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
Imperial Triumphant - Lexington Delirium (feat. Tomas Haake)
The QuietusFollow “Kez Whelan picks out the 20 best records from 2025 in metal, year of heartening cross-pollination and pushed limits, as…” 2 days ago →
COBALT - Gin
Machine MusicFollow “Felt like quoting Mary Favret this week, but can't find the energy to look for a good quote, mostly because,…” on Aug 2nd →
Grey Aura - Opgehangen afgrond
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Welcome to Kvlt Kolvmn. The temps are high, but our hearts remain frostbitten. Black metal excellence continues apace. Let's go.…” on Jun 27th →
Sigh - Death With Dishonor
Decibel MagazineFollow “Greetings, Decibel readers! I have an admission to make, I’ve never seen the first Friday the 13th film. I have…” on Jun 13th →
Grey Aura - Een uithangbord van wanhoop
Everything Is NoiseFollow “As the story of Zwart Vierkant draws to a close, Grey Aura paint the portrait of an artist disfigured by…” on May 2nd →
Scarcity - In The Basin Of Alkaline Grief
The QuietusFollow “Kez Whelan salutes one of the best years for metal in recent memory, and forces himself to pick just 20…” on Dec 10th, 2024 →
Maladie - Rebirth
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn highlights three of the more unusual albums from November) This time next week we’ll have begun my annual…” on Dec 2nd, 2024 →
Bríi - Baile Fantasma
Machine MusicFollow “"Will he be able to post even more "Ron is wasting his life away by writing idiotic metal lists"? Well,…” on Oct 13th, 2024 →
Scarcity - Venom & Cadmium
Destroy//ExistFollow “Venom & Cadmium emerges as the latest single and visual revelation from Scarcity's upcoming album, The Promise of Rain, slated…” on May 10th, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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 →