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Same Drug New High

Gluecifer

I don’t care what your status is emotionally, if “Same Drug New High” doesn’t make you feel better than I haven’t got a clue what will. I know that every time I listen to this GLUECIFER album I get a big smile on my face, start tapping my foot and nodding my head. Welcome back!!

Apocalypse Inc

Frozen Factory

The eclectic mix of styles and musical directions actually works on “Apocalypse Inc”, the fourth album by FROZEN FACTORY. Somehow, they have adopted the ability to make all the different angles come together in a way that the blending is almost unnoticeable, but still very much present when you really take a listen.

Equinox

Equilibrium

When I saw this on the to do list of METAL TEMPLE, the combination of musical styles had me intrigued. That is why I requested this review as mine. I like some Metalcore, just as I love some Folk Metal, but they have to get it right to get me really going. The question that I will be asking myself here is whether EQULIBRIUM has the ability to mix them in such a way that it will blow me away.

Ready To Fight

Cremate

“Ready to Fight” is the rebirth of CREMATE, a band forged in the Athens underground of the early 90s. Built on the foundation of their cult demo “End of Time” (1993), this EP reimagines the raw Death/Thrash spirit of the past with a modern twist weaving in dark synths, samples, and atmospheric textures without losing any of the aggression.

Killerdemons

Borrower

BORROWER and their record companies Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records state on the EPK that they play Progressive Metal, and I’ll admit that this genre is part of their sound, but I need to add a bit of Alternative Rock, a bit of Sludge and a smidgeon of Industrial as well.

Qroba

Ennui

Overall, the best part of the album was trying to decide if it was nearly void of all emotion, or bursting alive with it, and that depends on the listener’s perspective. It was composed in a way that it could go either direction.

Last Light Fades

Graves For Gods

This was a positively dreadful album, in every positive meaning of that phrase. An ominous feeling of doom kept increasing as the album moved, akin to getting another piece of bad news on top of another. By the end, I just felt defeated, and totally slave to its charms.

Break the Silence

Beyond The Black

German symphonic metallers Beyond The Black have made quite a name for themselves. Since 2015, Beyond The Black […]

Hell Interface

Nightmarer

Dissonance... OooOoooOo

E.R.I.S.

Goatsmoker

GOATSMOKER is the perfect name for this band and “E.R.I.S.” is a perfect reliquary of their latest collection bitumen-soaked Doom.

Inexorable Opposites

Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows

The Jack Harlon saga continues with “Inexorable Opposites,” a little older and wiser and maybe more somber than previous iterations.

Borrowed Time

Altared States

ALTARED STATES was actually formed in 1989, only to be disbanded in 1990. The made their return in 2019, and have been around ever since. On “Borrowed Time” they give us the time to embrace 5 songs.

Portentum

Imperial Domain

I have to say that IMPERIAL DOMAIN has that undefinable trait which makes you like what they do. What is remarkable is that it doesn’t matter if what the band is good or not.

Evocations

Red Sands

As far as “Evocations” goes i believe that this band is at tis best when they let their Metal hearts speak, with or without Symphonic and/or Epic elements.

Into The Unknown

XIII DOORS

Just because I showed up fashionably late to the XIII DOORS party (album dropped February 2025) doesn’t mean the lights are off and the keg is empty. Oh contra ire, this party is just warming up. So grab a drink, snag an appetizer and squeeze into the mosh pit as we drop the needle on “Into The Unknown”.

Timor Lucis

Post Luctum

This was an excellent album, and the way that composer Ian weaved the themes mentioned above into reach song was expertly done. He made the story come to life in your head, with constant images as the album moved. Like the great sea, the tale undulated, rising and swelling with the tide, and in the end, you have to ask yourself…can I live a life of isolation, or will it slowly drive me mad?

The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy

Lamp of Murmuur

When a black metal album has a painted cover, I know I'm in for some […]

2wo

MindFeels

Formed in 1994 as Dejanira, a Toto tribute band, MindFeels later evolved into an original […]

The One Who Propels

Gavran

They pour so much feeling into the music. Sometimes, it’s that pain you feel throughout your body that paralyzes you, while other times it’s like a rock in the pit of your stomach that supplies a dull ache that is always there, no matter what you do. The muted production matches the feeling of grey you have on the album as well.

Disorders

Kubika

"Disorders" is fun, but the album will have trouble standing out in the sea of modern, female-fronted metal.

Enter: Vampyric Manifestation

Pedestal for Leviathan

How to... not do harsh symphonic metal.

