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Deities Dethroned

Sundowner

Sometimes, you get feelings of regret from the album, while other times, a numbing sadness that can’t be shaken. Of course, there are also angry tones, and they blend in with the bleakness of the album very well. No matter what you feel, the point of the album is that you do, and you feel it deeply.

Forged in Hatred

Deathrasier

It appears that Brazil houses a prolific thrash metal scene.

Still

To The Grave

So TO THE GRAVE are an Australian deathcore band who formed way back in 2010, […]

Spiritual Chains

Thorndale

So we have THORNDALE who are a four piece stoner rock/doom metal band who have […]

Demo 2026

Savage Sword

The production isn't great, and I love it.

Lost and Amsterdamned

El Muerto

"Lost and Amsterdamend" is a resplendent, yet dark album, and I want to hear more of this project down the road.

Private Affairs

Steve Emm

Steve Emm has been passionate about music since early childhood.At the age of 14, he […]

Mayhem Mavericks

Hailing from Brescia, Italy, Mayhem Mavericks are a hard rock outfit that blends raw power […]

Dissonance

Meteora

“Dissonance” is a satisfying final installment to the “Darkest Light” trilogy.

Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli

Kaunis Kuolematon

I have to believe KAUNIS KUOLEMATON is at the forefront of the Finnish metal scene, a position they certainly deserve as evidenced by “Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli.”

Cemetery Hallucinations

Moros

Overall, this was a solid album. The band’s focus on the deep end of their sound keeps the riffs sounding massive, and towering. Add in the bass, which thickens it up further, and the vocals, which are raging and tortured, and you have a recipe for a good listening experience.

Echoes Of Isolation

Defecto

I do feel that the music that DEFECTO plays on “Echoes Of Isolation” has all the hallmarks of a band that is letting loose, giving it their all. I therefore have to admit that for the first time in 2026, I am smitten. What a brilliant treat this is.

Rogue Angels

Starlight Ritual

The vocals have surprised me. At times Damian Ritual sounds a lot like the late Paul Di’Anno, mainly due to him having the same kind of vibrato, but also because on some songs the vocal lines sound as if they could have straight out the deceased frontman’s pen. But when he goes shrill and high he has a bit of Dave Mustaine in his voice as well.

Divine Spiritual and Intellectual Development (and all demos)

Usurper

I actually have the original CD of the USURPER album “Divine Spiritual and Intellectual Development” in my possession. What we have here is the Dutch Thrash Metal version of USURPER, a band that was very active in the second half of the eighties up and until the early nineties.

Rust and Bones

My Darkest Hate

Ever since their first demo cassette in 1998, German-based death metal band My Darkest Hate […]

Something Happened on the Way to Hell

Chained to the Dead

Cut it out with the damn samples.

Unending Rotting Cycle

Putrevore

Putrevore is a plain, humble death metal duo consisting of vocalist Dave Rotten and guitarist/bassist […]

Kickstarter

Bullet

The Swedish band Bullet got together in autumn 2001, with the aim of playing traditional […]

Time To Die E.P

Gabrielle De Val

“Time To Die” the title track from this EP is inspired by the cult 80’s […]

The Legend of Johnny Gnasch

Gnasch

The album is crushing, in the way that time turns the ashes of Kings into dust. In death, we all are insignificant. As I mentioned above, it also points to a repetitive cycle that most humans find themselves caught up in and don’t question it. Shit, there has to be more to life than this, doesn’t there?

The Parson’s Tale

Balistic

I always appreciate a good Progressive music album set to a theme. The spoken words helped to keep the story on track, and the music shifted from dark to spots of light at times, although in keeping with the theme, it was mostly done in the shadows. The band’s musicianship was strong, and I would like to hear more from them.

Atoned in Metamorphosis

Predatory Void

Although it’s just an EP, the band gave me a full taste of flavor, and I am intrigued. Indeed, they do blend a lot of genres together into a soup that has seasoning. But, if you try to separate out the parts, you will ruin the recipe. You just need to sit back and let it blend together, despite how uncomfortable it might make you feel.

Blackdemonium

Astarte

While this may not be an album I ever really go back to, I appreciated the time I had with it, and R.I.P. Tristessa.

