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How Two Black Metal Masterminds Learned to Dominate the Stage
The Ruins of Beverast and Tchornobog discuss how they shepherded their solo studio projects into thunderous live incarnations at this year's Covenant Festival in Montreal.
Morast Expertly Synthesize Black, Death, and Doom Metal on 'Ancestral Void'
Stream the imposing debut from these young German upstarts, out 3/31 via Totenmusick and Ván Records
Dread Sovereign Resurrect the Cult of True Doom with 'For Doom the Bell Tolls'
Stream the Irish trio's unspeakably dark new album, which owes as much to Venom as it does to Saint Vitus.
The Ruins of Beverast's New EP Is an Experimental Orgy of Spiritual Psychedelia
Stream the extremely surprising new EP 'Takitum Tootem!,' which includes a meditative "wardance" and a warped Pink Floyd cover.
Árstíðir Lifsins Pay Pagan Tribute to the Old Gods with 'Heljarkviða'
Stream the stirring new EP from this German/Icelandic folk black metal alliance, out 1/27 via Ván Records.
King Dude Is About to Drop the Sexiest Album of 2016
Stream the Luciferian dark folk master's new album, 'Sex,' and get ready to die at 69 with the Beezlebub of Jerusalem.
Hear Urfaust Pay Tribute to The Devil's Blood with "Voodoo Dust"
The Dutch black metal duo cover one of TDB's best-loved songs in honor of their fallen brother, Selim Lemouchi.
Celebrate Friday the 13th with Ggu:ll's Terrifying Drone-Laced Doom
Stream 'Dwaling,' the mind-crushing debut from this Dutch doom crew, and keep an ear out for an appearance from The Devil's Blood's Farida Lemouchi.
Revisit Iceland's Ancient Heathen Past with Árstíðir lífsins' Epic New Album
Stream the Icelandic/German metal band's new album, 'Aldafǫðr ok munka dróttinn.'