Mário Souto

Black Gangrene Productions • 19th June 2026

Press Release — Obsidian Dawn: Echoes of a New Dawn (2019)

Press release written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting "Echoes of a New Dawn", the second demo by enigmatic Black Metal entity Obsidian Dawn, raw and atmospheric in equal measure.

Black Gangrene Productions • 19th June 2026

Press Release — Arazubak: Arazubak (2020)

Press release written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting the self-titled debut full-length by US Raw Black Metal entity Arazubak, 30 minutes of crude, organic delirium.

Altare Productions • 19th June 2026

Press Release — Angrenost: Nox et Hiems (2017)

Press release written for Altare Productions presenting "Nox et Hiems", the second full-length by Portuguese Black Metal act Angrenost, a 63-minute opus released on gatefold double vinyl, limited to 300 copies.

Avantgarde Music • 20th May 2024

Press Release — Defacement: Duality (2024)

Press release for "Duality", the third full-length by Dutch extreme metal trio Defacement, released by Avantgarde Music in 2024. An immersive sonic voyage through twisted Death and Black Metal.

Black Gangrene Productions • 20th April 2021

Press Release — Valac: Burning Dawn of Vengeance

Press release written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting "Burning Dawn of Vengeance" by US Black Metal entity Valac, released on vinyl LP co-released with Banner of Blood.

6th July 2020

Biography — Corpus Christii

Band biography written for Corpus Christii, one of Portugal's seminal Black Metal acts.

Division PR • 28th February 2020

Press Release — Moon and Azure Shadow: Age of Darkness and Frost (Repose Records)

Press release written for Repose Records presenting the remastered reissue of "Age of Darkness and Frost" by US one-man project Moon and Azure Shadow, released on CD and vinyl LP, both limited to 300 copies.

Signal Rex • 15th September 2017

Press Release — Thy Sepulchral Moon: Contemptuous Retaliation Storm

Press release written for Signal Rex presenting "Contemptuous Retaliation Storm" by Thy Sepulchral Moon, released on purple pro-tape with obi strip, limited to 100 copies.

Altare Productions • 22nd July 2017

Press Release — Order of Darkness: Vrej (2017)

Press release written for Altare Productions presenting "Vrej", the debut full-length by US Black Metal entity Order of Darkness, released on limited vinyl LP.

Drakkar Productions • 20th July 2017

Scene Report — Portuguese Black Metal (2017)

Scene report commissioned by Drakkar Productions in 2017, presenting ten Portuguese black metal bands through concise individual texts. An overview of the underground scene's most relevant forces at the time.

Black Gangrene Productions • 1st March 2017

Black Gangrene Productions — Abysmal Despair #3 (2017)

Interviews, live reports, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' third print newsletter, covering Vlad Tepes, Vèrmibdrèb, Witch In Her Tomb, Ordo Omegae Absolutae, Inthyflesh, Mons Veneris, Infernüs and more.

Black Gangrene Productions • 16th February 2017

Promo Text — Virulent Specter: You Will Succumb to the Hate You Possess and Your Failures Will Destroy You (Demo)

Promotional text written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting the debut demo by Virulent Specter, released on limited pro-tape.

CvltNation (unpublished) • 6th January 2017

Live Review — Mons Veneris / Infernüs: Invicta Requiem Mass I (2016)

Live review of the Invicta Requiem Mass I, a Black Metal ritual held on 29 October 2016 featuring Infernüs and Mons Veneris. Captured on two releases: a 12" vinyl LP by Harvest of Death / Purodium Rekords (300 copies) and a cassette split by Signal Rex (80 copies).

Black Gangrene Productions • 1st January 2017

Promo Text — Vrasësinerëzve: Demo III

Promotional text written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting Vrasësinerëzve's Demo III, a 45-minute descent into voiceless, dissonant Dungeon Synth depravity.

Black Gangrene Productions • 1st August 2016

Black Gangrene Productions — Abysmal Despair #2 (2016)

Interviews, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' second print newsletter, covering Black Cilice, Tschernobyl, Faceless Entity and Australian underground acts.

Black Gangrene Productions • 1st June 2016

Black Gangrene Productions — Abysmal Despair #1 (2016)

Interviews, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' first print newsletter, covering Obskuritatem, Mons Veneris, Vèrmyapre Kommando and Ventos.

Altare Productions • 1st January 2016

Press Release — Ostots: Ezer Ezaren Araztasuna (2016)

Press release for "Ezer Ezaren Araztasuna", the third full-length by Basque Black Metal act Ostots, released on 12" LP by Altare Productions in cooperation with Skjold, limited to 250 copies.