For fans of melody, nothing is more pleasing than watching the evolution of a once grindcore band into one of the finest symphonic black metal acts in the world. In similar fashion, watching bands like SepticFlesh and Samael break out of their embryonic sacs and youthful devotion to more extreme and less melodic elements has been pure joy. Unlike many of the "no album is better than the first" crowd, your author believes in the power of evolution. In the case of Rotting Chr

Finnish folk metal band Verikalpa released a new music video from the critically acclaimed debut album "Taistelutahto," which was issued back in February via Inverse Records (see CROM's review here). Check out the clip in the player above. The band comments: "HEAR YE HEAR YE! "Now you officially have the permission to dig out your cold beers out of your cellars, Verikalpa is back in town with their best friend Viinapiru! (The Boozedevil for the uninitiated) "We just checked o

German melodic/symphonic black metal act Atrium Noctis issued a new video clip for the song "Zerberons Erwachen." The track list lifted from the band's latest album "Aeterni," which was issued back in September 2017 via Sliptrick Records. Check out the clip in the player above. The video was shot by Sascha Krüger of Imotion Factory. It was filmed in a real stalactite cave and in the middle of the forest in a clearing that unfolded its special appeal through trees that had fal

In the first minute of Hiidenhauta’s “1695” you may be tempted to categorize it as a frenetic and intense black metal record, but unexpected elements quickly break that facade and begin to hint at the wild, albeit short, ride that is to follow. This album is strange, and fans of extreme metal recognize that statement for the high praise that it is. Raw energy meets some prog inclinations, and the result is a strand of blackened violence that doesn’t just pummel with blast bea

Finnish melodic black metal band Hiidenhauta released a music video for the new song "Nälkäkevät," which is taken from the upcoming sophomore album "1695," which is set to drop on March 16th via Inverse Records. Check out the video in the player above. The album’s theme revolves around the Great Famine of 1695-1697, a great calamity which beset the Finnish area at the time. During the period, approximately every third citizen of Finland (then under the Swedish rule) met their

Finnish melodic black metal band Hiidenhauta is set to release the sophomore album "1695" on March 16th via Inverse Records. The first single "Hallan Valta" is available in the player above as a lyric video. Hiidenhauta is a black metal band from Satakunta, Finland, founded in 2012. In 2013, the band released two EPs, namely, “Surma saapuu suota myöten” and “Eikä aurinko valaise.” The first full-length album, “Noitia on minun sukuni,” was released in 2014 via Inverse Recor

Finnish folk metal act Verikalpa released its first ever music video for the new song "Tyrmä." The song appears on the debut album "Taistelutahto" ("Battlewill"), which is slated for release on February 16, 2018 via Inverse Records. Check out the clip in the player above. Keyboard player Jussi Sauvola comment: "Verikalpa proudly presents one of the faster songs from the Taistelutahto album! The song has groovy riffs combined with catchy melodies all combined to a package that