black metal

Ensiferum released their critically acclaimed full-length, “Thalassic”, in 2020 via Metal Blade Records and was lauded as an album “that brings pure joy to all of their fans” (Metal Hammer Germany).

Black/death metal veterans Thulcandra are back! After six years of silence, the band’s brand new studio album, “A Dying Wish”, will be released on October 29th, 2021, via Napalm Records – once again carrying the burning torch of the glorious death metal era.
 

Blackened Death Metallers Usquam have signed with Wormholedeath a deal for their EP “Reborn”, which is due for release on November 5th, 2021.

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Texas-based “mythological occult metal” act Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû, which constitutes a new incarnation and direct continuation of Absu’s legacy, will release its self-titled debut album on November 26th, 2021, via Agonia Records.

After 23 years of silence, Finnish cult black metallers and pioneers of the scene Darkwoods My Betrothed are making their long-awaited comeback with a new full-length album, “Angel of Carnage Unleashed”, to be unveiled on November 12th, 2021, via Napalm Records.

Behemoth and Arch Enemy’s thunderous European Siege tour is regrettably forced to postpone until October 2022 due to the ongoing global situation.

In more positive news, by 2022, both of the revered metal bands will have brand new albums arriving, so expect a taste of new music from both artists for these rescheduled dates.

Arch Enemy’s founder and guitarist, Michael Amott tells us:

Atmospheric black metallers Ghost Bath announced their fourth full-length album, “Self Loather” will be released on October 29th, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records. 

On the album, the band closes out the trilogy—tragedy, ecstasy, and dread/hatred—and hosts their most devastating and dark music to date. Today, the band releases the first single, “Convince Me to Bleed”. Check out the visualizer, below.

Stockholm’s Zornheym have announced their worldwide signing with Germany’s powerhouse label Noble Demon for the release of the band’s sophomore album, entitled “The Zornheim Sleep Experiment”.

Following the underground success of its 2018 debut, “Between the Winds”, Ohio, USA based project Untamed Land – the world’s very first metal band incorporating the feral sounds of classic, old western cinematics – will unbridle its sophomore release, “Like Creatures Seeking Their Own Forms”, via Napalm Records on October 8th, 2021.

There is a desert which is very old, very dry, and very dangerous. Few have ever dared to cross it, and fewer have returned. Some say that it is a desert between places, others say that it is a desert between worlds. Those who have crossed it and returned swear that the desert is another world in itself - an astral bridge, which swallows all but the most well-prepared travelers.