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Voyage of the Dead Marauder

Alestorm

The crew of Captain Morgan is back! Hear to this fine mix between Power Metal and Folk Metal and be ready for boarding!!!!

A Mind Designed to Destroy Beautiful Things

Slôdder

Pay attention to this manic Swedish Sludge Metal's quintet, and blow your ears!

Burning The Mortal Coil

Severe Lacerations

This band carries on the torch of UK's Death Metal to the future.

Revelation

Serpents Oath

The Fall is guaranteed as you hear to this masterpiece of Black Metal created by this Belgian quintet!

Warfield Forever

Necronemesis

A new and better release from this Old School Death Metal band.

Premalignant

Feral Forms

A fine release for this young act of Death/Black Metal from Italy.

Oozing Radioactive Vomition

Cryptworm

Are you ready for a massive blow of Old School Death Metal in your ears? Than listen to this album!

Tellus Timeline

Autumn’s Child

This was a solid album with a lot of strong melodies, and the band managed to capture some of the magic of the past in the songs. Let “Tellus Timeline” take you back to the glory days of AOR, and just lose yourself in the album.

Like Twisted Bones of Fallen Giants

Hollow Woods

This was a solid release. Many Black Metal bands can rely too much on the sounds of the past, but here, the band varies up their sound. At times depressing, and at other times angry, it paint the music in the same vein as the album title…despair, and death.

Oceans

Cemetery of Scream

Electronics in Goth music? Catchy, exciting songs? Why not? I have always said that when you give a band 14 years between album releases, you are going to get one of two things: A band who stayed the same and let the years pass them, or a band who is busy pioneering their own path and is cognizant of the genre changes. Oddly, in this case, the band shows a remarkable ability to stay true to their roots while shifting just enough to keep fresh and intriguing.

Avalanche

Temple Balls

Yes, I know, the band’s name sounds like a sex toy, or maybe a male sexual disease….sorry I’ll get my mind out of the gutter and get back to the business at hand and delve into this hard rock album that promises to “set your friggin’ pants on fire.”

Warp Speed Warriors

DragonForce

DRAGONFORCE's back with a massive Power/Speed Metal bombing!!!!

Another Side of You

Illumishade

For me, the album is all about balance and temperament. There are plenty of heavy, Djent moments from the guitar work, but they don’t overbalance the melodies. Nor do the melodies outshine the weight. Some of the structures they create are nothing short of gorgeous, but they also fuel your darker side and need for bloody meat.

Destination Dystopia

Burden Of Grief

“Destination Dystopia” is a gift for all melodic Death Metal fans, who love old school melodeath with epic melodies, and a melancholic twist

Sound Of Demise

Nail Within

“Sound Of Demise” will surely have its share of fans, but it is not an album that will be remembered for a long time

Infinite Mortality

Replicant

infinite planes of ever shifting realities. A variety of sickening moods and worried feels are reached when listening to this insane album but the trip is well worth braving this great unknown.

Beyond The Palest Star

Vorga

With “Beyond The Palest Star,” VORGA have successfully managed to create an album that more focused on the heavier, extreme aspects of their sound yet managed to still expand upon their imaginative, atmo side.

Maelstrom

Uragh

I can’t say enough about the importance of the bass in the mix, as many bands ignore that. The album is both desolate and raging at the same time. But at its core, is a deep dissonance that takes hold inside the listener, and makes him sick from the inside out.

Theurgia

Thy Shining Curse

This was an excellent album, and it’s hard to imagine that it was created by one person. His attention to detail, and his musicianship is very strong, and the juxtaposition of melody with Death Metal is delicately balanced.

Die Falle

Bergrizen

“Die Falle” is a missive from the epicenter of a hideous conflict, chronicling man’s inhumanity to man.

Burial Moon

If BURIAL MOON is being reticent about disclosing who they are, they are at least more forthcoming about their subject matter with song titles that second as actual lyrics.

Ombra

The Moor

I don’t believe I have ever heard any album with so much wasted potential. The band uses a lot of different sounds, but always falls backwards after several bars. They also have talent, but their approach to songwriting is akin to not being able to dig yourself out of a hole that is shallow, and should present only a minor challenge.

