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Conrad Thomas Lant - known far and wide in metal circles as "Cronos", and the longtime frontman, vocalist and bassist of British black metal pioneers Venom - has suddenly passed away at the age of 63. The cause of death is not known. …

Enslaved, Norwegian progressive black metallers, will release their latest album “Mið” via Nuclear Blast Records on October 30. The band has also dropped a video for the new single Tales Of Trees, which you can check out below. Enslaved…

Enslaved, Norwegian progressive black metallers, will release their latest album "Mið" on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has also dropped a video for the new single »Solar Will«, featuring Johan Sara Jr. as a special…

On October 10, Cvetličarna is the place to be for a night no black metal fan will want to miss. Two of the genre's most influential and uncompromising names are hitting the stage – Mayhem and Marduk. Two legends, two different stories, one…

Moonspell, the Portuguese pioneers of gothic metal, have released a music video for the second single, The Great Wolf In The Sky (Feat. Alicia Nuhr/Strings), taken from their brand-new studio album, which you can already order. The…

Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian titans of symphonic black metal, are back with a new album: “Grand Serpent Rising.” Released on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, it delivers thirteen relentless yet remarkably varied tracks that once again…

Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian titans of symphonic black metal, are back with a new album: “Grand Serpent Rising”. Due out May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, the record delivers thirteen relentless yet strikingly varied tracks that once again…

Hypocrisy / Vomitory / Vreid / (Abbath did not perform)Friday, 17 April 2026Ljubljana / Cvetličarna / Slovenia Hypocrisy, the Swedish death metal legends, set out in early April this year on a new European tour they dubbed the "Mass…

The organizer of tomorrow's Hypocrisy, Abbath, Vomitory and Vreid show in Ljubljana has announced the running order for the evening. You can check it out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

Hecate Enthroned, the cult British symphonic black metal outfit, are back after seven years since their last album with a new, merciless single, Deathless in the Dryad Glade! The single is already available on all digital platforms. It…

Urus, a fresh force in progressive black metal from Aosta, Italy, dropped their EP "IV" on April 3, 2026. It's a concept EP that tells the story of four stages of life. You can stream the whole thing below. Tracklist for the EP…

Enslaved, the Norwegian experimental black metallers (and Nuclear Blast Records label mates), have cut a seven-inch vinyl with two tracks made together with the Storm Weather Shanty Choir from Bergen, Norway. These are traditional…

Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian titans of symphonic black metal, are back with a new album: "Grand Serpent Rising". Due out May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, it packs thirteen relentless yet wildly varied tracks that once again cement the…

Melechesh, the Sumerian black metallers, will release a new EP, “Sentinels Of Shamash”, on April 10 via Reigning Phoenix Music. You can already pre-order the EP “Sentinels Of Shamash”. Check out the video for the EP's second…

Drudkh, the epic folk black metallers from Ukraine and proud members of the Season Of Mist roster, have unveiled a new single for the track Memory, which you can check out below. The new single, running just over seven minutes, comes…

Gaerea, the Portuguese – generally masked – black metal sensation, have dropped a new single and video for the track Nomad. Check it out below. The new single comes from the band's fifth studio album, titled “Loss”, which is also their…

Melechesh, the Sumerian black metallers, will drop a new EP, "Sentinels Of Shamash", on April 10 via Reigning Phoenix Music. You can already pre-order the "Sentinels Of Shamash" EP. Check out the video for the EP's first single,…

Hecate Enthroned, the iconic British symphonic black metal outfit, are back after seven years since their last album with a brutal new single, Gallery Of Rotting Portraits! The single is already available on all digital platforms. It…

Mayhem – the most influential black metal band of all time – are back with their seventh studio album “Liturgy Of Death”, due out on February 6, 2026. The album will be released through the American label Century Media Records. With this…

Dark Tranquillity / Moonspell / HiraesWednesday, 30 April 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:50 PMZagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Some tours you just can't turn your back on. Tours that come to our region! What could be better. The pairing of legendary…

Cradle Of Filth (support acts: Butcher Babies, Mental Cruelty, Black Satellite)Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 18:45 – 23:45Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Cradle of Filth, one of the best-known bands on the planet when the talk…

Ulver keyboardist Tore Ylwizaker has died at the age of 54. The Norwegian experimental collective, which Ylwizaker joined in 1997, announced the news of his death on social media yesterday (August 19) (original post below). Tore…

Location: San Dona Di Piave, Revolver Club, ItalyDate: Thursday, 29 September 2022 We spiced up the tail end of this September with a string of back-to-back gigs. The will was there and so was the time. In the town of San Dona Di…

Just over ten days ago, Ljubljana was hot not only because of the summer weather, but also because, under the wing of Dirty Skunks, the hellish duo of Night Demon and Midnight came thundering into town. Despite their genre differences, the…

With Death Atlas, Cattle Decapitation deliver the most polished, most refined record of their career. Every previous release was said to be a tough act to follow, but after this one, the next album will undoubtedly have a hell of a job on…

Alcest delivered a performance and setlist that more than lived up to the hype — their show can simply be described as nothing short of magical.

The Rotting Christ and Moonspell concert package, warmed up by a razor-sharp Silver Dust, proved that evening to be a sinfully worthwhile visit to Graz's Dom Im Berg.

“I Loved You At Your Darkest” is without a doubt a record that newer fans will see as a career peak, but older fans will probably find it no better than average.

The second part of the fifth Metal Weekend at Kranj's Trainstation club delivered a night with Belphegor, Suffocation, God Dethroned, Nordjevel and Darkrise that was the perfect blend of black and death metal.

Taake, Bölzer, One Tail, One Head and Slegest made sure Orto bar got a proper black metal mass. Attendees got one more confirmation that the gig season is a rich one, with black metal fans definitely not left out in the cold.

"Enslaved proved once again that they're world-class musicians who've got pretty much no equal in Norwegian black metal."

"All in all, Borknagar and Kampfar put black metal on full display, while Diabolical carried the death metal banner."

"Ljubljana succumbed to hordes of corpses and took on a lovely stench of death, and you could feel the thunder of intellectually refined Antichrists and heretics in the air. "