Northern Crusaders

Rozario

After receiving ecstatic reviews from all over the world for their 2023 debut “To The […]

Forever Dark

Phantoms Of The Future

Phantoms Of The Future are a German rock band who were formed in Dortmund in […]

A Hymn Among Gravestones

Ian Highhill

What I can tell you that in the forty minutes that you get to enjoy “A Hymn Among Gravestones” there is no escaping the fact that IAN HIGHHILL is capable or writing good songs that have a pull, that will draw you in and that will pique your interest from the first second until the last.

Armed To The Teeth

Avalanche

How Australian do you want to sound? Well, in the case of AVALANCHE very much so. The music they play can easily be categorised as Speedrock versions of what AC/DC and ROSE TATTOO have stood for all these years.

Midnight Blitz

Tailgunner

On 6 February 2026 the second piece of TAILGUNNER slab will hit the air and the shops. “Midnight Blitz” is brought to us by Napalm Records, and the fact that we as reviewers were only allowed to listen and review through a streaming link says enough about how important this band has become.

Subglacial

Ashbringer

This was an excellent album. Black Metal is such an expansive genre these days, so why wouldn’t bands take advantage of ever widening boundaries? ASHBRINGER do on “Subglacial” for sure. There are wonderful surprises around evert corner. My only real complaint about the album is the production. Although you can sometimes hear a muted or an overly treble production in the genre, neither often do the sound justice.

DREAMCRUSH

MØL

This is an album where Blackgaze breathes and burns. The genre has always lived in contradiction, but what truly sets the band apart is their heightened sense of melody. They steer the songs, and carve pathways through the distortion. They ache…they yearn, and they linger long after the track has collapsed. They prove that heaviness doesn’t have to sacrifice melody, and that melody doesn’t weaken intensity. Instead, the two feed each other, creating something vast, immersive, and deeply human.

In the Key of Twilight

Irae

This was a solid release. It was closer to the traditional side of the genre, but they did add their own personality to the music. If they would have taken a few more chances, and it could have gone from good to excellent.

Home

Vesseles

This was an excellent album. When you talk about Black Metal, particularly the Symphonic variety, it can be a very cinematic listening experience. This album was for sure. There was also some transference involved as I was further immersed in the album, as if I could see the world through Valira’s eyes. The sights were no horrid, they were burned into my memory, but like witnessing a train derailment, you just can’t look away. With better production, however, this could have been outstanding

MetaForm

Dimholt

This was an excellent album. Although it’s steeped in the early traditions of the genre, there was just enough risk taking to please listeners with need for a wider range of sound, while not alienating the average fan of Black Metal. Their musicianship is strong, they followed their vision, and the songs were powerfully aggressive.

Kingdom

Omnifear

Overproduction is a myth, it's not misogynistic, and it's not stale. Deathcore is great when done right - this was done right

Stella Mori

I Hear Sirens

One of the best features of the album is how the band plunges you head first into deep, murky waters, to let you explore the darker side of things, only to bring you back by the end. It’s quite an emotional rollercoaster of sound, as only Post Rock instrumentals can levy.

Antheraea

Oculi Melancholiarum

The album has a constant push and pull that is like a ride on an old wooden rollercoaster. You are jarred back and forth at every turn, yet the experience is enjoyable and a total adrenaline rush. She has claws and fans, which can cut deep, but she also radiates warmth, simplicity, and acceptance. When you are in her presence, you can’t help but feel content.

Radio Fantasia

Love Your Witch

Love Your Witch, stoner metal trio out of Tel Aviv Israel, released their 6th studio album, Radio […]

Professori (Season two)

Aktor

The new album by heavy metal band Aktor, entitled Professori (season two) is a trip of an album for […]

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Same Drug New High

Gluecifer

Apocalypse Inc

Frozen Factory

Equinox

Equilibrium

Ready To Fight

Cremate

Killerdemons

Borrower

Qroba

Ennui

Last Light Fades

Graves For Gods

Break the Silence

Beyond The Black

Hell Interface

Nightmarer

E.R.I.S.

Goatsmoker

Inexorable Opposites

Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows

Borrowed Time

Altared States

Portentum

Imperial Domain

Evocations

Red Sands

Into The Unknown

XIII DOORS

Timor Lucis

Post Luctum

The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy

Lamp of Murmuur

2wo

MindFeels

The One Who Propels

Gavran

Disorders

Kubika

Enter: Vampyric Manifestation

Pedestal for Leviathan

Northern Crusaders

Rozario

Forever Dark

Phantoms Of The Future

A Hymn Among Gravestones

Ian Highhill

Armed To The Teeth

Avalanche

Midnight Blitz

Tailgunner

Subglacial

Ashbringer

DREAMCRUSH

MØL

In the Key of Twilight

Irae

Home

Vesseles

MetaForm

Dimholt

Kingdom

Omnifear

Stella Mori

I Hear Sirens

Antheraea

Oculi Melancholiarum

Radio Fantasia

Love Your Witch

Professori (Season two)

Aktor

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