OccultBlackMetalZine
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Occult Black Metal Zine is an online blog dedicated to black metal written by a practitioner of the black arts. This blog is to promote the best in underground black metal.
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3h ago
Verberis are a band from new Zealand that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays an aggressive mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "The Apophatic Wilderness" which will be released on march 29th by NoEvDiva.
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3h ago
Threnomancy are a solo project from Sweden that plays a very raw and old school form of black metal and this is a review of his 2024 album "Beholden To The Nightspirit" which will be released in April by Humanity's Plague Productions.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the  ..read more
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3h ago
Borgtårn are a solo project from Norway that plays a very raw and lo-fi form of black metal and this is a review of his 2024 album "Sorte makt" which will be released in April by Humanity's Plague Productions.
A synth orientated intro starts off the demo which also introduces ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
1d ago
Lux Anguis are a duo from Argentina that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays a very atmospheric and ambient form of satanic black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Serpentine Enchantment Of The Earthbound Souls" which will be released  ..read more
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1d ago
U.S.A's Amiensus has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an atmospheric and progressive style of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 album "Reclamation: Part One" which will be released in April by M-Theory Audio.
A very heavy, melodic and atmospheric  ..read more
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1d ago
Magistraal are a duo from the Netherlands that plays a very atmospheric and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 ep "Fantoom van de Deemsterburcht" which will be released in April.
A very fast and raw sound starts off the ep along wi ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
Costa Rica's Dusk has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for an experimental, atmospheric and industrial form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 album "Industrie" which will be released in May.
Synths start off the album before going in ..read more
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2d ago
I C No are an international duo with embers from France and Switzerland that plays a contemporary form of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 ep "L'enfer des autres, c'est moi" which was released by Crypt Of Dr. Gore.
Raw tremolo picking starts off the ep along with  ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
Q. For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
A. We're a metal band from the Pacific Northwest United States. The band was initially formed in 2019. The band has spent a lot of time in isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Q. Recently you have released your first full length. Musically, how does it differ from past work?
A. Having experienced a few line up changes, and having plenty of time and live performances to refine the sound, we feel this work is more direct and aggressive.
Q. The earlier material had more symphonic elements w ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?
We’ve mostly been looking for a new bass player for the live shows. Much of the time has been spent auditioning and then practicing a lot with the person we hired. But we have been jamming some even newer stuff as well.
2.You have a new album coming out towards the end of March. Musically, how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
We think it is a lot more focused than our previous releases. We made a pretty conscious decision to try and impl ..read more