black metal

Bloodred will release their second studio album “The Raven’s Shadow” on May 18th, 2020.

On his second album with the mystical title “The Raven’s Shadow” Bloodred mainman, Ron Merz, celebrates his optimally proven Blackened Death Metal mix, which he has been refining successful as a one-man-project since 2009.

Connoisseurs know: the absolutely determined guitarist and singer does his thing here again like only few protagonists in the heavy music guild.

Okkultokrati are keeping their fire alive with their new album “La Ilden Lyse”, which translates rougly as “Keep the Fire Burning”, on May 15th, 2020 via Southern Lord.

Two weeks ago, Finland’s experimental anti-traditionalists unleashed “Uusi teknokratia”, the first single off their new album “Mestarin Kynssi”, out on April, 17th, 2020.

Today, Oranssi Pazuzu have released a hypnotic music video for the song. Check it out below.

Stream or download “Uusi teknokratia” here.

As the impact of COVID-19 is being felt around the world, many of our Napalm Records artists and their teams have had to make the very difficult decision to postpone or cancel their previously scheduled tours. This current situation will cause previously unforeseeable issues for artists and the entire live entertainment industry, but the health and safety of everyone – including our artists, their teams and live music fans – is absolutely paramount, now and always. 

Dynamic Black Metal project Sarpa, featuring David Baxter (drummer of Plutonian Shore, ex-Skrew, ex-Škan), will self-release debut album “Solivagus” on June 5th, 2020.

Listen to the first single, “Triad of Might”, below.

Veteran heavy metal band Venom Inc has entered the studio to record their new album. The follow up to their 2017 debut release “Avé” will once more be released on Nuclear Blast Records. The recording is being done between, England, Portugal and America and it will have Jeff “Mantas” Dunn at the helm as producer once again.

Vancouver’s Auroch returns with new music for the first time in nearly four years. This April, 20 Buck Spin will unveil the band's new “Stolen Angelic Tongues” MLP - the band’s first new release since 2016’s “Mute Books” LP - and its extended/renamed CD counterpart, “All The Names of the Night”. The bestial new track “Coffin Nails”, is now streaming below.
 

It’s been the insatiable hunger for musical creation, a never-ending desire to manifest occult creativity, that brought Sinistral King together in early 2018. Featuring members of Unlight (Ger), Triumph Of Death (Sui) and Vredehammer (Nor), the trio continues the traditional roots of Black Metal, while never fearing to create a new, dark path.

Italian black/doom metal band Forgotten Tomb will release a new studio album titled “Nihilistic Estrangement” on May 8th, 2020, via Agonia Records.

This will be the band’s tenth full-length album and follow up to “We Owe You Nothing” from three years ago. 

The album’s cover artwork is a painting, specifically drawn for this release by artist Paolo Girardi (Power Trip, Bell Witch, Inquisition). It complements the misanthropic and introvert nature of music and lyrics alike.