Aggravate

Violent Testimony

The thrash-turned-grindcore project Violent Testimony released their first "full-length" LP, "Aggravate," via HPGD Records. "Full […]

Born In Darkness

Naraka

If you read the Metal Encyclopaedia site they play Melodic Death Metal. Well, that is very narrow, if you ask me. What NARAKA does will have you going from Gothic Rock via Movie Metal up and until the mentioned Melodic Death Metal. I understand that the net is cast wide by these descriptions, but they do fit the bill.

This Life Is A Grave

Dead Sun

If I had to classify in what range of Death Metal to put “This Life Is A Grave” it would actually be easy listening, as the level of simplicity, accessibility and ease to your ears this is one of the easiest albums I have ever listened to in this particular musical genre.

Benediction Part 2

Sodality

Overall, this wasn’t a bad album by any stretch…it had an evil and harrowing sound. It just didn’t bring anything new to the genre.

Retrodeath

Bonginator

Weed and games and memes and nostalgia! All of these words properly describe the vibrant death metal outfit Bonginator.

Bygone

Bygone is the self titled LP of the heavy metal band Bygone from Boston, Massachusetts. […]

Ensis

The Holeum

This was an outstanding album for me, and their genre/style can’t be pigeon holed. Part Doom, part Post Rock, part Progressive, and part Death, it’s the way that they mix these styles and the way they constantly shift between the two that is the best feature of the album. It forces me into a reflective state to ponder the many mysteries of the universe…and they are ones that we will never have answers for in our lifetime. Still, that exercise of deep thought isn’t a waste of time.

Flamecore

How could I have missed this little nugget of Greek melodeath?

Stillamentum

Gorrch

In many ways, it’s the purity of the album that makes it so compelling. I don’t usually like a tracklist where each song has a similar pace, but this one, goes so deep underground and so far into the stars, I don’t mind. A warning however…don’t listen to this album in the dark, because its fury and vengeance might close your eyes forever.

Atonement

Lost in Existence

It’s that contrast that keeps the music alive and energetic. I could do without the “bleghs,” but it was a solid listening experience for me. They have the talent and the vision…for next time, I would take a few more chances to help create that distance from their peers.

Harbinger of Revenge and War

Garde

Viking metal... A niche genre popularized by the efforts of Bathory, Moonsorrow, and literally any other Nordic black metal band that wanted to get a little folky and LARP-y.

Down In Flames

Glasgow Kiss

I guess it kind of sounds like Within Temptation maybe?

Iron Vengeance: Crusader's Fury

Crusaders

Thrash metal band Crusaders rips through the music scene with their debut album, Iron Vengeance: The Crusader's Fury which […]

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Deities Dethroned

Sundowner

Forged in Hatred

Deathrasier

Still

To The Grave

Spiritual Chains

Thorndale

Demo 2026

Savage Sword

Lost and Amsterdamned

El Muerto

Private Affairs

Steve Emm

Mayhem Mavericks

Mayhem Mavericks

Dissonance

Meteora

Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli

Kaunis Kuolematon

Cemetery Hallucinations

Moros

Echoes Of Isolation

Defecto

Rogue Angels

Starlight Ritual

Divine Spiritual and Intellectual Development (and all demos)

Usurper

Rust and Bones

My Darkest Hate

Something Happened on the Way to Hell

Chained to the Dead

Unending Rotting Cycle

Putrevore

Kickstarter

Bullet

Time To Die E.P

Gabrielle De Val

The Legend of Johnny Gnasch

Gnasch

The Parson’s Tale

Balistic

Atoned in Metamorphosis

Predatory Void

Blackdemonium

Astarte

Aggravate

Violent Testimony

Born In Darkness

Naraka

This Life Is A Grave

Dead Sun

Benediction Part 2

Sodality

Retrodeath

Bonginator

Bygone

Bygone

Ensis

The Holeum

Flamecore

Flamecore

Stillamentum

Gorrch

Atonement

Lost in Existence

Harbinger of Revenge and War

Garde

Down In Flames

Glasgow Kiss

Iron Vengeance: Crusader's Fury

Crusaders

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