Blessed Altar Zine
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Blessed Altar Zine
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#WeAreBlessedAltarZine #TheZineSupportingTheUnderground related to BM / DM / TM / HM / Grind / Doom / Dark Ambient (all subgenres included)
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Blackened Metalpunk Quartet #BastardCröss Announce New Album via #MorbidAndMiserableRecords

BASTARD CRÖSS bring "Crossripper" to life through the medium of B-Movie horror. Filled with the harrowing chants of the...

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#AlbumReview #Darvaza We Are Him via #TerraturPossessions / #AmorFatiProductions by #Consanguineus

The album opens with a grandiose and ominous introduction — orchestral, cinematic, and charged with a sense of...

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Extreme metal project #Onsetcold is back with a new album, Apocalyptic Sleep, set for release via #Wormholedeath

Onsetcold is the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end; a post‑apocalyptic extreme metal...

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#SingleReview #Gaerea Hellbound for #METALMOMENTUM via #CenturyMediaRecords by #Pegah

The track hints at an even more extreme and emotionally charged direction for the Portuguese black metal collective, pushing...

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#AlbumReview #Faust Crypts of Eternity via #BlackLionRecords by #Silvia

There’s an undeniable influence from the Swedish scene in this album. Specially in the riffs; when I listen to them, my head unconsciously...

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#SingleReview BarqueOfDante Enlightenment: A Story of Legendary Rebellion, Wisdom and Power for #METALMOMENTUM by #Elyna

Throughout his journey, he learns discipline and wisdom under the guidance of his mentor...

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#AlbumReview #RickSanders The Arrow of Time via #Dronarivm by #Pegah

Within light and darkness, somewhere between the end of one day and the beginning of another, there lies a moment of stillness — a tranquility...

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#AlbumReview #YEW: IV by #Ioana

The songs are of greatly varying lengths ranging from two to seven minutes, all of them being equally well written, and that is by no means a small feat. They also appear to be...

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#AlbumReview #WitheringSoul Passage Of The Arcane via #LiminalDreadProductions by #Michelle

The first couple of songs managed to intrigue me enough to keep on listening, both of them having the same raw energy...

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#Interview with #GonzaloCinvita (#Heleh, #Tribal) by #Silvia

A few days ago I had the pleasure of interviewing a man with an impressive vocal range, who has duties in two bands from his country, Argentina: Tribal...
 
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#Almanon Explores the Horrors of Edgar Allan Poe in His Debut Concept Album, "Primitive Infernal”

Delving deep into dark literature, the work is a conceptual journey through seven macabre short stories by the master..

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#Depravity Bestial Possession via #TranscendingObscurityRecords

Australian death metal titans Depravity emerge after a gap of five long years. Having a flawless and consistent discography, they pick up from where...

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#AlbumReview #TheVoidWanderer Life Is Exhausting via #CryoChamber by #Pegah

For me, “Life Is Exhausting” was a companion through hard times — a soft touch, a calm breeze reminding me that life still...

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#AlbumReview #Nøkk Heartless via #SolstitiumRecords by #Michelle

As the record continues with 'Heartless', the harsh main riff is opening the song with its rawness while the vocals only add in to the sinister...

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#Undersave Merged In Abstract Perdition via #TranscendingObscurityRecords

Unheralded death metal heroes from Portugal, Undersave, have been trying to carve their own path and every half a decade or so we...

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#AlbumReview #Wolvennest Procession via #ConsoulingSound by #Consanguineus

From that moment on, I was completely drawn into their musical universe. The hypnotic blend of dark psychedelia, ritualistic sounds, and...

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#SanctumPyre presents their new single "Break Thy Chains" from their upcoming debut album

Sanctum Pyre is a new musical project formed by three people from different corners of the world, united by a shared...

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#Witcher Öröklét via #FilosofemRecords & #BeverinaProductions

The track "Szélhozó" serves as a continuation of the previously released "Örökség", invoking the curse of the wind-bringers while blending the cold...

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#AlbumReview #Eldfodd Risen from the Flames via #EdgedCircleProductions by #Silvia

Where you notice the biggest old school worship is in the guitar work. The riffs are infectious, sounding like those of decades...

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#SingleReview #SolsticeRider Provocations for #METALMOMENTUM by Elyna

The story behind the lyrics places us in an apocalyptic scenario, where an empire provokes the others to finally unleash a mighty war, bringing...

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#XIVDarkCenturies Aura der Dunkelheit via #EinheitProduktionen

...a powerful work that is most at home in melodic death metal, interspersed with occasional influences from power metal. The band once again proves...

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#AlbumReview #LesBatardsDuRoi Les Chemins de L'exil via #LesActeurdeLOmbreProductions by #Ioana

Les Bâtards du Roiis a project that I didn’t come across up until this particular album, but given everything...

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#SingleReview #Valontuoja Ympyrä joka syö itseään for #METALMOMENTUM by #Michelle

Overall, I have to admit that this is one of the very few times I'm quite excited about an upcoming album of a band that I'm barely...

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#AlbumReview #Voragoth Storm Obey No Masters! by #Silvia

While listening to this album: I’ve sung along, I raised my fist in the air many times, I headbanged a lot, I felt my emotions overflowing and cried at some...

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#Fessus Subcutaneous Tomb out November 26th, 2025 via #DarknessShallRiseProductions

FESSUS return with their first full-length. Cryptically titled Subcutaneous Tomb, the album's six lengthy songs stylistically...

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