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EMPEROR announced as first headliner for Fortress Festival 5th anniversary

Scarborough, UK; 1 June 2026: Norwegian black metal pioneers Emperor have been confirmed as the first headlining act for the fifth anniversary of Fortress Festival set to take place on 29-30 May 2027 at the Scarborough Spa in North Yorkshire.  This will be Emperor’s only and exclusive UK performance in 2027.  Gary Stephenson, Fortress Festival…

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AZELS MOUNTAIN to release “Echa Krwi” via Pagan Records in June

Azels Mountain, the Polish black metal project formed in 2013, has signed with Pagan Records for a June release of their third album entitled “Echa Krwi”.  On this new album, Azels Mountain continues its descent into darker and more reflective territories, channelling themes of memory, blood, sacrifice and transcendence through a colder,

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Piołun unveil latest album “Exolvuntur”

Polish black metal outfit Piołun has returned with their second full-length album, “Exolvuntur”, which is out now via Malignant Voices.  Listen to the album:  Black Metal Promotion: https://youtu.be/W_XHd3MlLsg?si=4CK-0bY-mQ9PfSin  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3bRbgg6ZJXpRC02FJvtEO3?si=SuofU0m-SzqBiFbRaeSenA  Bandcamp: https://malignantvoices.bandcamp.com/album/exolvuntur On “Exolvuntur”, Piołun remains deeply inspired by the Scandinavian and Polish black metal scenes of the 90s, while incorporating a refined, contemporary edge. It

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Norwegian melodic black metallers Sworn unveil new concept album “Null Crowned the Infinite”

Bergen, Norway & Athens, Greece; 20 May 2026:  Bergen-based melodic black metal outfit Sworn have announced that their fifth album, “Null Crowned the Infinite”, will be released on 4 September 2026. Pre-orders for the physical versions licensed to The Circle Music are available now.  Three years following the critically acclaimed “A Journey told through

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Piołun to release “Exolvuntur” in May; first track “Manifest Kresu” streaming now

Polish black metal outfit Piołun returns with their second full-length album, “Exolvuntur”, set for release on 22 May 2026 via Malignant Voices.  Listen to the first advance track “Manifest Kresu” via BMP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGPwsuZWu-U On “Exolvuntur”, Piołun remains deeply inspired by the Scandinavian and Polish black metal scenes of the 90s, while incorporating a refined,

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Narrenwind cover Darkthrone’s “Natassja in Eternal Sleep” in Polish

Following last year’s album release, “Gorzkie Plony” (“Bitter Harvest”), the Polish blackened heavy metal outfit Narrenwind return with a Polish-language cover of Darkthrone’s “Natassja in Eternal Sleep” from the 1993 album “Under a Funeral Moon”.  Listen to “Natasza w wiecznym spoczywaniu”: https://youtu.be/XnDwLYww60k Ævil said: “Three years after the spontaneous recording of ‘Under the Funeral Moon’, I

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