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Imperiled Future drags listeners into a new kind of blissfully torturous darkness, a void so terrifying that it makes almost all else seem like a giant yawn.

Norway’s revered Seigmen will unleash their latest studio album, Resonans, on May 3 via Oslo’s celebrated Indie Recordings.

Please enjoy the 10 sensational opuses that follow. Most of our incredibly gloomy picks just happen to serve as the ideal antidotes to happiness.

Please enjoy the 10 sensational opuses that follow. Most of our incredibly gloomy picks just happen to serve as the ideal antidotes to happiness.

The Sinister Initiative, infecting the world with many of the most brilliant musical atrocities since its 2022 rebirth. Founded by Shining’s Niklas Kvarforth.

Guest Interview by Jillian Drachman The legendary Kim Carlsson is revered as the frontman of the powerhouse that was Lifelover. Under the moniker “( ),” Carlsson formed this pioneering outfit with Jonas Lars “B” Bergqvist in 2005. After Bergqvist’s tragic death, which signified the end of Lifelover, Carlsson co-founded the extraordinarily individualistic

Known as one of the most controversial acts in the black metal scene exploring the dark and unthinkable, Shining have recently released their eleventh full-length self-titled offering. Promised to be their most brutal album yet and first under Napalm Records, the follow-up to 2018's X: Varg utan flock takes listeners to darker waters, exploring

Get a deep dive into Trondheim, Norway and its intertwined relationship with black metal through the years.

Black metal is host to scores of nordic bands making a name for themselves in the genre. Here are 10 Swedish black metal bands to check out.

In the words of None, or Nøne: "Life Has Gone on Long Enough."