Abigail Williams return with A Void Within Existence, blending searing black metal fury, cinematic atmospheres, and razor-sharp technical precision into their most ambitious album yet.

Unleash your inner metalhead with our ultimate guide to the best heavy metal shops in London. From underground vinyl havens like Crypt of the Wizard to the battle-vest chaos of Camden Market, this is your brutal roadmap to London’s loudest record stores, merch spots, and venues. Whether you’re hunting death metal, black metal, or classic NWOBHM, London has the riffs—and the retail—to match.

Submersus by Hell is a slow-motion descent into sonic despair. With glacial riffs, cavernous production, and gut-wrenching emotion, it’s funeral doom perfected.

Oskoreien’s Hollow Fangs is a masterclass in atmospheric black metal—blending beauty, trauma, and fury into a cinematic, fanged ritual.

Blackbraid’s latest singles, “The Dying Breath of a Sacred Stag” and “Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of My Death,” showcase a ferocious evolution in sound. With Blackbraid III dropping August 8, these tracks blend indigenous black metal, technical growth, and emotional intensity. Here’s our in-depth review.

Looking for the best metal bars in Tokyo? From underground thrash dens in Shinjuku to glam-metal hangouts in Shibuya, Tokyo is a hidden paradise for metalheads. Whether you’re into doom, death, or just loud guitars and stronger whiskey, this guide will take you deep into the city’s loudest and most legendary metal bars.

Skyforger Ignites Riga: Pagan Fury and Folk Fire at “Teikas”

Unto Others played London’s O2 Kentish Town in 2025, bringing their unique brand of heavy metal goth to an adoring crowd.

Kanonenfieber stormed The Dome with crushing riffs, gripping storytelling, and theatrical flair. War-themed metal at its most intense!

Uada delivered a dark, atmospheric show at London’s Underworld, blending furious riffs and intense energy for a night black metal fans won’t forget!​⬤

Experience Spectral Wound’s unrelenting black metal storm from their recent live show at The Dome on Oct. 24th 2024 in London. A must-read for fans of visceral, frostbitten black metal.

Read our latest interview with Crypta as they discuss their explosive London gig, new album ‘Shades of Sorrow,’ and what’s next for the death metal giants.

Check out Chort’s wacky night in Oslo, Norway as he reviews Zustand Null, Sworn, Andakt live at Revolver.

Midnight brought their mayhem to London, leaving The New Cross Inn in ruins, or at least significantly stinkier, battered, and littered with metal pins on the floor than it was when they arrived.

The Infernal Sea unleashes their new album live at the Underworld in London. Chort and Chern were there to witness it.

Discover Camden’s latest record/coffee shop, Raven Records, with an assortment of vinyl and even non-alcoholic beer for all your sober metalheads. See how Chernoglav and Chort enjoyed Raven Records.

Destruction at 40: Live in London at the Garage Gig Review. Old school Thrash METAL at its finest.

Crepuscule Natura is an album that surprises with its production and dynamism. Uada deserves a nod for their meticulousness. Read more!

Discover the latest metal singles, EP, and full length album releases for September 2023.

Conjure the dark one with this latest single from Asagraum off their upcoming LP, “Veil of Death, Ruptured” set to release on Oct. 20th 2023. It’s all female, 90’s black metal with a hint of the psychedelic. Read on!