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It's only available in Norway, even digitally.

New song! New video!! New singer!!! And yet no new member!!!!

If you press "play" below and think to yourself that Khonsu's new album Anomalia (streamable courtesy of Stereokiller) sounds a whole lot like Norwegian progressive black metallers Keep of Kalessin, congratulate yourself on your keen ears: the band was founded by KoK guitarist Arnt "Obsidian C." Grønbech. The epic, blackened passages, razor-sharp guitar riffs, piano accents [...]

Saturnian Dimensions Indie Recordings 24 August 2012 by Tom Dare If you're going to go for something, it's best to go at it as hard as possible. If you're going to be half-arsed or hesitant, people will notice. If you're self-aware and embarrassed, the audience will hear it. But if you're fully conscious that what you're trying to do is over-the-top, theatrical, and going to be mocked by some, but embrace it simply because you think it's awesome, you might just [...]

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We are knee-deep in Black Metal History Month, and to celebrate, we have unleashed an all-black metal edition of our music video podcast, The FiX. Frank hosts a slew of awesome videos from the likes of Taake, Inhein, Keep of Kalessin, Dissection and Immortal. Watch it now or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes

It's almost the weekend, so it's time to get tr00ly, tr00ly evil with this shit - like, black metal tr00ly evil. And who's more tr00 - or evil - than Mayhem? The band is currently in the midst of a North American headlining run with Keep of Kalessin, Hate, and Abigail Williams (tour dates here). [...]

Everyone remembers Bob Larson, right? He's the evangelical radio personality that Glenn Benton used to prank phone call? Well, that dude somehow got Mayhem bassist Necrobutcher (né Jørn Stubberud) to agree to be the victim beneficiary of an exorcism on Norwegian television, and that footage is now available for your viewing pleasure. Check it out below; it [...]

Mayhem are coming back to America. The last time they were here, we sent the lovely Justina Villanueva to cover all the madness for us and it seemed like there was plenty to cover. Today, news surfaces that the band is coming back for their first North American tour in two years. The black metal ...

Mayhem are one of black metal's most infamous and legendary bands, but it's been a hot minute since they toured North America - in fact, I believe the last time they were here, they even had a different line-up. In any case, they're returning this fall to fuck your shit up, and they're bringing Keep [...]

As touring packages go, this year's Bonecrusher Fest looked as lip-smackingly packed with extreme metal goodness as you could ask for. Angelus Apatrida, Burning The Masses (stepping in at the last minute to cover Annotations Of An Autopsy's absence), Fleshgod Apocalypse, Carnifex, Keep Of Kalessin and Dying Fetus sounded a bit too good to miss. [...]

As the year is comes to a close, we will be taking you through the Best of 2010. Over the next couple of days, expect top 10 album lists from most of our writers, as well as the top stories & videos of the year. Don't forget, you can still submit your Top 10 album ...

Many bands are using the month of December to announce they are either recording a new recording or touring in 2011. Sepultura are doing both! The band is currently writing and recording a new disc and hope to have it out by the time their North American tour kicks off in April. Main support for ...

Hugh Platt has a strange relationship with Eurovision and metal; he once high-five'd two members of Lordi in the toilets at the Metal Hammer Awards. Wonder how he took the news that Susperia are throwing their hat into the ring? Blackly-tinged Norwegian thrashy types, Susperia, have decided they want to represent Norway at the 2011 [...]

As various Interhole metal outlets start trotting out their "best of" lists for 2010 we're also sure to see a smattering of "under-appreciated album" posts to go with them. You're gonna have to wait until December 16th to get trolled by Sergeant D and the rest of the MS staff's full "best of" lists but [...]

According to reports by SMN and other various metal sites across the web, Pathology, who are currently part of the MetalSucks-sponsored Nile headlining tour (along with Ex Deo, Psycroptic, and Keep of Kalessin), "have been involved in a serious bus crash." No further details are available at this time. This is obviously horrible news... hopefully everyone [...]

For a hot minute my friend and I contemplated inviting Karl Sanders on our big trip to Egypt this past February. It had come to our attention that Nile's guitarist had never been to the country all of his songs are about, and wouldn't it be badass to take him around? But then we reconsidered; [...]

If you missed Nile earlier this year on the MetalSucks-sponsored Those Whom the Gods Detest Tour, this fall is your chance to get your fix of Egyptian-themed death metal. MetalSucks is proud to once again bring you a Nile tour, but this time around Karl Sanders and co. will be hitting cities they didn't visit [...]

Abigail Williams In The Absence Of Light Candlelight Records 27 September 2010 by Tom Dare The overuse of symphonic keyboards is something of a bugbear amongst those of us who delve into the world of the filthy and wretched. While some bands use them to ornament and texture their work, others either end up smothering [...]

Keep Of Kalessin Reptilian Indie Recordings 17 May 2010 by Tom Dare Over the last few months, Dragon-obsessed Norwegians,Keep Of Kalessin have got a certain amount of publicity- and inevitably a heavy dose of pillorying - since they announced their attempt to become Norway’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. While unsuccessful (albeit by a narrow margin), a band [...]

1349 Demonoir Indie Recordings 26 April 2010 by Tom Dare Sweet unholy Satan, where the fuck did this come from? When did 1349 get anywhere near capable of making a record like this? They’ve made some good records, yes, but nothing that grabs you by the crotch and leads you on such a vicious crusade to scourge [...]