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Demonic Heart

PatriarcH

My advice to all the lovers of Thrash Metal mixed with Power Metal, step outside the Bay Area and Teutonic regions, and enter the Lowlands. You will find a lot of gems there, and this PATRIARCH album “Demonic Heart” is just one of those.

Tangram Apocalypse

Strike Master

“Tangram Apocalypse” is a mixture of traditional and technical Thrash Metal. It is a great album for Thrash Metal fans

Hierophant

Sangdragon

“Hierophant” is an album for symphonic Death Metal fans that are not afraid to cross genre boundaries. If you love the album, “Hierophant” will not let you go

Battlelines

Vega

An ample form into Hard Rock with bits of Glam Metal, AOR, Heavy Metal and others can be found if you dig deep into this band's music.

Eternal Sorcery

One of Nine

A fine new name into Old School Melodic Black Metal from USA!

Repugnant

NecroticGoreBeast

A 'more-of-the-same' form of music of a band with a huge potential...

F.U.B.A.R.

Hell In The Club

Can Heavy Metal, Glam Metal and Hard Rock be fused into a form of music? The answer lies in this album!

The Soil Throne

Malediction

...the EP is one big throbbing pulsation of earworm melodies, gritty, aggressive gutturals, and centred on an abundance of technical proficiency and stifling atmospherics

Parhelion

Death Shroud

Call it Black Metal, Black/Thrash Metal or any ther label you can choose, but take the best part: to hear and enjoy this release!

EndEx

3Teeth

Without reinventing Modern Metal tendencies, this quintet offers a fine piece of music to the fans!

Sadistic Missionaries

Spawn of Evil

Review of Spawn of Evil's third album "Sadistic Missionaries"

Hellframes

Game Over

“Hellframes” will have its shares of fans who like melodic Thrash Metal

The Gates Beyond Mortality

Eternal Evil

“The Gates Beyond Mortality” has its moments and Thrash Metal fans will like what they hear from ETERNAL EVIL

XI

Elegy Of Madness

“XI” is a mixture of heavy guitars, bombastic orchestral arrangements, and it is one of the best symphonic Metal albums in 2023

The Path of Decoherence

Advocacy

The band brings every cooking utensil to the table that they can get their hands on, but each one pulls the sounds further apart. Cohesion is what is lacking for me, but not the band’s musicianship. Still, they bring a sound that I haven’t heard before, and they are one turn away from putting the pieces together.

Helfro – Tálgröf

This was a very well put together slab of Black Metal that is steeped in the traditions of the genre, but also rings with a modern flair. I have mentioned the musicianship a few times, and it is strong. The production could be better, but this is an album for purists as well as those who like to experiment a little.

Code Red

Primal Fear

PRIMAL FEAR are still on top of their game and “Code Red” is one of the Heavy Metal highlights of the year so far

Tempest

Glacier Eater

“Tempest” is a melodic Thrash Metal album with some doomy twists, driven by the guitars and a crushing bass

Century Tales

Mistyfica

MISTYFICA blend powerful guitar riffing with string-driven orchestrations which contributes to a heavy and bombastic symphonic Metal sound

Goliath

Kataklysm

"Goliath” is one of the best Death Metal albums of this year and belongs to the collection of every Death Metal fan

The Age Of The Offended

Cadaver

“The Age Of The Offended” is for Death Metal fans, who love Black and Thrash Metal twists

A Dark Euphony

Blackbriar

"A Dark Euphony” is for fans of melodic Metal with orchestral arrangements

Rotten Trajectory

Deathblow

“Rotten Trajectory” is crushing and devastating; it has pace, aggression, cool riffs and lead guitars

Life, Liberty, Death

Crazy Mad Ride

Thrash Metal fans who are ready to cross genres will surely dig the debut of CRAZY MAD RIDE

Pray For Armageddon

Blessed Curse

“Pray For Armageddon” is a traditional Thrash Metal album and for fans who love mid-tempo Thrash

Animae Haeretica

Apostolica

“Animae Haeretica” is an epic and anthemic Power Metal album with a clear conceptual and melodic framework

The Children Of The Snake

Contorsion

Aggression, pace, tight riffing, and cool melodies: “The Children Of The Snake” offers something for every Thrash Metal fan

Unending Ascending

Gong

On one level, I can’t decide if the Stoner vibes are real or not, but therein lies the album’s secret. It’s a very personal listening experience where the band let’s you into their existence a little. Some of the songs had an odd vibe for me, but overall, it was good.

Aawks – Luna

Purple smoke is indeed a pretty good description of the band. The smoke part comes from their use of herb, while purple hues often represent magic, extravagance, peace, pride, independence, and wealth. I can literally picture the band in extravagant robes, pipe in tow, emerging from a den of iniquity. This album has an old school flair with a modern touch.

Almost Human

Wormhole

The songs are very short, because they are jam packed with material so dense, they would seem unbreakable. The gutturals are deep, their Death Metal sound is rich, and they toy with meter changes like a genius assigned a menial task.

Outside the Spiral

Till The Dirt

I can see why the band are signed to the biggest label in the Metal industry, because they clearly have talent, and they have found a unique style to land on, which is more than half the battle these days. But, the odd combination of sounds did not work well for me. It felt disjointed, and non-committal to me.

Dominus Meus

Kalmo

I found the album to be a spiraling trip to the dark corners of your mind, where cobwebs grow, and areas that you haven’t visited in some time but keep locked away. In these dark corners, you can hear footsteps approaching, but they never reach their destination. The album has potential, if the artist can season the songs with a little more flavor.

Primal Fury

Earthblood

Finland’s EARTHBLOOD is a new band in the Sludge/Doom/Thrash Metal genre. This is the band’s […]

Gods Among Us

Animamortua

From Bandcamp, ANIMAMORTUA is a Maltese metal band formed in 2015 after the dissolution of […]

Jurupary

Vocifer

it is a case of enjoying every sound, every sound and all the Power and Heavy Metal that “Jurupary” has in store for us. And yes, the Pony Metal does pop up from time to time, but only when appropriate. But is has to be said, the mix used by VOCIFER throughout these songs is almost mesmerising.

To The Wolves

Stitched Up Heart

I can hear that the talent is there, I just feel that the songs sound too familiar, as if they’ve been done before.

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Eternal Sorcery

One of Nine

Repugnant

NecroticGoreBeast

F.U.B.A.R.

Hell In The Club

The Soil Throne

Malediction

Parhelion

Death Shroud

EndEx

3Teeth

Sadistic Missionaries

Spawn of Evil

Hellframes

Game Over

The Gates Beyond Mortality

Eternal Evil

XI

Elegy Of Madness

The Path of Decoherence

Advocacy

Helfro – Tálgröf

Helfro – Tálgröf

Code Red

Primal Fear

Tempest

Glacier Eater

Century Tales

Mistyfica

Goliath

Kataklysm

The Age Of The Offended

Cadaver

A Dark Euphony

Blackbriar

Rotten Trajectory

Deathblow

Life, Liberty, Death

Crazy Mad Ride

Pray For Armageddon

Blessed Curse

Animae Haeretica

Apostolica

The Children Of The Snake

Contorsion

Unending Ascending

Gong

Aawks – Luna

Aawks – Luna

Almost Human

Wormhole

Outside the Spiral

Till The Dirt

Dominus Meus

Kalmo

Primal Fury

Earthblood

Gods Among Us

Animamortua

Jurupary

Vocifer

To The Wolves

Stitched Up Heart

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