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Blind Leading The Blind
Sweet Freedom
SWEET FREEDOM? Really? So, this is not RAINBOW, or DEEP PURPLE? It’s not even WHITESNAKE or even MSG? And the singer isn’t JOE LYNN TURNER or his little brother? Are you sure? Well, if you are sure, I’ll go ahead and review this as the debut album by this current version of SWEET FREEDOM.
Psychedelic Enigma
Them
Musically these guys are clearly very well versed in reading each-others minds and complementing what they do in such a way that it all sounds as coherent as superglue. It makes going through the 56 minutes of playing time that “Psychedelic Enigma” holds rather easy to endure.
Firebrand
Ring Van Möbius
I can tell you that if you aren’t giving your full attention to the music that is being played, you are in danger of finding it long, winding, very expansive and even boring from time to time. Whilst when you do listen carefully, preferably with your headphones on and your eyes closed, you will be transported into a world of beautiful surroundings and atmospheric soundscapes.
Save Us From Ourselves
Mattador
Hailing from Puerto Rico, Mattador combined the slick, hook-driven sound of bands like Dokken and […]
Tale of the Two: Dusk
Dragon Throne
I now know what a koto, an erhu, and a shakuhachi are!
Songs Of White Lion Volume III
Mike Tramp
So for the final instalment in this trilogy of “Songs Of White Lion” comes “Volume […]
Society’s Pact With Satan
Cathedral
On this EP you hear all the elements that were needed to make CATHEDRAL into the band they were. It’s all properly and expertly put together in just one song. If this is their last hoorah, then the band couldn’t have gone out in a better way than with “Society’s Pact With Satan”.
Hallucinating Anxiety (Reissue)
Cadaver
I don’t care if you’re a Death metal fanatic, a Thrash Metal nutcase, a NAPALM DEATH admirer or even a Grindcore groveller, you need to take your time and listen to CADAVER on this reinvented version of “Hallucinating Anxiety”. I can assure you that you’ll like it at least as much as I do, if not more.
Light And Desolation
Blizaro
The world is a wonderful place, where a lot of interesting things happen. Some of those will enthral you, while others will disappoint you. The fact that you never know beforehand which is the case, you get and embrace the surprise. Well, that is definitely the case with BLIZARO, a one man band from Rochester in the state of New York.
Warren Of Necrosis
Black Rabbit
BLACK RABBIT has come out stronger this time. When I was listening to “Chronolysis”, it felt that the band just let go, and damned be the consequences. It made for some uneven levels on that wile, while on “Warren Of Necrosis” it is a lot more in sync with each other.
Spelled By Fire
Angelo Perlepes' Mystery
What I am listening to is a combination of the music that ALCATRAZZ used to make on their first albums, when YNGWIE MALMSTEEN was the guitarist in question, combined with the debut album of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN’S RISING FORCE and even some GRAHAM BONNET era RAINBOW.
Spear of Conquest
Summoning Hellgates
Overall, the album was delightfully wicked, and the vocals were every bit as dark and aggressive as the music. If you want to take a fiery joy ride downward into Hell, climb aboard.
Cloven Tongues of Fire
The Ominous Circle
Overall, their amalgam of Death and Black Metal was indeed both dark and intense. They build a cocoon of shadows with the deftness of a spider crafting a web and just leave it there to ensnare anyone with a morbid curiosity with their death.
Execration
Bloodtruth
Yes, this was a great listen. Yes, I want more.
The Fire Brethren
Abominator
The amount of times I've compared this album to white noise is weird...
Reformatiom
Stråle
...unpolished polished-ness...
Golden Tears of Love and Sorrow
Orob
France is one of the hot beds for modern Metal these days. The album walks a feral line of Post-Black Metal and the expanding horizons of Progressive Metal that it keeps brushing up against like a hand on a forbidden door. It’s harsh, but not primitive, expansive, but never polished to sterility. The interplay creates a kind of emotional chiaroscuro. You feel the darkness, but you can also sense the shapes surviving within it. It’s music that claws upward even as it sinks deeper, and that contradiction is what makes it compelling.
