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Ante-Inferno: the band bringing black metal to the seaside
By Perran Helyes published
They might draw on depressing subjects, but Scarborough's Ante-Inferno find empowerment in black metal

Hear Deafheaven go back to black metal with new single Magnolia
By Matt Mills published
The California blackgaze darlings will release Lonely People With Power, their first album in four years, on March 28

The 10 best black metal albums of 2024
By Rich Hobson published
You may as well rename Ihsahn, Zeal & Ardor and Witch Club Satan “Spinal Tap”, because there was none more black in 2024

Celeste (the black metal band) want to make a song with Celeste (the soul singer)
By Matt Mills published
Celeste feat. Celeste? When we asked the metal band to name the soul singer’s best song, they opened the door for a team-up

"Two decades after shedding their punk and black metal shackles, Sólstafir still have new ideas to explore." Iceland's coolest metal band explore their own legacy on eighth album Hin Helga Kvöl
By Matt Mills published
Every shade of Sólstafir gets a look in on album number eight

How Venom made their unholy masterpiece Black Metal and changed the course of metal
By John Doran published
The story of Venom’s Black Metal, the record that inspired everyone from Metallica to Dave Grohl

Zetra's debut album: black metal meets croons, synthesisers and, er, Doctor Who
By Matt Mills published
Zetra haven't mastered their formula yet, but their debut album is promising all the same

Black metal breakout stars Blackbraid return with cover of genre classic Warriors
By Matt Mills published
The one-man black metal project has covered an anthem by supergroup I (Immortal, Enslaved, Gorgoroth)
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