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Ostracism

Orbstruct

This was a solid slab of Death Metal. As I mentioned, the band isn’t trying to reinvent the genre, they are just here to create some punishing sounds, and mission accomplished.

Dejection Chrysalis

Dysentery

Let me put the Death Metal in general and especially the DYSENTERY fans at ease. What you get on “Dejection Chrysalis” can’t be construed as anything else that Brutal Death Metal.

Forever Winter

Unén

Musically the band know where they need to get their ideas from, and they are widely spread. Due to the musical genre UNÉN is using, there are the usual suspects, which I will not mention. The reason for that being is that I feel that you need to listen to the twelve songs on “Forever Winter” in their own merit, experience and judge them as their own entities instead of comparing them to any name I might have mentioned.

No Life ‘Til Leather, A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All

Various Artists

How do you review a tribute to an album that has changed the whole way you look at Metal? That has been a benchmark for other bands to try and equal, emulate or better (as if that was possible).

Umbra

Ellereve

One might consider this album being called Black Metal a stretch, but if you’ve been paying attention to the bended genre boundaries of the genre as of late, it makes more sense. The emotional weight of the album is probably the feature I find most impressive, and as I mentioned above, the titles of the songs match how you feel when you listen to them so well. An emotional rollercoaster, this is an album that I would recommend for all fans of dark music.

The Wounded Healer

Preyrs

I have to remind myself that sometimes, music is supposed to be fun and energetic, and that’s what “The Wounded Healer” by PREYRS is for me. It’s not overly complicated, and it’s dark enough to be interesting, and uses a bevy of emotions during the journey. Amy has an excellent voice as well.

Crossripper

Bastard Cröss

BASTARD CRÖSS comes on like they have a grudge against your eardrums that they need to resolve with insane urgency.

Crucible & Ruin

Howling Giant

As ever, HOWLING GIANT fuse melodic phrasing, sophisticated arrangements, and heavy psych riffs in a variety of permutations that are both inventive and visceral.

Bio Decay

Thrash Bombz

When I start to listen it is clear that the name of THRASH BOMBZ has been chosen for a reason. The Thrash Metal sounds that are being omitted from the speakers are quite tell-tale, as there is no doubt as to that is the musical genre that fills over 55 minutes of “Bio Decay”.

Different Universe (2CD)

Witchunters

Let me start by mentioning that if you want to get your money’s worth when buying a double album you can’t go wrong with “Different Universe” (2CD) by Italian band WITCHUNTERS. The original album already has a playing time of 70:05 minutes, while the “1985 – 1999 More Than A Demos Anthology” is another 67:36 minutes of traditional Heavy Metal.

Adorn

This album is a shining example of the expansiveness of the Black Metal genre in the past decade. If bright melodies work in other genres, why not here? They seem incompatible, but when the two combine, it’s a synergy that results. Hardened and torturous enough for purists, but also warm and inviting, it’s essentially the best of both worlds.

Egregious Defilement

Decrepit Altar

Three songs were just enough for me as a reviewer to taste what the band is offering here. There is very little melody, and plenty of dissonance. The instruments work well with the deep guttural vocals to provide a cold, sterile landscape of both hopelessness and nothingness.

Ex Nihilo

Malepeste

The declarative, symphonic ending of the album brought a note of majesty to it, and I would like to hear more of it. The album offered plenty, including aggression, somberness, and outright hopelessness. The French always have an impressive twist in their music, and this album is no exception.

Out of Step

Esthesis

This is one of those albums that you put on a rainy day in late fall, snuggled up with a blanket, and you can easily get lost in it. There is plenty of weight on the album, especially the emotional side, but the album is more about the mood they set. Sinister at times, and more benign at others, it sweeps the listener off their feet and takes them to an unfamiliar world that is oddly comforting. This is, without a doubt, a band to keep an eye on, and this is a masterclass in the use of atmosphere and emotion in music.

The World Under Unsun

Lunatic Soul

According to the internet, “The world under unsun” might best be understood as a world that exists in darkness. Not destroyed, but deprived of light. The album feels like standing at the edge of existence, staring into the space between what is living and what is lost, and the music drifts like mist across forgotten landscapes, pulling emotion from silence as much as from sound. The emotional weight of the album lies in its reflection. It’s a contemplation set to sound, a journey through metaphysical terrain that lies between the pulse of life and the silence that follows it. It’s progressive rock at its most human…a search for truth carried out in echoes, resonance, and light fading into darkness.

Azure

Nereis

This was a fun album to listen to, and sometimes even we Metalheads need that in our life. The music wasn’t overly complicated, overly serious, or overly heavy, although it did have some of these moments. Instead, the band chose to focus on two key ingredients in good music…melody and harmony. Indeed, what a fun ride is was.

Megalith

Olde Throne

This was an excellent album. It was aggressive enough for purists, but the history interwoven in each song made it more memorable for me. I felt like I was dropped into the old country of Ireland centuries ago, in order to experience what it was like first hand. The music swept me away in that regard, and it was thoughtful, and considerate, in a filthy way of course.

