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CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
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EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
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CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
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HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
Read moreREVIEW
CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
Read moreREVIEW
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
Read moreREVIEW
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
Read moreREVIEW
HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
Read moreREVIEW
CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
Read moreREVIEW
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
Read moreREVIEW
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
Read moreREVIEW
HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
Read moreREVIEW
CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
Read moreREVIEW
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
Read moreREVIEW
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
Read moreREVIEW
HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
Read moreREVIEW
CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
Read moreREVIEW
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
Read moreREVIEW
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
Read moreREVIEW
HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
Read moreREVIEW
CONVULSE – World Without God
CONVULSE – World Without God
An underground classic that doesn’t need to be considered a masterpiece to be important — filthy, heavy, dark, and still incredibly effective to this day.
Read moreREVIEW
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
EXUMER – Death Mask Messiah
The Germans have crafted an album that goes beyond a successful revival, standing instead as a testament to clarity, confidence, and mastery.
Read moreREVIEW
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
CEREMONIAL WORSHIP – Between Sleep and Death
This Greek one-man band carries on the tradition with a sound that remains firmly rooted in the classic Hellenic black metal formula, while still displaying a fair amount of personality.
Read moreREVIEW
HULDER – Verbolgen
HULDER – Verbolgen
One of the most talented modern black metal acts is back with an album that doesn’t revolutionize its sound, but rather refines it and further cements its place among the best of the modern scene.
Read morePHOTO STORY
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
From Voivod to Ayreon: The Sci-Fi Revolution in Extreme Music
Metal is a genre that has always explored a wide range of themes. Among them, science fiction — commonly known as sci-fi — has become one of the most fascinating, with many bands shaping their entire identity and concept around it.
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The history of one of the most extreme sounds ever passes through crucial events, stylistic evolutions, and a very important underground scene.
The vast Oceanian nation has risen to international prominence in extreme music, with a well-established scene rooted in each of its major cities.
In this part of the world, despite difficult social and economic conditions, all the prerequisites for the emergence of extreme music scenes are present. And in some countries, they have materialized.
Contrary to popular belief, the Caribbean islands have developed rich and vibrant music scenes, now well-established within socio-cultural contexts that vary from country to country.
In the early 1990s, black metal spread from Norway to the rest of Europe, giving rise to numerous groups of musicians gathered into real sects. One of the first formed across the Alps, quickly becoming the most distinctive of them all.
In an era when metal was still finding its voice, a corner of Latin America swiftly gave rise to a groundbreaking and historic movement.
In the collective imagination, it is difficult to associate women with a genre considered too masculine. But reality tells a different story.
The United States has always been fertile ground for the emergence of new extreme music scenes. One of these is USBM, which, throughout its history, has had its ups and downs, its evolution, its die-hard fans, and its share of headlines
Biographies
The Prince of Darkness passed away at the age of 76, leaving a significant legacy in the history of music.
The iconic Iron Maiden frontman has died at 66, following a life of relentless highs and lows and a career as turbulent as it was symbolic.
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The Prince of Darkness is one of the many iconic figures who have sadly passed away, leaving behind a void that can never truly be filled due to their immense greatness and lasting significance.
Over the years, the Ligurian capital has developed a thriving underground scene, keeping pace with Italy's other major cities and establishing itself as one of the country's finest metal hubs.
Many bands have chosen to write their lyrics in the languages of ancient civilizations, using them to shape a distinctive artistic identity and define their unique sound and aesthetic.
Forget pop, official anthems, and stadium hits. Between irony, drama, and provocation, several bands have turned some of the most iconic moments of the world’s most-watched tournament into unlikely yet memorable songs.
Germany's extreme metal scene ranks among the world's best, and its technical death metal movement has given rise to some of the most influential acts in the genre.
Many bands, from north to south, have chosen to use vernacular language as an evocative tool, capable of making certain narratives even more visceral—stories tied to nature, local legends, or their own roots.


