Is this Roman Saenko’s definitive masterpiece? If not, what’s your favorite?

Hey Lord Satanachia has put out a new album! Hailz! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDE...

Masterpiece.

I like my black metal raw but this album goes a bit too far: The music is pretty great but it seems to have been recorded with a cheap mic across a wall, especially the drums. 😂 Why would you do this to a perfectly fine symphonic BM album? What do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4_f...

I'm back! This weekly top listens should have come out on Thursday but life got in the way. Black Metal for life! 💀🪦

Hey you! Come and admire my excellent taste in music, as showcased by all the fantastic albums I've deemed worthy of my precious attention and time this week. 🍷

Below-average melodic black metal but that green-tinted cover is a curious color pick for the genre. Bloodthorn 🇳🇴 - In the Shadow of Your Black Wings (1997) bloodthorn.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...

What do y’all think about Mysticum? 👍 or 👎?

And on the topic of Moonspell, what a good use of his voice Fernando Ribeiro makes in Wolfheart (1995). Amazing how he manages to give so much personality to an otherwise pretty good gothic metal album.

Like the austrian Sachertorte, Summoning 🇦🇹 perfected the art of layering rhythms and melodies to create atmospheres not made of sweet chocolate but of bitter yearning and doom in their middle-earth inspired music. Stronghold (1999) is a masterpiece. summoning.bandcamp.com/album/strong...

Never forget how cool Moonspell's first demo Anno Satanæ (1993) sounds. It's blissful to listen to such ingenuous, intense and energetic music. 🇵🇹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzG...

Good morning to everyone except those who don’t like Unholy Craft.

My TOP 20 Icelandic Black Metal 🌋🇮🇸❄️🔥 Some serious bangers from a country of just 300k people. Did I miss any of your favorites?

Man, this is some filthy, scary stuff

If you know, you know

Fact: WAGNER ÖDERGÅRD writes the catchiest music in Sweden since ABBA

An absolute classic of Floridian death metal to get the weekend started, yeah! 🤘

I took a deep dive into Icelandic black metal this week and my weekly listens show it! 🌋🔥🇮🇸

Today's archeological finding is dedicated to Thule, the Icelandic black metal pioneers that released a handful of interesting demos in the mid 90's before changing names and continuing their blasphemies as the (less exciting) Curse. cursefaen.bandcamp.com/album/thule-...

There’s a whole universe of Russian/Ukrainian bands we miss out on in the West due to language/cultural barriers. Pagan Reign 🇷🇺 is one of them: extremely well done folk-black metal with top-tier musicianship. Go watch this now if you don't believe me! youtu.be/PXUe3p2Az8s

“Power And Will” is the art of doing more with less. Impressive debut from Mgła, a band that started as worthy imitators of Darkthrone and went on to develop their own sound not long after. youtu.be/D5XcymVXbDM

I'm not the biggest Marduk fan but this album is very enjoyable for what it is. It's greatest virtue might be its extreme focus: 32 minutes of solid material instead of 50+ minutes of filler. More bands should take note! Marduk 🇸🇪 - Viktoria (2018)

First listen: What a strange sounding album. Second listen: What a masterpiece. It reminds me of 'Hvis Lyset Tar Oss' turned upside down: complex, airy and beautiful but also bold and inspired. Leander 🇺🇸 - On the Hall Hill​.​.​. (2023) leander33.bandcamp.com/album/on-the...

Predatory Light 🇺🇸 - Death and the Twilight Hours (2022) This is how black metal would sound if Darkthrone and Burzum had never existed. 20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/death-...

Sooo good! Maquahuitl 🇺🇸 - At the Altar of Mictlampa (2020) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4K...

WEEKLY.METAL.LISTENS 🤘 What did catch your eye?

A nightly duo of dutch black metal: The modern classic Stormkult (2021) by Kaeck and the atmospheric landscapes of the hot-of-the-press Dromende goden (2025) by Nachtheem. kaeckhorde.bandcamp.com/album/stormk... nachtheem.bandcamp.com/album/dromen...

Armagedda 🇸🇪 is one of my favorite Swedish black metal bands. The bass-heavy and the quasi-clean declamatory vocals (love ’em or hate ’em!) makes their final opus "Ond Spiritism" (2004) a truly special work of art. An album that sounds evil purely by virtue of atmosphere.

P.S. war metal bands unquestionably have the best album covers.

It's been quite a good year for the so-called war metal genre, hasn't it?

Empaligon 🇩🇪 - Black Dominated Annihilation (1999) is unrelenting black metal. Dark and nasty, but also fast and precise like a machine gun. And blast beats to die for! A hidden gem. 💎 youtube.com/watch?v=wJSc...

Massive album

Who remembers Kreator’s hyperactive debut Endless Pain (1985)? Even if Mille's vocal performance is absolutely maniacal, I always thought it was cool how he and Ventor alternates vocal duties throughout the album. A true ‘80s metal milestone and a huge inspiration for countless bands.

#nowplaying Trhä 🇺🇸 - Lhum'ad'sejja (2023) Do you love it, or do you hate it?

Nokturnal Mortum could have been huge had it not been for their reputation, but maybe it's been better that way. Lets keep 'The Voice of Steel' our little secret 🤫

Acherontas: Not for me

Moonblood / Deathspell Omega: A fantastic split of pure orthodox black metal, so good I can't decide which is my favorite side. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRD5... Reply with your favorite black metal split: 👇

All the metal that I listened to this week, which is mostly black, decently kvlt, quite hateful, and 100% awesome. #metalsky

#nowplaying Леший 🇷🇺 - Поганые Сны (2021) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkB...

#nowplaying Леший 🇷🇺 - Поганые Сны (2021) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlkB...

What are your favorite black metal acts from the balkan region? Apparently Bosnia has a very strong underground scene but I'm not too familiar with most of these bands, any recommendations are welcome!

The Bosnians TRIJUMF 🇧🇦 and the Serbians CMPT 🇷🇸 probably hate each other's guts, but both delivered black metal of the highest caliber in 2024. trijumf.bandcamp.com/album/trijum... semeponoci.bandcamp.com/album/na-utr...

Burzum’s debut album also doubles as the perfect black metal guitar lesson for beginners (like me!). Simple, fun, kvlt, necro riffs to play along with.

Ancient gods of Sumer, I awaken you! 🌑 ⚡🏺 What's the greatest metal album inspired by Sumerian mythology?

In Summoning’s Dol Guldur (1997), keyboards carry most of the melodic weight, while guitars stay in the background, with rare exceptions like the MAJESTIC riffs in "Nightshade Forest." I’ll never get tired of this song. I love the ingenuity and innocence of their early era.

FFO early Enslaved, some decent sounding pagan black metal with very distinctive shrieking vocals Helheim 🇳🇴 - Jormundgand (1995) helheim.bandcamp.com/track/svart-...

📣 Shout-out to GRONNENHELL for the amazing quantity and quality of live extreme metal (mostly black) that they post in their Youtube channel 🤘 www.youtube.com/@GronnOnland

My top 20 Swiss Black Metal albums (no repeated bands). What is your favorite? What did I miss?

Looking for a store in the EU 🇪🇺 that ships the book "Rotting Ways to Misery". Seems to be sold out everywhere... Any leads? @cultneverdies.bsky.social

TIL!