-Panzergod- Portland, Oregon Ripping Traditional Black Metal.

-Panzergod- Portland, Oregon ripping traditional black metal.

New EP coming soon!

-Convulsing- New release from one man Australian Atmospheric Blackened Death project.

Artwork by Jeff Whitehead (Wrest) of Leviathan.

Album can be purchased on Bandcamp.

Grievous by Convulsing

Highland

Loyal to the Night Sky

Los Angeles, California traditional black metal band.

Fantastic album for fans of the old Norwegian sound, particularly in the style of Darkthrone. Raw and frigid, with biting aggression and fast tempos.

-Antichrist Siege Machine- Richmond, Virginia based War Metal/ Blackened Death Metal duo.

Had the pleasure of seeing them live last month. Brutal, crushing intensity. One of the most appropriately named bands, in my opinion, after witnessing their intense onslaught. Much akin to being run over by an auditory tank. The drummer does lead vocals, and was stellar to watch, pulling off both masterfully and powerfully.

CD and Vinyl available from Flesh Vessel Records.

-Orga- "Demo"

Blackened punk metal from Indiana.

Cassette available from Caligari Records.

Easily one of my favorite releases this year. Fast, furious, but incredibly catchy. Its the optimal soundtrack to a black metal bar brawl- crusty, groovy, and raw. Its 6 tracks of bouncy aggression are superbly executed, with rough vocals, headbanging riffs, and a fantastic drum tempo that keeps the energy boiling over from the first track to the last.

11/10, these fellows will set your aunt's rosebushes on fire in the name of Satan.

Artwork by Warhead Art.

Released Jan. 26, 2018.

Skáphe

Skáphe

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Reykjavik, Iceland based dissonant, ritualistic, black metal.

Part of Iceland's Mystiskaos black metal group, and one member is Alex Poole of US black metal bands Krieg, Entheogen, and Chaos Moon.

If you want dissonant, disturbed, twisted, and ritualistic black metal this is a band to listen to.