 Band photo by Tom Hens, edit by Kristien Cools, background by Aaron Bonogofsky© Belgian Atmospheric Black / Doom Metal band Splendidula presents 'Kilte', the second single from their upcoming album "Absentia", set for release on April 3 2026, via Argonauta Records. Following the emotionally charged first single 'Echoes Of Quiet Remain', Kilte stands as the album’s most intense and searing moment. Tormented screams, relentless energy and hauntingly atmospheric passages ultimately unfold into a lingering climax, carrying the listener through a frozen landscape of grief, isolation and inner torment. Pre-orders for Absentia are now live at Argonauta Records and Bandcamp Written in the aftermath of several personal tragedies, Absentia opens a new and vulnerable chapter for Splendidula. The album was created during a period marked by the passing of loved ones, including bassist Peter Chromiak. Musically, the band blends black metal and doom with fragile atmospheric passages, creating a sound drenched in sorrow, tension and introspection. Watch the lyric video for Kilte: https://youtu.be/qaVqOM5BbrY Listen to the single Kilte on all streaming services: https://song.link/splendidula_kilte Vocalist Kristien comments: “The lyrics for Kilte (Dutch for Coldness) were written in the immediate aftermath of personal loss, born in tears and carrying an unbearable weight. Choosing our native language allowed the emotions to surface without filters. Grief, emptiness, and inner struggle are woven deeply into the song, with the music reflecting a journey through sorrow, isolation, and vulnerability. It has become the track we feel most intensely when performing live, and at first, singing it was almost too heavy to bear. We hope that same emotional intensity reaches the listener just as deeply.” Bandcamp YouTube Spotify https://www.argonautarecords.com/
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 Costa Rican atmospheric industrial black metallers Dusk unveil “Bunker II,” the first single taken from their forthcoming album "Bunker", due out on February 20, 2026. Watch "Bunker II" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqAyCKadqd0 Dusk share their thoughts on the upcoming album:- "Bunker. The sixth studio album is the culmination of ten years of production, which brings us onto a brilliant and excitingly unpredictable new path of Industrial Black Metal. This post-apocalyptic new album offers up a more dynamic music evolution, showcasing the project's most confident, heaviest, and thematically refined atmospheric music to date. Dusk’s ballistic, martial sound on this new record, mixed with dark-experimental electronic subgenres, intentionally chooses to deviate from the usual Black Metal."
Formed in 2016 in San Jose, Costa Rica, Dusk is known to incorporate Industrial with some Atmospheric Black Metal overtones, it approaches a mixture of hard bass with dark landscapes, full of relenting uncaring pounding blast beats and slow powerful doom patterns, mixed with inhuman growling vocals and modern electronic influences. The band shared stage with Samael in Costa Rica during their 2019 Latin American Tour. For more info: https://linktr.ee/dusk27  The band of seven musicians started the project at the middle of 2019. Les Enfants De Dagon produce a distressing dark music with a dense multi-layered black orchestration. Their musical inspiration is a mix between death, black and doom metal. The idea of the band was to create a journey with a story inspired by an H.P. Lovecraft novel based around the sea deity Dagon in lineage of several death metal & black metal band of the 90’s. The band also wants to create in their gigs a visual and unique universe in echo of their songs. The show is also telling the whole story of their first and forthcoming album De Profundis. Les Enfants De Dagon feature Alexis Amanatiou on guitar, Frédéric Caillat-Miousse on Bass, Céline Chassy on vocals, Thomas Combépine on guitar & backing vocals, Sébastien Lamarzelle on drums, Laurent Francheteau on vocals and Claire Planchon on keyboard. The album De Profundis will be released 4th October 2022 via Sliptrick Records on digital and in CD format. Les Enfants de Dagon are: Alexis Amanatiou – Guitar Frédéric Caillat-Miousse – Bass Céline Chassy – Vocals Thomas Combépine – Guitar/Backing Vocals Sébastien Lamarzelle – Drums Laurent Francheteau – Vocals Claire Planchon – Keyboard Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick  Photographer: Niina Vehmaa Finnish atmospheric metal act Theia Collision (featuring members from acts like Swallow The Sun, Sotajumala, Red Eleven, Black Crows Break The Silene, Dead Cult Diaries and Karelian Warcry) has released their first music video for the track Black Stars. Watch the music video:- https://youtu.be/RL85JMSUGJ0 The spectacular music video echoing dystopic sci-fi atmospheres was directed by Anssi Korhonen. https://www.facebook.com/theiacollision/ https://www.instagram.com/theiacollision/ https://www.facebook.com/anssikorhonenofficial/  After their return after nine years of silence with the EP "The Lunatic Creature" of 2018, a new EP with two new black metal tracks of powerful and deep sound with ancient mystical influences. "Balkarnin" is a new offering from North African band, Ayyur.  