Disse Fugle Får Ingen At Se

Morild

This was a fantastic album. In modern Black Metal, and boundaries are not nearly as narrow as they were, and MORILD takes full advantage of stretching them. In addition to the trademark aggression, there are also atmospheric passages, even melodies, and they connect everything with a darkness that you just can’t shake.

Angel

Unprocessed

I genuinely thought they wouldn’t be able to better “...And Everything In Between”, but they have. UNPROCESSED have produced my album of the year with “Angel”. I dare anyone to make me listen to anything more impressive than this.

Land Of The Damned

RVH Project

“Land Of The Damned” actually is released on the day that this review is published, 30 October 2025. And to say that this is a huge improvement in comparison with the debut album is quite the understatement.

Collapse

The Hyena Kill

At first listen I was very sceptical at what I was listening to. I felt the music of THE HYENA KILL was all over the place, until I realised that I was comparing every song with opening song “Sly”.

Lifeblood

Raphael Weinroth-Browne

This album is definitely not for the faint of heart, or for those who love traditional Heavy Music. You have to be a lot more open and, in this case, very adventurous. Not only that but you need to be partial to a bit of Classical Music, whilst also loving your AOR and/or Melodic/Heavy Rock.

Witness The Power

Denial Of Life

This is the first I have ever heard of DENIAL OF LIFE, and not to put a fine point on it, but this “Witness The Power” EP is one that will have your ears and brain working from start to finish. The way singer Brenna Gowin starts to try and expel her intestines from her innards when she starts shouting is nothing less than impressive.

Symptoms V

Maladie

This was a very strange but impressive album…based in Black Metal, but with the modern day established boundaries of nearly anything goes, it warps and bend the guard rails to the point of almost breaking. Progressive elements abound, and they offer a rich seasoning to the already hearty stew. The five songs offer a lot of diversity, and their musicianship is off the charts.

Zasypia

Gorycz

This is an impossible album to pigeonhole into a specific genre. Darkness is really the only constant, and it’s pervasive. I also appreciate how the band lures in the listener with semi-jovial tones only to slice your throat clean through. It’s a unique, but very troubling sound.

Songs Of Hiraeth

Panopticon

“Songs Of Hiraeth” is the album that never happened.The songs were written between 2009 and […]

Kalamity Kills

Kalamity Kills are a hard rock band who were formed in East Nashville, Tennessee by […]

Van Woede Tot Wanhoop

Onrust

Much of the album is cold and sterile, and that keeps within the themes the band discusses. But the music is also emotional and can clearly be felt. It feels dirty, and uncomfortable, even going so far as to call it repulsive. Indeed, it was not meant for an easy listen.

World Maker

Psychonaut

This album is a testament to the dual nature of Progressive Metal, where weight and wonder coexist in perfect balance. The tone of the record shifts constantly. Melodies move like moods, shadowed and reflective one moment, luminous and soaring the next. It’s an album of contrasts…brutal, mechanical grooves give way to passages of near-celestial beauty. This is music that weighs on the listener yet uplifts them. It’s heavy not just in tone, but in meaning…the kind of heaviness that stays with you long after the final note fades, reminding you that beauty and burden often share the same space.

Prismer I

Blackshape

There are mountains out there…valleys…lush forests, and more colors than you through possible. Although the album points out these possibilities with power, weight, melody, and musicianship, it also leaves you to make your own decisions. You know the saying…you can lead a horse to water…

Architecture du Vertige

Përl

The album title translates to “architecture of vertigo” in English, producing imagery of dizzying heights, disorientation, and awe, suggesting something grand, overwhelming, and perhaps both beautiful and unsettling. This is exactly how the music made me feel. Much of the album was drenched in somber tones, with occasional peaks of light, but they managed to keep it buried in shadows and in the realm of mystery. It was definitely an engaging listen for me.

Broken Mind

Meteora

Broken Mind” may miss the catchiness of typical symphonic Metal releases, but the sound offers well-composed symphonic Metal and symphonic Death Metal tracks for fans who love genre twists

Is There Salvation?

Darkness Surrounding

“Is There Salvation?” has the best elements of traditional melodic Death Metal: powerful guitar riffs, dark melodies, and great lead guitar solos

Lykke

Sunken

I don’t believe I’ve ever heard an album packed with this much emotion. In the moment, it sweeps you away, and after, it leaves you deeply contemplative. That is the very essence of great music.

Unwell

Liminal Spirit

Although I struggle to find an audience for this album, it is noteworthy that the subject matter is strongly reflected in the music, and that is no easy feat. I would characterize this is something for Metal fans who think outside the box and don’t need to be spoon fed the typical Metal sound.

Czarty Polskie

Czart

CZART’s “Czarty Polskie” is a watershed album. They legitimize the whole AI metal endeavor . . . and if that sounds like sacrilege, remember metalheads have a long tradition of treading heretical paths.

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Disse Fugle Får Ingen At Se

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