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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

Info: Invernoir literally bring back to life the best '90s gothic doom with this stellar new album. Aimin' for Oblivion comprises seven tracks that will make dark metal hearts bleed with that irresistible balance between light and shadows. Invernoir's Aimin' for Oblivion is unmissable for fans of old-school Anathema, Katatonia, and My Dying Bride.

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