Into a Cold Abyss

Artist: Deafheaven Album: Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Genre: Blackgaze Country: USA Support:  Web  /  Facebook  /  Bandcamp  /  Spotify 1. You Without End 2. Honeycomb 3. Canary Yellow 4. Near 5. Glint 6. Night People 7. Worthless Animal Controversial Post Black legends Deafheaven return with their incredible fourth studio album and it's everything you could expect, love it or hate it, they're staying true to the sound you know. You can stream the whole album  here at NPR . 

Artist: Respire Album: Dénouement Genre: Post-Everything Country: Canada Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook  /  Spotify 1. Bound 2. Haunt 3. Shiver 4. Bloom 5. Catacombs 6. Virtue 7. A Heart Still Pines 8. Dénouement Absolutely phenomenal blend of post rock, black metal, and screamo - well worth a listen even if it's not your go to genre. Haunting, beautiful and melancholic.

Artist: None Album: Life Has Gone on Long Enough Genre: Depressive Black Metal Country: USA Support:  Bandcamp  /  Spotify 1. Bleak, Damp, and Dead 2. A World, Dead and Grey 3. Bed the Cold Earth 4. Hypoxic 5. Corroded 6. Desiderate 7. Life is Long Enough 8. Illa Tiðandi abou For fans of Coldworld, Shining, Woods of Desolation

Artist: MØL Album: JORD Genre: Blackgaze Country: Denmark Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook  /  Spotify 1. Storm 2. Penumbra 3. Bruma 4. Vakuum 5. Lambda 6. Ligament 7. Virga 8. JORD This record is incredible, beautifully harmonious and crushing at the same time. For fans of Deafheaven, An Autumn For Crippled Children.

Artist: Deadly Carnage Album: Through the Void, Above the Suns Genre: Post Black Metal / Blackgaze Country: Italy Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook 1. Quantam 2. Matter 3. Hyle 4. Cosmi 5. Lumis 6. Ifene 7. Fractals 8. Divide 9. Entropia Falling somewhere between blackgaze and doom metal, this whole record is a welcome addition to my library. Put this one on and let it take you far away. Don't sleep on this.

Artist: Eternal Alchemist Album: Invocation of the Black Flames Genre: Black Metal Country: Germany Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook  /  Spotify 1. A Violent Cosmic Storm 2. Invocation of the Black Flames 3. Flesh and Bones 4. Slowly Towards the Grave Raw black metal project from Germany, don't sleep on this one.

Artist: Dagorath Album: Glare of the Morning Star Genre: Black Metal Country: Poland Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook 1. Crushing the Falsehood of Divinations 2. Whore's Throne Successor 3. Przemienienie 4. Grotesque Procession 5. XIIII 6. Sepulchral Slaughter 7. Delilah 8. Black Magick Covenant Harsh, raw and cold black metal.

Artist: Coldworld Album: Wolves and Sheep Genre: Depressive Black Metal Country: Germany Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook  /  Spotify 1. Wolves and Sheep 2. The Cave/Wolves and Sheep II This short 25 minute EP is absolutely chilling, rough and exactly what you need. There's a new album coming out this year and I can't wait to see what Georg has in store for us

Artist: Ætheria Conscientia Album: Tales from Hydhradh Genre: Progressive Black Metal Country: France Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook 1. Mystic Temples of Hydhradh 2. Sacrifice of the Connected Ones 3. Cleansing of the Siraxas - The Exalted Ones 4. Along the Uncertain Path of the Maphoros Black metal from outer space, honestly, as soon as I heard the saxophone I was hooked. This album seamlessly blurs the lines between classic black metal, jazz and progressive metal. With well crafted story telling and enough turns to keep you interested these guys are going to go far. Check this one out.

Artist: Apathy Noir Album: Black Soil Genre: Atmospheric Death / Doom Country: Sweden Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook Spotify  /  Amazon 1. The Glass Delusion 2. Samsara 3. Black Soil 4. The Void Which Binds 5. Bloodsong 6. Towers of Silence 7. Time and Tide Incredible melodic death/doom with subtle black metal influence.

Artist: Agrimonia Album: Awaken Genre: Crust Country: Sweden Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook 1. A World Unseen 2. Astray 3. Foreshadowed 4. Awaken 5. Withering 6. The Sparrow

Artist: Light Dweller Album: Nullity of Light Genre: Black Metal/ Blackened Death Metal Country: USA Support:  Bandcamp  /  Facebook 1. Dwelling in the House of Malice 2. Conscience Asunder 3. Besiege Flourescence 4. Delusional Ebullience 5. Nullity of Light Incredible solo project.