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A Stiff One

The Refreshments

THE REFRESHMENTS are popular because they have market appeal, which is a fancy way of saying they’re good. So, if you can be open-minded enough, go get you “A Stiff One.”

Graves, Release Your Dead

The Coffinshakers

THE COFFINSHAKERS. Country Horror. A great comeback album. A rare treat indeed.

Hebetudo Mentis

Hands of Orlac

HANDS OF ORLAC sound like a Hammer Horror movie looks . . . but in Italian and a lot sexier.

The Islands

VAK

On September 1, 2023 VAK released their third album. It is complex, virulent, and sludgy as fuck.

Tundra

Jord

All together "Tundra" is an impressive follow up to “Måne,” maintaining a steady trajectory upward.

Graven Dägger

GRAVEN DÄGGER is a lo-fi, instrumental Stoner Metal band verging on a strange hinterland of a fusion of Psych and Dungeon.

Under My Skin

S.O.R.M.

“Under My Skin” is a solid full-length debut from S.O.R.M., certainly meeting the expectation set by their 2020 EP, “Hellraiser.”

Full Circle

Dead Feathers

DEAD FEATHERS is a Psych Blues Rock band from Chicago. America’s answer to BLUES PILLS.

Iterations

Tortuga

While I admire the band’s commitment to sticking to clean vocals, but mixing in some harsh vocals once in a while could provide some more dynamism to the album.

The Spectrophobia – F41.1

It was a painful listen for me. There is a lot wrong with the album that detailing it would just be adding insult to injury. Suffice to say, it’s a skip for me.

Lunar Eclipture

Galundo Tenvulance

Hailing from Japan comes GALUNDO TENVULANCE, a Melodic/Symphonic Death Metal band formed just a few […]

Dybbuk

Catafalque

From Bandcamp, “Dybbuk” is an extreme and abrasive album that marries the exhaustive and overwhelming […]

The Dark Age

Shūnyatā

From Bandcamp, “SHUNYATA takes the listener through the dark passages of the frozen landscapes. Their […]

Terror Management Theory

TEMIC

From Bandcamp, “TEMIC are just one album in, but to reach this point, this supergroup […]

Ergo Atlas

Apotheus

From Bandcamp, “Millions of years after “The Far Star” mission took place, an artificial intelligence […]

To Wilt Beneath the Stars

Starlit Melancholy

From Indiana, USA, comes Atmospheric Black Metal band STARLIT MELANCHOLY, with Jesse Guzman as the […]

At One with the Night Sky

Lightlorn

From their EPK, “following the dissolution of his previous band, Renwar formed LIGHTLORN as a […]

Death Awaits

Blind Equation

From Prosthetic Record’s webpage, “Chicago, Illinois emotional cybergrind mainstay BLIND EQUATION has announced their much-anticipated […]

Ghost of Humanity

Ice Giant

From Bandcamp, “Ghost of Humanity" is a concept album that follows the final survivors of […]

Silence

Rorcal

Hailing from Switzerland, this message was on the band’s Bandcamp page: “Hope is a chimera. […]

Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 1

Night Verses

NIGHT VERSES is a Progressive Metal band. I was unable to gather much information on […]

A Dialogue with the Eeriest Sublime

Vertebra Atlantis

VERTEBRA ATLANTIS is an Experimental/Black/Death Metal band from Italy, formed in 2019. This is their […]

The Spiral Labyrinth

Solnegre

From their EPK, “The album is divided into six pieces, with an approximate duration of […]

Eveil

Antipod

From their EPK, “It's hard to stick a label on this album. With a Metal […]

Soundtrack for the End Times

Mercenary

With “Soundtrack to the End Times,” MERCENARY reminds you that you can still hear originality in the genre. Their subtle use of keyboards, fat, expansive riffs, varied vocals, and wonderful melodies lead the charge in the modern movement.

Let the Sun Swallow All

Biledriver

BILEDRIVER’s “Let the Sun Swallow All” is an dangerous and dramatic trip through a door to your psyche that you probably shouldn’t open.

End

Explosions in the Sky

Think of the possibilities, cast aside your doubts, and take the proper steps. Although life can give you chains, they are all breakable. That kind of hope is what I get from this album.

Let the Truth Speak

Earthside

“Let the Truth Speak” is veritable opus of challenging and complex music that is just so easy to listen to. This is a contender for “Album of the Year” for me. Gentlemen…start your engines and get ready for the ride of your life.

Of Red Barren Earth

Sonus Mortis

“Of Barren Red Earth” is a shining example of what happens when extra care is given to song writing.

Imperium

Necrotted

All in all, NECROTTED’s “Imperium” is a fantastic late year surprise for me and I found myself enjoying it quite a bit.

How It Ends

Primordial

If this is the beginning of the end, perhaps it is best they do call it a day.

What If This Was Everything

Solus Grief

Smartly written and takes the listener on a dark path.

Oblatio

Snake Healer

If the band can trim the fat and focus on actual musical pieces, I suspect their future full length will be a big hit indeed.

Abhorrent Dimensions

Sepulchral Curse

One of the best death metal albums I’ve heard in the second half the year and an absolute banger of an album.

Conquering Magnificent Halls

HÅN

Black metal that is both atmospheric and powerful, without being too abstract or raw.

Mazzaroth

Sodomisery

SODOMISERY’s ‘Mazzaroth’ is an album that needs to be heard because it definitely deserves to make some year-end best of lists.

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A Stiff One

The Refreshments

Graves, Release Your Dead

The Coffinshakers

Hebetudo Mentis

Hands of Orlac

The Islands

VAK

Tundra

Jord

Graven Dägger

Graven Dägger

Under My Skin

S.O.R.M.

Full Circle

Dead Feathers

Iterations

Tortuga

The Spectrophobia – F41.1

The Spectrophobia – F41.1

Lunar Eclipture

Galundo Tenvulance

Dybbuk

Catafalque

The Dark Age

Shūnyatā

Terror Management Theory

TEMIC

Ergo Atlas

Apotheus

To Wilt Beneath the Stars

Starlit Melancholy

At One with the Night Sky

Lightlorn

Death Awaits

Blind Equation

Ghost of Humanity

Ice Giant

Silence

Rorcal

Every Sound Has a Color in the Valley of Night: Part 1

Night Verses

A Dialogue with the Eeriest Sublime

Vertebra Atlantis

The Spiral Labyrinth

Solnegre

Eveil

Antipod

Soundtrack for the End Times

Mercenary

Let the Sun Swallow All

Biledriver

End

Explosions in the Sky

Let the Truth Speak

Earthside

Of Red Barren Earth

Sonus Mortis

Imperium

Necrotted

How It Ends

Primordial

What If This Was Everything

Solus Grief

Oblatio

Snake Healer

Abhorrent Dimensions

Sepulchral Curse

Conquering Magnificent Halls

HÅN

Mazzaroth

Sodomisery

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