shadows is a musical entity that takes all the beauty, heaviness and splendour of doom and manifest it into a creation of epic...

Deadspace – The Dark Enlightenment                    9/10 Australia’s Deadspace returned from Hiatus last year with the excellent...

Der Abt ‘’Between sunset and sunrise, nothing as it seems... In terms of creativity, that’s when it hits. I’ve been a night owl forever,...

Bentham’s Head – Blood, Salt and Ash                   8.5/10 Hailing from Naarm Australia Bentham’s Head has just released their debut...

Mental Torment – Dead Shot Revival      9/10 Conceptually covering Ukrainian history of the twenty-first century is Dead Shot Revival....

Inspired by classical composers such as J.S. Bach, R. Wagner, I. Stravinsky & the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Aleister...

Chris (Guitar) ‘Due to a deeper guitar tuning, more old-school-oriented riffing and a slightly harsher sound, Ethos is somewhat rawer and...

Preston (Guitarist, Producer, and founding member of Mass of Amara) ‘’The evolution of MoA really started when Ella and I had a solid...

Kakophonix (all instruments and compositions) has decided after thirteen years and ten releases to end the ritual that is Hvile I Kaos....

From their Debut offering The Grand Gathering, Finland’s Deimhal have pursued relentlessly the combination of extreme black metal and its...

Zagan (all instruments) ‘’Sukkubys started as an Instrumental Metal project where I had no idea how programming worked. Or the slightest...

Simone “zimon” Sut is the sole creator of the darkwave/ ambience that is A thousand Reasons. This is not just music but a sonic...

Nick Magister – Guitars/Synths “Blackshift” is the first album we made as a full line up band, since Lucia entered the band and gave her...

‘’The Mnajdra temple complex is an amazing structure. In my opinion it’s probably the most impressive temple on the Maltese islands. Also...

Black Lava – The Savage Winds of Wisdom                           9/10 Melbourne heralds of extreme metal Black Lava follow up their...

Krvna Vatra  is the creator, sole musician and the essence of Krvna. An extreme project that began in black metal but has become its own...

What led to the creation of Ruins of Xibalba? ''Oytun Bektas ( all instruments) ‘’The sole reason was my desire to create albums with a...

Gaerea – Coma                 9.5/10 Enigmatic Portuguese act Gaerea returns with their fourth album Coma. The unidentifiable five-piece...

Heilung – Lifa Iotungard (Live At Red Rocks 2021)              9.5/10 Lifa Iotungard is a celebration of people and where we come from....

Inverted Ascension – Descension             8.5/10 Hailing from the fertile grounds of Adelaide in South Australia is a four...