Hailing from Sousse, Tunisia, Ayyur (Avant-Garde/Atmospheric Black Metal) have joined forces with Dead Red Queen Records (US) and Bad Moon Rising (TW) to bring forth their latest hex of atmospheric Black Metal. In addition to their new EP, the b-side of the cassette contain 4 unreleased bonus tracks from 2013 - 2010 - 2008 that are exclusive to this limited edition tape with only 100 copies worldwide and comes on 3 separate shell variants. https://www.facebook.com/Ayyur.BM/ https://www.instagram.com/ayyurofficial/ https://ayyur.bandcamp.com/  Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of Chinese Atmospheric Black Metal band Zuriaake. The band will release their new album via the label at a later date, as well as a part of the back catalogue. The band comments:- "We are very pleased to announce that we have sealed a brand new record deal with one of most famous metal labels: Season of Mist. It is an honour for us to join the ranks of this label who have released a lot of great records in the long metal music history, and Season of Mist will definitely support us in bringing our music to a wider audience." Founded by Blood Fire and Blood Sea in Jinan city, Shandong Province, Zuriaake is one of the earliest extreme metal bands in China. After signing to Black Happiness Production, the first black metal record label in China, the band released a demo sub-series with Yngizarm, Blood Fire's personal black metal project. In this sub-series, Zuriaake began to explore Chinese black metal in both form and ideology. In 2006, Zuriaake signed to Pest Productions and started to write their debut 'Afterimage of Autumn' (released in 2007). This record turned into one of the most important albums in the history of extreme metal in China. Zuriaake, based on its simple expression technique and unique creative concept, further explored the integration of traditional Chinese music elements and black metal music in the form, and searched for the balance and intersection of Eastern and Western cultures. This record was popular outside of China as well, including Germany, the United States and Japan. After a long break due to the studies of Blood Fire, the band returned with a new EP in 2015 and a second full-length "Gu Yan". This record was highly praised by many professional metal media and fans at home and abroad. In May 2017, Zuriaake was invited by Finland's Steelfest Open Air, the largest black metal music festival in northern Europe where the band played its European debut show. The three piece became the first Chinese metal band that performed in northern Europe. Meanwhile, the first overseas tour across Europe also achieved great success. In the following years, the atmospheric black metal act returned to various European festivals, such as Roadburn, Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault and Midgardsblot, building their name in the international metal scene. Signing to Season of Mist will be the start of the next chapter. Line-up: Bloodsea Bloodfire Deadsphere https://www.facebook.com/Zuriaake/ https://zuriaakecn.bandcamp.com/  Invisible Oranges is currently streaming "Children Of The Homeland" from Indonesian atmospheric / symphonic black metal project Pure Wrath, spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist Januaryo Hardy. The track comes by way of Hardy's impending new EP, The Forlorn Soldier EP, set to drop March 6th via Debemur Morti Productions. An emotive three-track, near-half-hour exploration of events behind a brutal incident during the '60s genocide in Indonesia where male members of a family were kidnapped and "vanished" by a tyrannical army in the name of "so-called nationalism," The Forlorn Soldier is darker and more expansive than previous works. With its powerful, melodic cascades, impassioned vocals, skilled guest drum work by Yurii Kononov (ex-White Ward), and piano contributions by Dice Midyanti (Victorian), the effort journeys to an all-encompassing realm where mythic dreamscapes meet bloody thematic realism. Hear Pure Wrath's "Children Of The Homeland," alongside an interview with Hardy, at This location. Pure Wrath's The Forlorn Soldier will be released worldwide on digipak MCD, 10" MLP, special edition 10" MLP, and digital formats. Find pre ordering options below: North America: https://debemurmorti.aisamerch.com/band/pure-wrath Europe: https://www.debemur-morti.com/en/422-pure-wrath-shop Bandcamp: https://purewrath.bandcamp.com/album/the-forlorn-soldier  Pure Wrath initially began as a primitive black metal solo project in 2014 before Hardy shifted focus a bit "to be more open and realistic to my real life and family history." In early 2017, Pure Wrath 's Ascetic Eventide was released via Indonesian label, Hitam Kelam Records. The record received an overwhelmingly