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After years of silence and dedication, Ováte return from the abyss with their new offering Rúin, forged by Aindiachaí (Gorgoroth) on guitars/bass and Brodd (ex-Taake) on drums. Eight years have passed since the band’s self-titled debut, and Rúin now reopen the wound; deeper, colder, and more deliberate.
Rúin is here. Not to be understood, but to be endured, an arcane, insidiously pernicious incursion beyond the veil.
A defining hallmark of Ováte’s sound remains intact: once again, every track is a collaboration with a different guest vocalist, turning the album into a shifting procession of voices and maledictions. Each performance adds a new layer to the record’s blackened craft, while the core duo keeps the blade steady. Sharp riffs, ritualistic momentum, and a trance-like pull that feels both predatory and strangely ceremonial.
On Rúin, Ováte list an exceptional cast from the Norwegian and wider extreme metal underground: Spellgoth (Horna), H’grimmr (Helheim), Thomas S. Øvstedal (Cor Scorpii), Sanrabb (Gehenna), Ødemark (The Last Eon / The Third Attempt) and Hoest (Taake). The result is a record that moves with relentless intent, yet rich in atmosphere, with each track carrying its own curse.

Les Chants de Nihil was formed in 2007, serving as a creative outlet for the inspirations of its composer, Jerry. Drawing energy from the surrounding landscapes, he naturally enlisted his longtime collaborator, Mist, to assist with recording. This collaboration led to the creation of the band's first cassette demos. By 2010, LCDN had evolved into a serious project, performing live with a full lineup. Their debut CD, *La Liberté Guidant le Fer*, was released. Jerry then developed a satirical, meta-political concept that gave rise to a new album, *Propagande Érogène*, in which each band member played a specific character. The band continued to tour across France. In 2015, they released a more personal album titled *Armor*—a collection of poems exploring themes of nostalgia, desire, solitude, and friendship—issued in a digipack format. Over the following years, the lineup underwent changes, eventually stabilizing in 2015 with Sistre on drums and in 2019 with ÖberKommander 666 on bass, while Mist returned to guitar. After four years of songwriting, Jerry announced the follow-up to *Propagande Érogène*. This new album would plunge unreservedly into the theatrical setting established a decade earlier, indulging in excess and surrealism. *Le Tyran et l'Esthète* was released via Les Acteurs de l'Ombre Productions on January 22, 2021. After promoting the album at around ten shows, LCDN performed on the iconic Temple stage at Hellfest in Clisson in 2022. The band's sixth album, titled *Graines*, was released via Les Acteurs de l'Ombre on November 6, 2026; it addresses themes of creation and ecology with the band's characteristic blend of fierce advocacy and introspection.

Morning Nautical Twilight” is an epic journey through the ruins of a forgotten age spanning the course of many millennia, where ancient powers linger beneath Meridian waves and the scars of countless wars remain etched into the land itself. Cloaked in ancient magick, celestial mystery, and the looming weight of fate, it explores a realm haunted by lost knowledge, sacred relics, and the echoes of oaths sworn beneath an eternal twilight. Themes of triumph, betrayal, and the cyclical rise and fall of empires permeate through every passage creating an atmosphere both majestic and foreboding, where glory and tragedy clash like bloodied steel with reverence toward a world fading into legend.

At its core the album is a sonic battery blending the signature sounds one should be familiar with when thinking of classic melodic black metal. ‘Morning Nautical Twilight’ takes this musical style a few steps further, bringing elements of cinematic narrative storytelling with touches of power, prog, death and dungeon synth. There truly is something on this record for everyone, in true STORMRULER fashion.

CD REISSUE OF THE CLASSIC THIRD ALBUM OF ATMOSPHERIC, EMOTIONAL DOOM-TINGED ROCK, TO MARK THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY. INCLUDES NEW AUDIO REMASTER FROM JAIME GOMEZ ARELLANO.

Anathema formed in Liverpool in the summer of 1990 & quickly became a major force in the doom metal genre with their early works such as the 1993 debut album, 'Serenades', before branching out and integrating more rock & progressive elements and influences over time to great success on subsequent releases.

‘Eternity’, the band’s third full-length studio album, was released in 1996 and marked Anathema's transition from Doom Metal Gods to more contemplative purveyors of atmospheric rock, utilising some strong Pink Floyd influences for an entrancing and emotional journey, featuring an eclectic series of songs such as ‘Far Away’, ‘Cries on the Wind’, plus fan favourite, 'Angelica'. 'Eternity' was recorded at The Windings in Wales, UK. Roy Harper appears on the track ‘Hope’.

This 30th anniversary CD edition of ‘Eternity’ features a new audio remaster courtesy of Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios.

I Fvneral Fvkk tornano con “Indecent Idols”, un album che approfondisce le atmosfere solenni e opprimenti dell'EPIC DOOM METAL, tra riff lenti e massicci, melodie malinconiche e passaggi di grande intensità emotiva. La formazione tedesca intreccia chitarre pesanti, ritmiche cadenzate e vocalità evocative, costruendo composizioni dal respiro monumentale, ispirate a vicende documentate di abusi e corruzione all'interno delle istituzioni religiose. La tracklist comprende sette brani, tra cui “Confiteor”, “Crosses to Gallows”, “A Hidden Threnody” e “Bishop of the Iron Guard”. 

Con “Computer Metal”, il progetto italiano Master Boot Record, ideato dal musicista Victor Love, sviluppa ulteriormente la propria fusione tra HEAVY METAL, musica elettronica e sonorità ispirate all'informatica vintage. L'album è costruito attraverso sequenze MIDI, sintetizzatori, ritmiche elettroniche serrate e chitarre metal, organizzati in composizioni che richiamano l'estetica dei vecchi computer, dei sistemi operativi e dei videogiochi degli anni Ottanta e Novanta. I dieci brani, dai titoli evocativi come “DOT MATRIX”, “FIRMWARE” e “CTRL + ALT + DEL”, trasformano il linguaggio tecnologico in una vera architettura musicale, alternando velocità, precisione meccanica e melodie di ispirazione neoclassica. La produzione combina l'impatto del metal strumentale con la ripetitività ipnotica dell'elettronica, dando vita a un'esperienza sonora riconoscibile e fortemente concettuale.

This Polish debut album blends the epic side of black metal with the melancholic & grim sides of early 80's heavy metal.