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.
OccultBlackMetalZine
2h ago
This is a review of a self released split album between Belgium's Antzaat and Ronarg called "Madness/Morgen" which will be released in may and we will start off the review with Antzaat a band that has had music reviewed before in this zine and plays a very aggressive, old school and ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2h ago
U.S.A's duo Luminous Veil has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of an atmospheric, progressive and symphonic style of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 album "Oiketerion" which will be released in May.
Symphonic sounding keyboards start&nbs ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
5h ago
Hellpriests are a band from California that plays a very raw and old school form of black metal and this is a review of their self released 2024 ep "Sermon" which will be released in May.
A very dark, heavy and melodic sound starts off the ep while you can also hear all  ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
1d ago
Negative Or Nothing are a duo from Chile that has had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording goes for more of an atmospheric and depressive style of black metal and this is a review of their 2024 ep "Void" which will be released in may by Tragedy Productions ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
1d ago
Nihilo Machina are a solo project from New Brunswick, Canada that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording plays a very melodic, atmospheric and aggressive form of black metal and this is a review of his self released 2024 album "The Black River" which will be rele ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
1d ago
This is a review of a split ep between Wisconsin's Shroud of Despondency and Michigan's LanzerRath which will be released in May by Northern Spire Productions and we will start off the review with Shroud Of Despondency who return with a very progressive and cosmic form of black metal.
Th ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the solo project since the recording and release of the current album?
VMORBIDUS: At the moment I am focused on promoting the album 'Oldmaster', as well as working on recording a Tribute to Samael, but there is still no information about the release or format.
2.Last year you had released a new album, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
VMORBIDUS: Oldmaster has some things that I hadn't yet explored on the first album, such as guttural vocals and the slightly stronger use of keyboards and ..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?
Arjan: Since the recording of the new album, we've been gearing up for its release this June. We've been busy promoting the album through interviews, social media, and preparing for upcoming shows. Also we started writing our 3rd album.
Mathieu: We signed with Black Lion Records, which was a great start for sure and we had a few gigs. But also a few line-up changes which always is a sort of set back. But what the most impact had on us and which was truly heart-breaking, was the ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
We sing about bees and play heavy riffs.
2.You have a new album coming out in May, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?
We went to our good friend Marc Obrist of Zeal & Ardor, who has his own little studio called “Hutch Sounds” in Oberwil, Switzerland. We were aiming for a rather organic, oldschool sound that would enable us to balance the warmth and softness of the synths and drums with the rather shrieking vocals and ch ..read more
OccultBlackMetalZine
2d ago
Sig:Ar:Tyr are a solo project from Ontario, Canada that has been featured before in this zine and on this recording plays a very epic and folk influenced form of pagan black metal with elements of traditional metal and this is a review of his 2024 album "Citadel Of Stars" which will ..read more