ALBUM REVIEW: Frozen Dawn – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods


 

Having been around for fifteen years, the Spanish black metal act Frozen Dawn has been experimenting with sounds that are inspired by nineties Scandinavian black metal bands – mostly the ones that come from Norway and Sweden – such as Satyricon, Dissection, Darkthrone, Dark Fortress, Watain, and Necrophobic

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Acclaimed Metal Album Cover Artist Mariusz Lewandowski Has Died


Sad news as respected and acclaimed Metal music album cover artist and fine arts ambassador Mariusz Lewandowski has died. He was 62 years old. No cause of death has been revealed. News of his death was passed along by his family in a Facebook post, which you can see below. Known for his surrealist and horrifying paintings, Lewandowski came to prominence as an artist with countless commissions and exhibitions over the years, but became known to the heavy music community with stunning album artwork for bands such as Bell Witch, Abigail Williams, Psycroptic, and recently, Lorna Shore, among many others. Rest in power. Continue reading


Bell Witch Announces New Album, Pre-Orders Available


Seattle based doom band Bell Witch have announced their new full-length album, Mirror Reaper, their third, due out this October 20th via Profound Lore Records. Details below.Continue reading