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Blackened Heavy Metal hex STREGA unveils its first spell: "Stryx Strega Strygae" drops three astonishing songs which seems to be summoned from a never existed old dark fantasy saga of a unique bewitching charm.

With members of Ponte Del Diavolo, Darkend and The Headless Ghost, "Stryx Strega Strygae" features a style mixing 80's Heavy Metal classics with the eerie voices of Black Metal and sinister, theatrical scenarios. Furthermore, all lyrics are in Arrakyan, the band's peculiar language.

The hex has been cast. Expose your soul to the curse and get bewitched!

FFO: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, Bewitched, Morgul Blade, Black Magick SS.

MEK NA VER is the parallel dimension, the invisible and astral realm where only the deepest sensations dwell, the feelings words cannot describe, the unseen. It is the place where pain, regret, and abandonment arise and exist in pure form, without the need for definitions.

With a line-up featuring members of the legendary Symphonic Black Metal band OPERA IX and ex-ABORYM, this second album "Noctivaga" is a must-listen for every hard-core fans of the genre. More specifically, Atmospheric music in the vein of Saor and the Northern Silence releases, with a strong backbone of second wave black metal.

This album is a descending journey into witch-related mournings, an ontological widowhood, the radical rejection of linear time and light. Through witchy archetypes, it explores the stages of the disintegration of the veil.

The artwork, painted by Dipsas Dianaria herself, depicts a wintery landscape inhabitated by an owl; a perfect depiction of the album's atmospheres and symphonies: cold, sheer and magical.

Steeped in an esoteric folklore of decadence, "Noctivaga" is an invitation to lose yourself in the call of the dark.

IMBOLC third album "Sette Cornici di Purificazione" displays a sound and style that ranges from classic up-tempo Melodic Black Metal to passages featuring classical-acoustic guitars, very often supported by synths inspired by '70s and '90s horror films, with a surprising result of various influences in a pretty much old school formula.

The riffing is still a powerful backbone of the IMBOLC sound, supported by a notable melancholy and, musically speaking, a mixture of second-wave Melodic Black Metal and Post-Black Metal in the vein of Agalloch and first-era Satyricon. The themes are once again centered on inner suffering, the discomfort of everyday life and the worthlessness of human beings, once again with references to the old horror movies.

IMBOLC line-up features members of the notable Occult Black Metal band Darkend, along with relevant italian Death Metal bands such as Demiurgon and Unbirth.

Eleven years after their last album, the Turin-based ADVERSAM, a historical staple of the Italian Black Metal scene, return with "Daimon".

Best known for their acclaimed 1999 debut "Animadverte" (Scarlet Records), ADVERSAM's force is all but spent: with "Daimon", the band confirms its ability to evolve a style rooted in classic Black Metal while constantly regenerating through modern and original insights.

The resulting sound is often suggestive in its expression, yet consistently fierce and visceral. Rhythmic speed remains the cornerstone of ADVERSAM's style, expertly balanced by atmospheric, gloomy synths and elevated by a meticulous technical attention to details.

Thematically, the lyrics of "Daimon" — inspired by the reflections of C.G. Jung and the intuitions of G. Rol — delve into the meaning of existence and the dark nature of humanity. The album questions the essence of evil and explores the vast potential of the mind and consciousness.

For fans of: Emperor, Abigor, Immortal, Dark Funeral, Handful of Hate

Aggression, freezing atmospheres, razor-sharp melodic tremolo picking, and galloping thrash rhythms: these are the elements on which SCYTHE OF MEPHISTO build their wall of sound.

The architecture of the compositions on “Till Life Do Us Part” relies on guitar harmonies that evoke a sense of majestic melancholy, often transitioning into sinister soundscapes; the percussion maintains a relentless onslaught of blast beats and sophisticated fills, providing a high-energy backbone. Vocally, the performance delivers a venomous, high-pitched rasp that cuts through the mix.

Each track feels like a calculated descent into a moonlit abyss, where the songwriting prioritizes memorable hooks and triumphant crescendos over mindless noise. Ultimately, the synergy of these elements captures a distinct sound and aesthetic that remains both sophisticated and unapologetically extreme.

