
Carl Frederick
- Jun 19, 2018
Deathwhite Announces First Ever Live Performance
Enigmatic dark metal/gothic doom metal outfit Deathwhite has announced the band's first-ever live appearance slated for Friday, September 7th at Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh, PA. The band will be joined by fellow Pittsburgh traditional doom metal act Argus. Regarding the live appearance, the band comments, “Since our 2012 formation, we have frequently stated our intention to never play live. It was never a suitable idea until we had the good fortune of aligning ourselves with S
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Carl Frederick
- Jun 15, 2018
Lord Of The Lost Releases Video Clip For New Single 'Morgana'
Lord Of The Lost released a video clip for the new song "Morgana," which you can check out in the player above. The song appears on the new album "Thornstar" coming August 3rd via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album over here. In the Pangaeian mythology "Morgana"stands for Mother Nature and symbolizes light, sun and unconditional love. In an act of altruism "Morgana" cut out her own heart and formed the first human beings from it. According to the legend every human received
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Carl Frederick
- Jun 7, 2018
Moonspell Unveils Details Of Upcoming Live DVD/Blue Ray/3CD
A unique and solemn spell seems to shroud every spot as soon as Portuguese dark metal act Moonspell enters the stage - and it was a very special evening indeed when the band played an exceptional show at the Campo Pequeno arena in their hometown Lisbon on February 4th, 2017. That inimitable bond between the gothic metal act and 4.000 of their fans in the sold-out venue is pure electricity, captured for all eternity on the massive Live DVD/Blue Ray/3CD package "Lisboa Under Th
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Carl Frederick
- Jun 5, 2018
Dark Millennium Reveals Artwork, Release Date For New Album
Progressive dark metal enthusiasts, mark your calendars for August 24, 2018 - because Dark Millennium will release the new album "Where Oceans Collide" via Massacre Records precisely then! The band has revealed the cover artwork (shown below), which was created by Alexander Freund. The album - which will include eleven tracks - was mixed and mastered by the band's guitarist Hilton Theissen at Wide Noise Studio in Arnsberg, Germany. Dark Millennium continues its unpredict
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Carl Frederick
- May 4, 2018
Lord Of The Lost Releases Video Clip For New Single 'On This Rock I Will Build My Church'
Lord Of The Lost released a video clip for the new song "On This Rock I Will Build My Church," which you can check out in the player above. The song is the opening track for the new album "Thornstar" coming August 3rd via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album over here. Class Grenayde comments on the song:"On This Rock I Will Build My Church" is the perfect opener for the very large and heavy packaging in which this monster was trapped. The song paves the way for a lot more..
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Carl Frederick
- Apr 13, 2018
Dark Millennium Returns To Massacre Records
German progressive dark/doom metal band Dark Millennium returned to Massacre Records, which issued the band's first two albums. The band will release the new album "Where Oceans Collide" this August, with further details expected soon. Dark Millennium has been around since 1989 and split up in early 1994. In 2016, the members reunited and issued the album "Midnight In The Void" independently. The band has crafted new songs and recorded the new release at its very own Wide
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Carl Frederick
- Apr 11, 2018
Lord Of The Lost Announces New Album 'Thornstar'
Lord Of The Lost is set to release studio album number six entitled "Thornstar" on August 3rd via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album over here. Lord Of The Lost is a multi-talented, modern metal band whose music features industrial parts or other dark rock elements. The band takes a flying leap beyond genre parameters. The previous releases topped the German album charts already, while the upcoming release "Thornstar" will in no way be inferior to past efforts. The deep and
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Carl Frederick
- Mar 29, 2018
Skein Releases Music Video For New Song 'Cartographer'
Finnish darkened alternative metal quartet Skein released the new song "Cartographer" as a music video, which is available in the player above. The song was recorded with producer Tuomas Kokko (Swallow the Sun, Ghost Brigade, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus) and is available as a standalone, independent release. “We wanted to put some new stuff out there after last year’s 'Deadweight' and before we start to record our upcoming EP later this spring. 'Cartographer' was reco
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Carl Frederick
- Mar 27, 2018
Gandalf's Owl Completes Work On Debut Album 'Who's The Dreamer?'
