Blizzard Be(a)sts: top black/death albums Feb '26
ahoy, had a busy month with less time for new music than usual. but I can't helpy myself so here are my favourite black/death metal releases of the past month. list will be fixed/saved in post as usual. |
| 1 |  | Speglas
Endarkenment, Being And Death
dm
https://speglas.bandcamp.com/album/endarkenment-being-death
criminally overlooked. strong Tribulation vibes but very much its own thing. |
| 2 |  | Ennui (GA)
Qroba
funeral doom
https://ennui-funeral.bandcamp.com/album/qroba
beautiful funeral doom from Georgia. sublime stuff. |
| 3 |  | Aedel Fetich
Ædel Fetich
bm/punk
https://aedelfetich.bandcamp.com/album/del-fetich
black metal with a healthy dose of punk and some very colorful melodies. very over the top, some Reveal! vibes. |
| 4 |  | Coscradh
Carving the Causeway to the Otherworld
black/death
https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/carving-the-causeway-to-the-otherworld
sounds kinda like the irish version of Black Curse. kicks ass. |
| 5 |  | Mors Verum
Canvas
disso dm
https://morsverum-label.bandcamp.com/album/canvas
sexy and smart like everyone who reads this. |
| 6 |  | Fossilization
Advent of Wounds
doomy cavernous dm
https://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/advent-of-wounds
let's keep it lazy: brazilian Dead Congregation. great stuff. |
| 7 |  | Misotheist
De Pinte
bm
https://terraturpossessions.bandcamp.com/album/de-pinte
Nidrosian bm, quality as usual. hey Mayhem this is how you create an "evil" atmosphere. |
| 8 |  | Lokabrenna
Acephalic Apocrypha
bm
https://lokabrenna.bandcamp.com/album/acephalic-apocrypha
th debut demo for this new project by Sturla (ex-Svartidaudi). not very "icelandic" sounding, this nightmarish soundscape reminds me more of french bands like Antaeus. an intense and oppressive listen. |
| 9 |  | Possession (BE)
The Mother of Darkness
black/death
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/possession-the-mother-of-darkness
very 80s approach to black/death. blasphemic, kinda cheesy headbanger shit. |
| 10 |  | Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne!
Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne!
bm
https://terraturpossessions.bandcamp.com/album/diabolus-mecum-semperterne
another project from the Trondheim scene. this time we get orthodox bm with some very tasty keys and an unholy sacral feeling to it. |
| 11 |  | Selvnatt / Draugveil
Blades & Roses
Kekht Arakh core
https://coldlovegang.bandcamp.com/album/blades-roses
the Draugveil album from last year was very mediocre but the Selvnatt ep was quite good. this is better than both of their records from last year. on another note I find it very funny when people complain about these projects; how they ruin bm and water down it down to just an aesthetic etc. in other words welcome back late 90's Dimmu and CoF debates. |
| 12 |  | Worm
Necropalace
cheesy black doom
https://wormgloom.bandcamp.com/album/necropalace-24-bit-hd-audio
speaking of vntruve... the new Worm is a bit too bloated but overall a very fun listen. |
| 13 |  | Coffret De Bijoux
Dyn Vywjil Nen Jyn Dij Nendindalnen Dyn…
dreamy bedroom blackgaze with some chiptune touches
https://coffretdebijoux.bandcamp.com/album/dyn-vywjil-nen-jyn-dij-nendindalnen-dyn-lelqit-nen-vaw-qanjiw-tremaalk-lalvunqat-lalvunqat
project started out as a Trhä clone but has evolved beyond that. |
| 14 |  | Trespasser (SWE)
יְהִי אוֹר
bm+core
https://trespasserxvi.bandcamp.com/album/--4
just read Alkemest's review for this. it's very good (both the album and the review) |
| 15 |  | Necropolissebeht
Taurunovem - Th’Astraktyan Serfdome
war metal
https://necropolissebeht.bandcamp.com/album/taurunovem-th-astraktyan-serfdome
now for something much much darker sounding. total cavernous chaos. |
| 16 |  | Autumn Strife
Romance
major key bm
https://obscurantvisions.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-strife-romance
was at first a bit underwhelmed by this but it has grown considerably on me. |
| 17 |  | Unmother
State Dependent Memory
post bm
https://unmother.bandcamp.com/album/state-dependent-memory
urban anxiety and isolation. |
| 18 |  | Olhava
Memorial
ambient blackgaze
https://olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
you either manage to let go in and fully immerse yourself in its dense atmosphere or you will be bored out of your mind by the 80 min. run time. the ambient tracks are well integrated imo but certainly not everyone's cup of tea. |
| 19 |  | The Magus
Daemonosophia
luciferian bm made in greece
https://necromantiathemagus.bandcamp.com/album/daemonosophia
for the uninitiated The Magus= Magus Wampyr Daoloth (Necromantia, Thou Art Lord etc). theatrical and bombastic stuff. |
| 20 |  | Gibbeting
Execution Rampage
bdm
https://gibbeting.bandcamp.com/album/execution-rampage
lacks a bit in the riff department but overall very solid. proper snare sound. |
| 21 |  | Harrowed (SWE)
The Eternal Hunger
dm
https://harroweddeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-eternal-hunger |
| 22 |  | Bronze Hall
Embers of the Dawn
viking era bathory + bm
https://bronzehall.bandcamp.com/album/embers-of-the-dawn |
| 23 |  | Diespnea
Radici
avant atmo bm
https://diespnea.bandcamp.com/album/radici |
| 24 |  | Swords Of Dis, Serpent Ascending, Ôros Kaù & Midnight
From the Waters of Death
Splits
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-waters-of-death |
| 25 |  | Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors/Bloody Keep/Sangui
Split
bm
https://grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/keys-to-the-astral-gates-and-mystic-doors-bloody-keep-sanguine-wounds |
| 26 |  | Putrefecal
La liturgie des selles
Eps
https://putrefecal.bandcamp.com/album/la-liturgie-des-selles |
| 27 |  | Bronze Eagle
Mossless
bm/punk
https://bronzeeagle.bandcamp.com/album/mossless |
| 28 |  | Flesh Hierarchy
Demo I
raw bm /punk
https://fleshhierarchy.bandcamp.com/album/demo-1 |
| 29 |  | Kuryong
그리고 겨울은 봄으로 되였다
bm
https://kuryongdprk.bandcamp.com/album/--3 |
| 30 |  | Winselmutter
Ketzergeyst
bm
https://winselmutter.bandcamp.com/album/ketzergeyst |
| 31 |  | Treason (US-PA)
Ceremony of My Ancient (Demo)
bm
https://treasontotbr.bandcamp.com/album/ceremony-of-my-ancient |
| 32 |  | Da Xoa
Ác Ma Đông Kinh
bm
https://daxoa.bandcamp.com/album/c-ma-ng-kinh |
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