melodic black metal

Blackened Melodic Death Metal veterans Withering Soul have announced the September 24th, 2021, release of new album “Last Contact” via Mortal Music.

The band’s album release show with Morta Skuld occurs the same evening at The Cobra Lounge in Chicago. More info here.

The band released the following statement concerning “Last Contact:

After more than two decades of silence, Finnish cult black/epic metallers and pioneers of the scene Darkwoods My Betrothed carve their long-awaited comeback in stone by signing a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records!

In 2020, the old horde from the original line-up rejoined forces, now augmented by former session keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen as a full member of the band, bringing a significant contribution to the creative process, and Kai Hahto (both Nightwish) as session drummer.

Following their acclaimed debut EP “De Doden van’t Waterkant”, German Black Metal unit Friisk just announced the release of their first full length record, out on July 2nd, 2021, via Vendetta Records.

California-based symphonic death metal/black metal faction Arcane Existence is excited to announce the upcoming release of their second album, “Colossus”. The album is set for release on August 20th, 2021. German fantasy artist Nele Diel handled the cover art for “Colossus” and the album was engineered, mixed, and masted by Nick Loiacono at Fang Studios.

Fast-rising St. Louis, MO, USA based black metal export Stormruler will release their infernal, fantasy battle-inspired full-length offering, “Under the Burning Eclipse”, on Friday, May 28th, 2021, via Napalm Records, and are thrilled to announce that fans will be able to experience their sinister mastery in all its glory on the very same day - from their own homes!

Ever since bursting onto the scene in 2000, Budapest’s Bornholm has been an unstoppable force in the black and pagan metal scene. Touring with household names like Ex Deo, Varg, Arkona and many more, the Hungarian four-piece powerhouse has made a name for themselves with spectacular live shows and four tremendous studio albums.

Now, Bornholm are ready to take their career to another level with leading Austrian metal label Napalm Records as a strong partner by their side!
 

Melancholic black metal symbiosis Sojourner paves the way for another undeniably impressive next chapter with their outstanding new offering, the mini-EP “Perennial”, to be released digitally and as a strictly limited ivory vinyl edition on June 4th, 2021, via Napalm Records.

Enslaved have pushed back tier European 2021 Tour to February & March 2022. Support comes from Intronaut, Obsidian Kingdom and Crown.

States Enslaved:

Satyricon’s first album, “Dark Medieval Times”, was released in the autumn of 1993 followed by its successor, “The Shadowthrone”, only eight months later. These pioneering pieces of art marked a start of a Black Metal evolution and have influenced the genre ever since. Both records will now be released as remixed and remastered reissues with altered cover artworks, on May 28th, 2021, via Napalm Records.

A new vision of dark music. This is what you will listen to when on May 21st, 2021, the gates will open on “Dawnfall” an album that Obsolete Theory define extreme, sick and violent.

The visionary cover was done by the great Dis-Art Design.

Check out an album trailer below.

Pre-order “Dawnfall” here.

Tracklist:
1. Night Of Omen
2. The Vanished