Cheryl Carter

Denver’s post-metal romantics still in search of their own path

Wistful Swiss shoegazers make up for lost time

Viking metal veterans return to the top of their game

A sublime redrawing of the British black metal map

American misanthropists dig deeper into their despair

Post-black metallers head off into new territory once more

BM’s big hopes produce a stirring comeback

Solo black metal in touch with Mother Nature

Post-hardcore Hungarians polish the personality off their songs

Finnish black metal frontrunners delve deeper into the dark

Portland’s colossal crust metallers reach critical mass

British deathsters rise up to the next level

A groove-laden trip into the shadows from Berlin-based duo

Titanic and sublimely tortuous sludge from Gallic veterans

Impure, deathly incantations from the edge of the abyss

Old-school death metal with a distinctly sci-fi vibe

Greek black metallers mark out a tangent

Nature-aligned black metallers get into their element

Black metal dreamer leaves his past behind

Multi-textured folklore from Germany’s cult bard

Mystic BM Norwegians scour the realms beyond melody

Gallic black metallers head back to the bayou

Heart-rending horror punks return to the shadows

Beautiful sounds from stirring American black metallers