Hammerheart

Lord Belial returns with their new studio album “Unholy Trinity”! Formed in 1992, Lord Belial has been a driving force in the Scandinavian Black Metal scene for over three decades... Crafting classics like “Enter the Moonlight Gate” and “Unholy Crusade” while balancing melody, aggression, and atmosphere with effortless precision. Following their acclaimed 2022 comeback album “Rapture”, the band now sharpens their blade even further. Where “Rapture” reestablished Lord Belial’s dominance, “Unholy Trinity” pushes beyond: more extreme, more focused, yet steeped in the dark melodic sensibilities! Recorded once again with legendary producer Andy LaRocque (King Diamond, Death) at Sonic Train Studios, “Unholy Trinity” is a Savage and intenste blast of Black Metal brilliance! Once again Lord Belial prove that the flame still burns as bright!

Jord drag their sound deeper into the forest on their new album “Emellan Träden”, a towering, windswept slab of atmospheric Black Metal! Formed by Jörgen “Jurg” Ström (ex-Rimfrost, ex-Skineater) in 2020 as a solo project, Jord built two albums (“Sol” and “Måne”) straight from the gut, before evolving into a full band. With guitarist Sebastian “Hravn” Svedlund (Rimfrost, Omnicidal) and drummer Stefan “Jansson” Jansson (Omnicidal) locking in, Jord found the weight and muscle their music was begging for. Recorded again with Micke Andersson at Studio Soundport, the new album keeps Jord’s heart; atmospheric Black Metal shot through With Post Rock and Folk undercurrents, but hits harder, breathes deeper. Songs weave through towering riffs, soaring clean passages, hypnotic rhythms, and moments of total collapse.

Sweden’s elemental force Vintersorg returns with their new album “Vattenkrafternas Spel”! “Vattenkrafternas Spel” merging old and new with a captivating mix of atmospheric Black Metal and Folk! It doesn’t just retrace old steps... it digs deeper! This is not the “let’s drink ale in the woods” version of Folk Metal,Vintersorg deals in frostbitten grandeur and soaring melancholy.

Runemagick: Cycle of the Dying Sun (Dawn of...) [CD]

Isole: Anesidora [Vinyl LP]

Isole: Anesidora 2023 [Digipack / CD]

Trouble’s absolute classic: the legendary album from 1990 and the pinnacle of Trouble’s impressive career. Heavy Metal was never better than this! Includes a live bonus CD recorded in Dallas, Texas (USA). Trouble’s debut album did great things for Metal and remains one of the darkest, thrashiest Doom albums to date. A lot of things can change in six years, especially when you’re talking Metal and the dates are 1984 and 1990. The decade may have changed them, but not in a way that suggests decay or a decline in the quality of their resolve or their skill as musicians and performers. On the contrary, Trouble’s 1990 self-titled release is arguably their most mature, boasting a fleshed out sound with unparalleled songwriting, a great production, and the time-crafted vocals of Eric Wagner which had improved major in the years since their previous efforts. All of this culminates in what is my mind the most “complete” thing Trouble ever created.