Fight In Me

Ignescent

This delicious album could be called "When Hard Rock and Modern Metal" unite, because it's what you'll find on it!

Phantazein

Cognizance

A massive blow of energy is unleashed by this quintet that dares to mix Melodic/Technical Death Metal with touches of Deathcore.

Ceremonial Blood Worship

Morbid Sacrifice

A pure Black/Death bloodpuke in the ears is what this album is upo to!

All Witches Shall Burn

Panzerchrist

This 4-tracks EP deserves to be faced as a pure breed release into Blackened Death Metal/Black/Death Metal, and these veterans are riding their chariot from Hell with blood and fire in their eyes!!!!

Silo

Shrapnel Storm

This Death Metal quintet is pointing their musical warheads to your ears!!!! Surrender NOW!

Sacrum Funeral

Cultum Interitum

This is a fine Black/Death Metal act from Poland that really deserves to be heard.

It Leads To This

The Pineapple Thief

I can’t help but being mesmerized by the sheer quality that THE PINEAPPLE THIEF is bringing us on “It Leads To This”.

Prayers Of War

Steel Rath

The fact that STEEL RATH are able to write quite good songs does help a lot. Every song has that feel of being very old, whilst still fitting in the current way of making Metal music.

Brethren of the Coast

Silverbones

And no, although they sing about war and such “Brethren of the Coast” could not just as easy have been a SABATON or MANOWAR record. This is much too heavily into the Melodic Heavy Metal meets Power Metal range, without ever becoming too epic.

Valkyrie

Emerald Rage

EMERALD RAGE has the ability to use a lot of influences and sounds and mix them up in such a way that it stays interesting all through the album. That does mean that for over 53 minutes you will be concentrating on everything that the band is throwing at you.

Eg Er Framand

Sylvaine

The fact that the vocals are sung in her native language only adds to the mystery of the album. I honestly don’t want the lyrical translation into English. Kathrine’s vocals are elegant, sublime, and pure artistry, and for an album with so little sonority, its impact can be felt for miles away.

Save Our Souls

Sujin

Overall, this as a good album in terms of two things. First, the level of intensity was very strong, so ardent Metalheads will like this. Second, there was just enough melody to counterbalance some of the more brutal aspects of their music. If I could offer one critique, it would be for the band to take more chances and step outside of the perceived patterns that guide the genre boundaries, because I believe they have a lot that they could offer to the fans.

Blackened Heartbeat

Secret Sphere

With “Blackened Heartbeat,” SECRET SPHERE presents themselves as they aspire to be musically today. This […]

Karma

Myrath

Catchy, melodic sensibility, unabashed massive hooks, style, and musicianship is what the album offers to the fans. The album has that perfect balance between weight and melody as well. This is the band’s sixth full-length album, and they show zero signs of slowing down.

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Voyage of the Dead Marauder

Alestorm

A Mind Designed to Destroy Beautiful Things

Slôdder

Burning The Mortal Coil

Severe Lacerations

Revelation

Serpents Oath

Warfield Forever

Necronemesis

Premalignant

Feral Forms

Oozing Radioactive Vomition

Cryptworm

Tellus Timeline

Autumn’s Child

Like Twisted Bones of Fallen Giants

Hollow Woods

Oceans

Cemetery of Scream

Avalanche

Temple Balls

Warp Speed Warriors

DragonForce

Another Side of You

Illumishade

Destination Dystopia

Burden Of Grief

Sound Of Demise

Nail Within

Infinite Mortality

Replicant

Beyond The Palest Star

Vorga

Maelstrom

Uragh

Theurgia

Thy Shining Curse

Die Falle

Bergrizen

Burial Moon

Burial Moon

Ombra

The Moor

Fight In Me

Ignescent

Phantazein

Cognizance

Ceremonial Blood Worship

Morbid Sacrifice

All Witches Shall Burn

Panzerchrist

Silo

Shrapnel Storm

Sacrum Funeral

Cultum Interitum

It Leads To This

The Pineapple Thief

Prayers Of War

Steel Rath

Brethren of the Coast

Silverbones

Valkyrie

Emerald Rage

Eg Er Framand

Sylvaine

Save Our Souls

Sujin

Blackened Heartbeat

Secret Sphere

Karma

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