Drop your favorite lines by Darkthrone in the comments, and get ready for a new album from these masters of “Sardonic Wrath” ...

Over 40 years since Venom coined the phrase "black metal" and spawned metal's most infernal subgenre, it continues to thrive. Although many of its forces are now reaching venerable veteran status - ...

Black metal and opera both conjure up certain familiar images. The former, stereotypically, is the province of nihilistic kids in corpse paint, setting fire to a society that’s rejected them. The ...

Here are the six best concept albums in black metal! The black metal movement boasts a wealth of uncompromising artists and impressive intellectuals, such as Vemod’s scholarly Jan Even Åsli.

Paul Delaney is one of the most honest, down-to-earth musicians you’ll ever meet. The lead singer and bassist of longtime New York City black-metal band Black Anvil is quick to drop a couple of curse ...

Although 100 cassette copies of Enevelde’s Pandemonium were sold in 2024, the rightly revered and feared label Terratur Possessions counts April 8, 2025, as its true release date and that is around ...

Sgah’gahsowáh, the artist behind the one-man band, combines the genre’s traditional heavy sounds with a focus on nature. His new album, “Blackbraid II,” is out Friday. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Black ...