Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest avant-garde black metal tracks
Ashenspire - The Law of Asbestos
Machine MusicFollow “Cool bands making cool music is still, happily a thing. Utrecht band Ontaard are a case in point. Technically, I…” on Mar 27th →
Scarcity - In The Basin Of Alkaline Grief
Machine MusicFollow “Life continues to be shockingly horrid for more and more people. Music to the rescue. Again. Keep safe. As always,…” on Mar 23rd →
Fortress Of The Pearl - A harmony of opposites and interconnectedness
Machine MusicFollow “Hi. Shit week, but an OK life. Had the pleasure of releasing my AOTY interview with Fleshvessel, so that was…” on Jan 13th →
夢遊病者 - The Bad Luck That Saved You From Worse Luck
Everything Is NoiseFollow “Through a melting pot of experimentation, discordance, and metamorphic resonance, Skopofoboexoskelett manifests its own grounds of sonic extremity. Release date:…” on Aug 21st, 2023 →
Crown of Ascension - Transmission Errors
No Clean SingingFollow “(Yesterday we presented Chapter I of a “bizarre playlist” compiled by Axel Stormbreaker, and there was more to come… which…” on Mar 22nd, 2023 →
Derhead - The death of Now
No Clean SingingFollow “Undoubtedly, many of you visiting this page will already be familiar with the avant-garde Italian black metal project Derhead, thanks…” on Mar 9th, 2023 →
Derhead - The missing stars
Machine MusicFollow “Hey all. Thank you very much for your readership and support. You're the best people on planet earth (outside my…” on Feb 11th, 2023 →
LYKOTONON - The Apocryphal Self
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “The year draws to a close. New releases become more and more scarce. But leave it to your friends at…” on Dec 14th, 2022 →
Xenoglyph - Spiritfraud
TrebleFollow “A six-pack of heavy records that lean toward the psychedelic and the avant garde The post 6 Essential New Metal…” on Aug 30th, 2022 →
Homeskin - Moist With Regret
No Clean SingingFollow “Yesterday I went in search of musical beatings of various kinds. I’m not sure where that impulse came from, maybe…” on Jul 9th, 2022 →
An Isolated Mind - Like a Hurricane, She Wept
SPINFollow “Immolation have one of the most consistently great discographies in death metal. Their 11th album Acts of God, out this…” on Feb 15th, 2022 →
Grey Aura - Maria Segovia
Machine MusicFollow “Artist: Grey Aura Album: Zwart Vierkant Label: Onism Productions Favorite Song: "Het schuimspoor van de ramp" In a year packed…” on Dec 1st, 2021 →
Crystal Coffin - As Certain as the Grave
No Clean SingingFollow “(The music, the artwork, and the lyrics of Vancouver-based Crystal Coffin are fascinating in and of themselves, but reveal themselves…” on Nov 23rd, 2021 →
Crystal Coffin - The Starway Eternal
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite…” on Nov 10th, 2021 →
WRECHE - Mysterium
Echoes and DustFollow “The blastbeats keep Wreche within black metal's grim grasp but beyond those traditional sounds awaits the stargazing shimmer of post-black,…” on Oct 27th, 2021 →
LE CHANT NOIR - Priére á Satan
Decibel MagazineFollow “Despite a French-language name, Le Chant Noir hail from Brazil. The trio–featuring multi-instrumentalist Leonardo D. Pagani, bassist/guitarist Mantus, and vocalist…” on Oct 18th, 2021 →
Crystal Coffin - Shapeshifter Huntsman
Invisible OrangesFollow “All the new metal releasing between October 10th, 2021 and October 16th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from…” on Oct 11th, 2021 →
Maladie - Excidium - The Innocent Child
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn takes some time out of his busy schedule to celebrate some short but sweet releases by a variety…” on Sep 27th, 2021 →
Code - The Mad White Hair
Consequence of SoundFollow “Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence writers Joseph Schafer and Langdon Hickman. The focus is on noteworthy…” on Jun 25th, 2021 →
Victory Over the Sun - Nowherer
Invisible OrangesFollow “The latest EP from the Portland avant-garde black metal outfit is written and performed on stringed instruments that use a…” on May 24th, 2021 →