Psychedelic ambient dark metal project Gandalf's Owl, the side project of Heimdall vocalist Gandolfo Ferro, has completed work on the debut album "Who's the Dreamer?" The album is currently being shopped for label support. The band signed with Club Inferno management to find a label to trust this project who shows the magic and the atmosphere typical of the ambient dark and elegance of the psychedelic sounds of Floydian memory. This is a jewel we could anticipate with the pre
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Carl Frederick
- Mar 16, 2018
Mustan Kuun Lapset Release Lyric Video For New Single 'Ikaros'
Finnish dark metal act Mustan Kuun Lapset released a lyric video for the new single "Ikaros," which is available above via Inverse Records. The new single presents the band's new drummer Kalle Takalo. Kalle joined after the original drummer Mikko Hautala stepped aside in Spring 2017. Musically "Ikaros" continues along the path that the previous album "Saatto" (2017) started and also gives a hint about the direction that the band is heading. Lyrical themes revolve around d
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Carl Frederick
- Mar 7, 2018
Xaon Announces Japanese Tour Dates
After spending a month ravaging cities on their extensive US tour, Swiss dark metal monsters Xaon are ready to set sail to the East and hit Japanese shores for the very first time supporting German giants Obscura, Canadian heavy hitters Archspire and French blasters Exocrine. Since the release of the acclaimed debut album "The Drift" via Sliptrick Records, the band has been creating tidal waves of approval on every stage they play and promise to be a future force in the all e
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Carl Frederick
- Mar 2, 2018
W.E.B. Adds Hel Pyre As New Bassist, Backing Vocalist
Greek symphonic black/dark metal act W.E.B. has announced the new bass player and backing vocalist, Hel Pyre (Afterblood). The band posted: "It is with great pleasure that we introduce Hel Pyre (AfterBlood, TV WAR co-hostess, live appearances with King Diamond, Hel Pyre Darkworks) to you as the newest member of W.E.B., who will be undertaking the task of handling bass guitars and backing vocals." The band's newest member will perform in the upcoming shows, in support of th
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Carl Frederick
- Feb 26, 2018
Schwarzer Engel Issues 'Krähen An Die Macht' Video Clip
The German dark/gothic metal outfit Schwarzer Engel released a video clip for the new single "Krähen an die Macht." The song is the opening track of the band's new album "Kult der Krähe," which was just released by Massacre Records. The album is available as a jewel case CD, as well as, a limited edition CD digipak and limited edition vinyl LP (with an exclusive bonus track). Get the album over here. The album was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik and the video clip was directe
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Carl Frederick
- Feb 19, 2018
Affasia Streaming Debut EP In Full
Just ahead of the official release of the debut EP "Adrift In Remorse" this coming Friday (February 23rd) via Transcending Records, Richmond, VA Dark/Atmospheric Metal group Affadia teamed up with New Noise Magazine to stream the EP in full at this location. You can also just check it out in the player just above! Fusing elements from diverse influences, Affasia plays guitar-driven dark, melodic metal with elements of doom, death, darkwave, shoegaze, atmospheric and even cla
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Carl Frederick
- Feb 9, 2018
Affasia To Release Debut EP 'Adrift In Remorse'
Richmond, VA Dark/Atmospheric Metal group Affadia will release the debut EP "Adrift in Remorse" on February 23rd via Transcending Records. Fusing elements from diverse influences, Affasia plays guitar-driven dark, melodic metal with elements of doom, death, darkwave, shoegaze, atmospheric and even classical music. In addition to playing drums on the forthcoming album, Tony Petrocelly of In Trapan Studios (Guitarist/songwriter/producer of Construct of Lethe, guitarist of Gret
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Carl Frederick
- Jan 30, 2018
Moonspell Announces Latin American Tour In Support Of '1755'
Portuguese dark metal act Moonspell is proud to announce an upcoming Latin America tour for April 2018! After last year's cancellation beyond the band's control, Moonspell will finally return to South America while kicking off on April 22nd in Bogotá, Colombia. Says vocalist Fernando Ribeiro: "We consider this a fresh start after last year's events and want all our wolves and witches in South America to know we will be coming back more often for you and will present you wit
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Carl Frederick
- Jan 29, 2018
Schwarzer Engel Releases New Single 'Gott Ist Im Regen'
Schwarzer Engel just released the new single "Gott ist im Regen," the latest song taken from the band's upcoming album "Kult der Krähe." Check it out in the player above. The album drops on February 23rd via Massacre Records, with pre-orders available at this location. "Kult der Krähe" was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik. It will be available as a jewel case CD, a limited edition CD digipak and a limited edition vinyl LP with an exclusive bonus track. The band will embark
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Carl Frederick
- Jan 17, 2018
Schwarzer Engel Releases Lyric Video For New Single 'Unheil'
Schwarzer Engel has just released a lyric video for the new single "Unheil," which appears on the upcoming new album "Kult der Krähe." The new album is scheduled to be released on February 23, 2018 via Massacre Records, and is available as a jewel case CD with 10 tracks as well as a limited edition CD digipak and limited edition vinyl LP with 11 tracks each. Pre-order the album over here. The complete track list of the album is available below. "Kult der Krähe" was mixed an
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Carl Frederick
- Dec 20, 2017
Schwarzer Engel Unveils Artwork For New Album
Schwarzer Engel recently released its "Sinnflut" EP, a harbinger for the upcoming new album "Kult der Krähe" ("Cult of the Crow"), which will be released on February 23, 2018 via Massacre Records! Today, the band has revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming album, once again created by Matthias Bäuerle/Season Zero. Check it out below. "Kult der Krähe" was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik (Graveworm, Serious Black, Serenity) at Dreamsound Studios. It features dark hymns,
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