Following the tradition of legendary Swedish Black Metal bands, SCYTHE OF MEPHISTO channel the savage energy of the underground into “Till Life Do Us Part,” balancing relentless, aggressive Swedish Black Metal with atmospheric interludes and memorable clean passages.

For fans of: Dissection, Unanimated, Lord Belial, Necrophobic, Watain

After the previous acclaimed EP "Stryx Strega Strygae", the Blackened Heavy Metal hex STREGA opens a new chapter of the Arrakyan saga: "Mors Mortiys Morte".

With this three-songs new EP, STREGA furthermore sharpens its dark, blackened classic Heavy Metal flair. With a stylistically enhanced 80's Metal core and Goblin-inspired keyboards sections, this new record enhances both epicness and theatricality in STREGA's music, unfolding its character, attitude and atmosphere. Refined song's structures, style-changing vocals, rhythmic variations, quality classic Heavy Metal riffing and enigmatic yet technical keyboards sections are key points in STREGA's style, whose mix of influnces outline a unique formula.

FFO: Iron Maiden, King Diamond, Goblin, Bewitched, Morgul Blade, Black Magick SS, Nite.

Gli Alberi are an Atmospheric Post-Metal band formed in Turin in 2012. Their lyrics explore themes such as nature, spirituality, environmental issues, and the end of the world. They have released two albums: The Glimpse (2017) and Reinhold (2022); this last one being a concept album about the Messner brothers' ascent of Nanga Parbat.

“Maturafine” is their third record and is a concept album about deserts: the desert as an arid place, but also as a place without man, even if populated by different forms of life. Deserts of prayer, of temptation, of loss—such as the Rub' Al-Khali, the "Empty Quarter" of the world; the Australian desert, with its myths of the Dreamtime; or the Kazakh desert, with its fishing boats lying motionless on the dried-up bed of the Aral Sea. These are ecosystems that we have transformed and plundered, adapting them to our idea of civilization. Over all of them blow the same sands and the same warning: the time is ripe—the end looms over us.

Musically, it is a long journey through various genres such as Doom, Post-Rock, and Blackgaze, in a world where synths and arrangements based on both Rock and Metal take the listener through a meaningful and touching path. Female, male and extreme vocals will be your guides.

FFO: The Gathering, Les Discrets, Alcest, Messa, We Lost The Sea, In Tormentata Quiete

Intense razor-sharp Swedish Black Metal attack!
Formed in Stockholm in 2016, Flykt emerged as an essential creative outlet for those involved and as a sign of defiance amid decay,
operating from the periphery rather than the center.
In 2019, the band released its debut full-length album, “Charnel Heart”, through Folter Records. Later the same year, Flykt followed up with
the two-track EP “Through the Earth and Through the Sun”. Since then, Flykt has continued its work away from view, shaping the material
for its second full-length album.
In 2025, the band signed with Hammerheart Records. Their second full length album “Sinister Strain” is set for release in the summer of 2026.

Graveir, forged in the oppressive underground of Brisbane in 2014, deliver a uniquely unorthodox take on black metal—melding dissonant, riff-driven weight with warped, unsettling melody. Known for their intense, unease-soaked live shows and uncompromising sound, the band continues to carve their own path.

The Festering Triad, their third album, is a bleak vision of societal decay and corrupted power. Across eight tracks, bile-fuelled aggression surges through anxiety-ridden drums, convulsing guitars, and serpentine basslines—forming a suffocating, venomous descent into rot.

For Fans Of: Marduk | Shining | Gorgoroth

"Pestapocalypse VI" is the sixth studio release by Belphegor from Austria. The album was released in 2006 and immediately gained popularity among fans of extreme metal. One of the most important elements of Belphegor's work are involved satanic lyrics, which, combined with merciless blast beats, make "Pestapocalypse VI" one of the most blasphemous and uncompromising releases of nowadays black/death metal. The album's production is quite raw, but on the other hand clear, which leaves room to showcase the musicians' technical skills. "Pestapocalypse VI" is a must-have for fans of dark and extreme black/death metal.