Dusk – Bunker (2026) – Review

Dusk - Bunker - Album Cover

Blackened, disjointed, and unsettingly smelly items already graced our review pipe in the past, no doubt. Need an example? It was only last year, to be precise. Magnadur was the act’s name, and they hit rock bottom with us not once, but twice in 2025. An anal avalanche of Synthwave-imbued pseudo metal shards to crush yer opponents. Or something. You really need to let that one sink in for a while. Utter self-destruction, because of – well – an inability to harness one’s own psychedelic ideas and turn them into something coherent.

And that’s all the more frustrating because the … [...] Click to raid more!

Domhain – In Perfect Stillness (2026) – Review

Domhain - In Perfect Stillness - Album Cover

Let’s think out of the box for a moment, shall we? I was bitching at someone lately who thought that the trve spirit of Black Metal has gone missing. And by that the commentator probably meant those early days when churches were burning and murders committed in a daemonically confused frenzy of bible studies gone astray. Well, things are a bit more complex than that.

You still got the choirboys of the underworld, such as Darkend or Corpus Diavolis that blatantly indulge in tall tales contained in dusty, old books concocted by – someone in the annals of time. And … [...] Click to raid more!

Forebode, an Essai by Saille!

Saille - Forebode - Album Cover

It has been a while. Saille was seen last on this zine in 2021 with their pretty snazzy piece, V. A true creature of the metal underground that took this crew by storm. But since then? Nada. The silence of the lambs. The lightbringer probably took a break from feeding this gang of acolytes with fodder for the evil and depraved. Or, maybe, he was busy elsewhere in the world with some Grand Mal of power politics. You fill in the blanks.

Fast forward to 2026, and they’re back on our mighty radar. Now signed to Non Serviam Records, … [...] Click to raid more!

Ponte Del Diavolo – De Venom Natura (2026) – Review

Ponte Del Diavolo - De Venom Natura - Album Cover

Ponte Del Diavolo, or devil’s bridge in English. You got a bunch of them across Northern Italy and neighboring Switzerland. There is one in Cividale del Friuli in the North-East. The one Corte Di Lunas famously rocked about. The Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano, Tuscany, is another famous one. But let’s turn to the one just outside Turin. Located in Lanzo Torinese, a few clicks away from the city, this is the one that might have inspired the band’s name. A mystery of a construction, apparently built by the devil himself for the price of one soul.1[...] Click to raid more!