(written by Islander)

One of the reasons we enjoy hosting premieres is that they sometimes introduce us to bands we quickly realize we should have paid attention to before. The Belgian progressive black metal group Nyrak is now one of those bands, making their first (and long overdue) appearance among our shredded pages.

If we had been paying closer attention, we would have witnessed their evolution from a solo studio project created in 2021 by Belgian musician Guy Van Nieuwenhove (aka Nevel of Gotmoor) into a fully-fledged group capable of live performances. We also would have discovered the still-ongoing evolution of the music beginning with the debut album Malvs (2022) and continuing through a second album named Devourer of All (2024) and their Faceless Tyrant EP released this past spring.

But now we know who they are, thanks to this lyric-video premiere of a song from Nyrak‘s third album Phoenix Mortis, which is set for release on October 20th by Void Wanderer Productions. Continue reading »