Horns up! As the days get shorter and the world gets darker it’s time to turn out the lights, ignite a few candles and settle in for a head-long dive into the cavernous depths of Chinese metal. Old and new, black and melodic, fast and slow, evil and eviler — our October Spotify mix has everything from early classics of the genre to fresh new takes by young bands plying their trade and incinerating their amps today. Listen here:

More Chinese Metal:

Yin: A Taste of China’s Black Metal Renaissance

Though Black Metal occupies a small niche within China’s sub-cultural landscape, a few new bands and old scene heads are pushing the genre into new territories

Article Mar 29, 2019

Yin: Mongolian Folk Metal from Hohhot/Beijing Band Nine Treasures

Nine Treasures incorporates Mongolian morin khuur and Chinese guzheng in their hard-hitting, Buddhist-themed new video “Bodhicitta”

Article Mar 01, 2019

Yin: Unholy Black Metal from Nanchang’s Be Persecuted

Article Aug 17, 2018

Cover photo: Zuriaake (Bandcamp)