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Are You Listening

Bonafide

“Are You Listening” is once again proof that BONAFIDE is a very good band with a long shelf life

Evil Legions

Battalion

I have to conclude that “Evil Legions” was and is a rather nice demo by BATTALION, and very deserving of a rerelease.

Babylon

Lynch Mob

This was a tired and uninspired effort to me sounds like a release for the sake of a release, meaning that none of those trademark Lynch riffs or solos was anywhere to be found. Understand this: it is very hard for bands that have been around this long to continue to make good and original material, but this doesn’t even come close.

Back From Hell

Siegrid Ingrid

The Brazilian Thrash Metal/Hardcore Beast is back from Hell to conquer you all!

At the Somber Steps to Serenity

Xorsist

More of the same in terms of Swedish Death Metal.

Killing Machine

Sacrifix

Face the Olçd School Thrash Metal attack from these slaughters from São Paulo, and blow your ears off!

Point of No Return

Michael Catton

The first album solo of Michael catton is really a great surprise!

Primal Forces

La Chinga

This Canadian band that has a lot of to offer to Rock 'n' Roll and Hard Rock fans. Come on, take a bit on this album!

Antithesis

Hatematter

A blend between Modern Metal, Melodic Death Metal and more can be found on this precious release! It shines with life!

Electric Jihad

Dictator Ship

This album is so fun that is able to make you forget the problems... A true Rock 'n' Roll experience!

Live By the Sword

Cardinals Folly

This Swedish Doom Metal trio has a lot to offer, indeed...

Hittin’ the Target

Bürner

What about some dirty Hard Rock/Rock 'n' Roll free of compromisses that isn't to give and have fun?

Regeneration

Guhts

This was indeed a deeply emotional album. The music painted a picture of failure and regret, and the vocals more along the lines of anguish and torture.

Parasomnia

Dead Cosmonauts

If you give it a chance, this album can vibe with the most staunch Metalhead, because it wields various shades of sonority like a wizard crafting spells. The key are the swells and retreats, as they are very well placed, and the result is an album that is vibrant, alive, contemplating, and energizing.

Songs for Satan

Dopelord

Get ready for a trip south of heaven as we serenade Beelzebub from the land that brought us pierogi’s, Madam Curie and Mike “Meathead” Stivic, delivering hypnotic stoner/doom metal.

Solsorte

Blackbird Angels

Tracii Guns (LA GUNS) is back with a mission to deliver straight forward rock and roll influenced by the music he grew up worshipping as a teenager.

Chief City

Chief City

This was a fairly typical Sludge/Stoner Doom album that showed peaks of creativity, and was easy to enjoy. I always applaud a new band’s debut effort, because it takes a lot to get there. For their next outing, if they can work in more of their own unique personality, it could go a long way.

Dark Parade

Cirith Ungol

CIRITH UNGOL’s sixth full-length studio album is dark, down, and mean.

This Heathen Land

Green Lung

Maybe it’s all the folk horror I’ve been binging, but GREEN LUNG has never sounded better.

Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge

Wolves In The Throne Room

Although only four songs long, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM remind the listener that they have power, creativity, excitement, and a deep well of songwriting skills. They take advantage of pushing every boundary the genre has to offer, while staying true to their roots and the traditions of the genre, and prove that American Black Metal is just as vital as their overseas genre mates.

Pegasus

Dayshell

I was mostly impressed with the care and attention that Shayley put into this album. The personal touch is unabashedly his, and he doesn’t care what critics may think about it or how genre purists might label it. Arden enough for most Metalheads, but also melodic and catchy, in a nutshell, it’s just damn good music.

Global Worming

Endseeker

ENDSEEKER deliver traditional, Swedish inspired Death Metal with the typical chainsaw guitar sound and a smart mixture of fast, mid-tempo, and slower tracks

Breath Of The Tomb

Left To Rot

LEFT TO ROT leave a promising mark on the Death Metal market and traditional Death Metal fans will dig "Breath Of The Tomb"

Mea Cupla

Frozen Wreath

What does a frozen wreath signify? A wreath is a symbol of victory, hope, and love. A frozen one suspends these elements forever. The band’s title reflects these feelings very well, and after I listen to it, I have to shake off the chill.

Heartrot

Bjørkø

Solo albums from musicians from well-known bands can be hit or miss…but this one’s a hit. Tomi reaches deep into his pockets and produced an album rich in diversity and several different styles. Critics could argue that it lacks an overall sense of identity, but I believe that is where the magic lies.

The Long War

Bull Elephant

At its core it was Doom, but they band refused to be held by the sometimes narrow borders that define the genre. Instead, they expanded out into uncharted territory, The album was engaging, and the musicianship strong. The production was right where it should be, and this is an example of high quality Doom Metal.

Pestilence

Draconicon

Draconicon is back with their second release directly from Italy.

Welcome to the Show

Stonemiller Inc.

If someone asks if the 80s Hard Rock can be updated to the present keeping its elements, show this person this album!

Throne of Grief

Tumanduumband

A brutal form of Sludge/Doom Metal, done in an experimental and different way.

Last Rites/The Final Blessing

St. Madness

And the North Amrican madness spreads its wings again on this nnew release of the quartet. Fun, weight and good music, so what are you waiting for?

Land of the Greeks

Pagan Throne

The Greek myths and more on the new release of this Brazilian Pagan Black Metal act.

Silence By The Raging Sea

Occult Hand Order

Maybe one can be seeing the birth of Progressive Stoner Metal/Rock on this release of the band.

Wrath of the Witch

Corrosive

A Death Metal opera for all the world to hear!

What a God Could Be

72 Legions

A fine combonation between melodic Death Metal and modern Metal elements can be found here.

Joker And Clowns

Blade

Finland brings back the Hard Rock from the 80/90’s .

Hungering Inside

Miara

Let’s start with the positives. Many band in this style stumble early on trying to push the Death side of the genre over the Melodic side, but MIARA is equally adept at both. If it wasn’t for the founding fathers of the genre existing, I would love this sound. As it is however, it is just too much of a copy of these bands without anything original to offer fans.

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