Bianca
Bianca
This was an uncommon sound, fueled by dual opposing vocal styles. They lure you in, with seductive notes, and then eat your soul with all the fire and hatred of Hell itself. The music undulates with the vocals…at times, as raging as a tsunami, and at other times, calm. The fires burn deeply on the album, like a festering wound that has added salt for more pain, and topped with a barbed dagger inserted into the lesion.
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CZART
CZART is an experimental metal band hailing from Poland. The concept behind their debut album, “Czarty Polskie,” has been controversial not only for the AI debate but for the many references to Polish demonology. On All Hallows Eve, Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, caught up with members of CZART to discuss everything from AI to the reasons why metal resonates so much in Poland to whether we are living in the best of times or the worst. Most importantly, they discuss the beloved CZART goat.
Sam Graff
Agenbite Misery
AGENBITE MISERY hails from New Hampshire. In February 2026, the band will be releasing their debut album, "Remorse of Conscience." The album is an experimental metal interpretation of "Ulysses" by James Joyce. This month Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, was able to catch up with Sam Graff (guitars, vocals, synth) to discuss the some deeper details about the band, their aspirations, and their upcoming album as well as the curious link between literature and metal.
Stefano Fiorelli
Warcoe
WARCOE hails from Pesaro, Italy. Formed in 2021, following the year of our plague, the Doom trio has been blazing a trail through the Italian Doom scene with one monumental album after the other. On September 26, 2025 they released their third full-length album, “Upon Tall Thrones,” which not only weighed in at 8/10 on the Metal Temple scales but hit #1 on Doom Charts for September 2025. This month Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, was able to catch up with Stefano Fiorelli (guitars, vocals) to discuss the origin story of WARCOE, details of their latest album, and even speculate on the impacts of AI and streaming platforms.
Jacob Curwen
All Hell
All Hell has been described as a Blackened Thrash band, but they are much more. On October 10, 2025, the trio for Ashville, North Carolina release their fifth full-length album, "Sunsetter," via Terminus Hate City. Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, caught up with Jacob Curwen (vocals, guitars) to discuss topics ranging from the band's origins to the details of "Sunsetter" to AI in metal.
Koen Mattheuws
Primal Creation
Primal Creation are a five piece thrash metal band that came together in 2007, but […]
Markus Wikander
Leach
Leach started out as a melodic death/thrash metal band from their native country of Sweden, […]
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Guns 'N' Roses, Machine Head, Papa Roach, Gojira, Apocalyptica, Mastodon and Within Temptation at Wacken 2025
Wacken, Germany
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July 30, 2025
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LORNA SHORE brings the hellfire to Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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October 6, 2025
Oklahoma City threw down like the weekend never ended when LORNA SHORE brought their North […]
CHEVELLE headlines The Criterion OKC
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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September 14, 2025
CHEVELLE brought down the house for a sold out show at The Criterion in Oklahoma […]
Gideon, Unity TX, and Locust Grove at Beer City Music Hall
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GIDEON tore up the stage at Beer City Music Hall in Oklahoma City with high […]
Killswitch Engage, KUBLAI KHAN TX, and more in Oklahoma City
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30 Years of KORN at BOK Center Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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October 23, 2024
After 30 years, KORN is still one of the best live bands in the business and they never disappoint.
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Metal Temple Mourns the Passing of Marcos "Metal Mark" Garcia
September 5, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our brother and friend, […]
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This year has been very busy with Metal releases of every genre, proving that Metal […]
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First, a brief statement. I reviewed over 600 albums this year as Editor-In-Chief, and music […]
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December 11, 2024
For this year, I kept my blog limited to strickly what I have reviewed this year through either Metal Temple or my Doomed For Metal blog. I purposely tried to keep a variety of styles, although there is a little more doom considering that's my favorite genre. I purposely left big, near mainstream bands off the list as I'm here to help bring exposure to the underground.
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