positive response and sold out in just four months. Throats Productions in Mexico issued the record on vinyl later that year followed by a split release between Pure Wrath and French symphonic black metal project, Onirism, entitled Endless Journey. By 2018, Hardy unveiled his second full length, Sempiternal Wisdom, via a joint collaboration with Hitam Kelam and China's Pest Productions. This year's The Forlorn Soldier EP serves as a thematic bridge from Sempiternal Wisdom to Pure Wrath's as-yet-untitled third opus, to be released via Debemur Morti Productions. http://www.facebook.com/purewrath http://www.debemur-morti.com http://www.facebook.com/debemurmorti http://dmp666.bandcamp.com http://www.instagram.com/debemurmorti/  Italian atmospheric post and sludge metal band Lambs‡, who just recently announced their worldwide signing with powerhouse label Argonauta Records, are set to release their first full-length album, Malice, on September 27th. Formed in 2013 by founding members of Dementia Senex and Crawling Chaos, the four-piece collective released several Eps and splits to date, and shared the stages with prestigious acts such as Brujeria, Ancst, Ufomammut among many more. Lambs‡ combine black metal, sludge and post-hardcore elements to create a very personal and abrasive wall of sounds; unfiltered and raw, they are taking you on a trip into oppressive, gloomy atmospheres. Today the band is sharing with us a first track taken from Malice. Just exclusively premiered on New Noise Magazine, you can now listen to Lambs‡ first single titled Arpia HERE!
The pre-sale for Malice will be starting soon, watch out for many more news and tunes to for follow in the days ahead! www.facebook.com/lambsmetal www.lambsit.bandcamp.com www.argonautarecords.com Australian atmospheric black metallers Hope Drone reveal album details; "Void Lustre" coming August4/7/2019  Four years after releasing their monolithic "Cloak of Ash" on Relapse Records, Brisbane’s Hope Drone return with a new meditation on personal and existential despair in the form of "Void Lustre". Crafted with patience and restraint the album sees the band travel further down the textured and dynamic pathways forged by their previous work as they dance from austere atmospheres to crashing walls of sound through frenetic blasts and thunderous dirges. Blending the likes of black metal, sludge and post-rock with influences even further afield the band creates a rich sound that is as beautiful as it is devastating. "Void Lustre had to be dragged into existence through loss, depression and doubt", the band comments. "Songs were crafted, reformed and discarded. Ultimately however this record is a continuation of our search for catharsis, comfort and hope found in walls of sound made only for ourselves and those like us." Engineered and produced together with the band by long-time collaborator Christopher Brownbill (Underground Audio) and released by the capable MOMENT OF COLLAPSE RECORDS (Heaven in Her Arms, Suffocate for Fuck Sake, Hope Drone self-titled) the album is built on relationships forged over the years. Joining the production fold is mastering engineer Mell Dettmer (Earth, SunnO))), Wolves in the Throne Room) who, with her deft hand and experience, brought forth a master of dynamic and clarity.
Coming August 30th on 2xLP, CD and Digital via Moment Of Collapse Records, watch out for many more news plus album tunes to follow in the days ahead! Hope Drone is: Chris Rowden (Guitar, Vocals) Karl Hartwig (Guitar, Noise) Aaron Pickersgill (Bass) Francis Keil (Drums) www.facebook.com/HopeDrone www.hopedrone.bandcamp.com www.momentofcollapse.com www.facebook.com/momentofcollapse  Finnish atmospheric metal band Alase released a second single Riisuttu from their long-awaited debut album Vastaus which is set to be released on June 7th 2019 via Inverse Records. Watch Riisuttu music video: https://youtu.be/OtfjG1Ik0MI Guitarist/composer Janne Lunnas comments: "Riisuttu is the most versatile song we have done so far. It combines influences from progressive metal to post rock and alternative metal/rock. This song presents well the new musical directions we have started to take in our music and it is very fun to play live. Everyone in the band are extremely happy about the music video that was made by Kaira Films (Vesa Ranta & Aapo Lahtela). We wanted to have a stylish video full of atmosphere and they delivered it perfectly! It was great to see how well body painting theme worked out with our music!" Listen to 'Riisuttu' single on: Youtube: https://youtu.be/OtfjG1Ik0MI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2wfnWGo Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/93763442 Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/108194562 Apple Music: https://apple.co/2JYPO9J http://www.alaseband.com https://www.facebook.com/alaseband https://www.instagram.com/alaseband https://www.youtube.com/alaseband https://spoti.fi/2YYPrkj https://alase.bandcamp.com |
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