Bands: Voidhra Release: Only Cold Winds Will Carry My Name Genre: Black Metal Country: Germany (Friedrichshafen) Release Date: 31st of January, 2025 Released via Crawling Chaos Records Cover Artwork Vama Marga After 4 years of wait, German Black Metal combo Voidhra return with the release of their sophomore full-length release Only Cold Winds Will Carry ..read more

Bands: Dungeon Keeper Release: Chaos Sorcery Strike at Midnight Genre: Black Metal Country: Germany (Osnabrück) Release Date: 16th of August, 2024 Released via Fucking Kill Records (Vinyl)Lower Class Kids Records (Tape)Low Fidelity Assaults (Tape)Iconoclasm Conquest (CD) Cover Artwork: slowdeathdesign If there was one Black Metal release that certainly concentrated underground attention in 2024, we’re surely ..read more

Bands: Dungeon Keeper Release: Chaos Sorcery Strike at Midnight Genre: Black Metal Country: Germany (Osnabrück) Release Date: 16th of August, 2024 Released via Fucking Kill Records (Vinyl)Lower Class Kids Records (Tape)Low Fidelity Assaults (Tape)Iconoclasm Conquest (CD) Cover Artwork: slowdeathdesign It started with an indistinct rumour that passed our Transcended Music Blog team chat. Name-dropping occurred ..read more

Band: GREH Release: Dysphoric Devotion Genre: Blackened Death Metal Country: Germany Release Date: 15th of January, 2024 Released via Self-Released Cover Artwork Aaron Bonogofsky Highways are still a bit empty, calendars have not been updated and most of the upcoming catastrophes are yet to be revealed and to be unfolded. Time to fill this gap ..read more

Bands: Beast Release: Ancient Power Rising Genre: Heavy Metal Country: Germany Release Date: 15th of November, 2024 Released via My Ruin, Koloss Beast are a relatively new and fresh band straight out of Osnabrück. Looking at the cover you might guess that this is a more traditionally sounding record. And you’re damn right. So all ..read more

Spectral Wound – Songs of Blood and Mire Profound Lore Records / Black Metal Red 180g vinyl, limited to 500 copies, gatefold jacket including 16-page booklet Songs of Blood and Mire by SPECTRAL WOUND 40 Watt Sun– Little Weight Fisher’s Folly / Alternative Classic black vinyl Little Weight by 40 Watt Sun Sumac – The ..read more

I really can’t tell anymore what is going on in the musical landscape – especially when taking a look at the underground scene. I’d be able to start off with 20 absolutely amazing releases that I didn’t even have the time to listen to fully. However, since we’re talking about favorites, I’d rather focus on ..read more

Yes, it wasn’t enough space to come up with a list of 10 favorite full-length releases. This is why I also added a list talking about the favorite EPs and Demos, since there was also a lot that happened in 2024. Ultrablut – Teneriffa[Santa Diabla Records] This debut release by Wuppertal wild mixture group Ultrablut ..read more

Like every year, no special order of the albums. Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe Probably the album that I have listened to the most this year. The second album effortlessly joins the qualitative output of Noise. Very great Death / Black Metal while nothing is glossed over on the subject of war. Review Die Urkatastrophe von ..read more

Well, it’s that time of the year again and we are about to curate the top releases of 2024. And while there were many great releases, some impressed me more than others and managed to significantly land a lasting impression. Some of them came surprising, while others were to be expected. So, without great foreplay ..read more