Tombs’ Under Sullen Skies: black metal majesty meets New York City grit By Tom O'Boyle NYC’s esoteric black metallers Tombs refine their book of spells on new album Under Sullen Skies
Auðn’s Vökudraumsins Fangi is atmospheric black metal the way they used to make it By Tom O'Boyle Icelandic black metal warhorses Auðn cleave to the elements on new album Vökudraumsins Fangi
Kenyan noise kings Duma make industrial grindcore like you’ve never heard it before By Tom O'Boyle Kenya is metal’s best-kept secret. Two-man noise explosion Duma want to change that
Uada’s Djinn album: kvlt-baiting black metal polished to a technicolour gleam By Tom O'Boyle Boundary-pushing Portland black metallers Uada provoke the faithful’s ire on new album Djinn
Israeli death/doom crew Tomorrow’s Rain call in metal all-stars on cathartic new album Hollow By Tom O'Boyle Members of Paradise Lost, Moonspell and My Dying Bride help bring Tomorrow’s Rain’s bleak vision to life on new album Hollow
Vredehammer: where Stephen King meets death metal By Tom O'Boyle Ever thought that It needed a death metal makeover? Vredehammer have got you covered
Selbst’s Relatos De Angustia: black metal anguish meets Jungian psychology By Tom O'Boyle Epic black introspection from the heart of South America from Chile’s Selbst
Saudi Arabian black metallers Al-Namrood wage war from the shadows on new album Wala’at By Tom O'Boyle Al-Namrood’s Wala’at album is the work of true black metal rebels
Vile Creature’s Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!: sludge metal as you’ve never heard it before By Tom O'Boyle Gender-defying Toronto duo Vile Creature undergo a furious reawakening on new album Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
Everything you need to know about Kvelertak's new album Splid By Tom O'Boyle Sponsored To celebrate the release of Kvelertak's new album Splid, we tell you everything you need to know about the band's first album in four years
The A-Z of Opeth By Tom O'Boyle Everything you need to know about Swedish prog metal titans Opeth, in alphabetical order
The 10 essential post-black metal albums By Tom O'Boyle The albums you sorely need in your post-black metal collection
The story behind Behemoth's latest album I Loved You At Your Darkest By Tom O'Boyle Earlier this year, Behemoth unveiled I Loved You At Your Darkest. Nergal tells us why he’s refusing to compromise on his beliefs - and that when it comes to fighting the Church, he’s only just getting started...
Arabrot – Who Do You Love album review By Tom O'Boyle Nordic deviants Arabrot flesh out their lurid vision on Who Do You Love
Talons – We All Know album review By Tom O'Boyle Blackened UK post-rockers Talons feel the gravity of their comfort zone in We All Know
Ihsahn – Àmr album review By Tom O'Boyle Former Emperor visionary Ihsahn returns with a new set of keys on Àmr
Voices – Frightened album review By Tom O'Boyle Akercocke-aligned renegades Voices take a thrilling left turn
Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy joins British extreme metal band Slugdge By Tom O'Boyle Novena bassist Moat Lowe has also joined the Slugdge ranks
Huntsmen - American Scrap album review By Tom O'Boyle Apocalyptic tales from the broken heartlands of America
Slugdge: The UK's best kept extreme metal secret By Tom O'Boyle Meet Slugdge, the slime-ridden entity that want to destroy you
Malum - Night Of The Luciferian Light album review By Tom O'Boyle Finnish black metallers go wild for the devil
Harakiri For The Sky - Arson album review By Tom O'Boyle Post-black ruminations from atmospheric Austrians
Drive By Wire - Spellbound album review By Tom O'Boyle Blazing desert rock from the sand dunes of… The Netherlands