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Firebrand

Ring Van Möbius

I can tell you that if you aren’t giving your full attention to the music that is being played, you are in danger of finding it long, winding, very expansive and even boring from time to time. Whilst when you do listen carefully, preferably with your headphones on and your eyes closed, you will be transported into a world of beautiful surroundings and atmospheric soundscapes.

Save Us From Ourselves

Mattador

Hailing from Puerto Rico, Mattador combined the slick, hook-driven sound of bands like Dokken and […]

Tale of the Two: Dusk

Dragon Throne

I now know what a koto, an erhu, and a shakuhachi are!

Songs Of White Lion Volume III

Mike Tramp

So for the final instalment in this trilogy of “Songs Of White Lion” comes “Volume […]

Society’s Pact With Satan

Cathedral

On this EP you hear all the elements that were needed to make CATHEDRAL into the band they were. It’s all properly and expertly put together in just one song. If this is their last hoorah, then the band couldn’t have gone out in a better way than with “Society’s Pact With Satan”.

Hallucinating Anxiety (Reissue)

Cadaver

I don’t care if you’re a Death metal fanatic, a Thrash Metal nutcase, a NAPALM DEATH admirer or even a Grindcore groveller, you need to take your time and listen to CADAVER on this reinvented version of “Hallucinating Anxiety”. I can assure you that you’ll like it at least as much as I do, if not more.

Light And Desolation

Blizaro

The world is a wonderful place, where a lot of interesting things happen. Some of those will enthral you, while others will disappoint you. The fact that you never know beforehand which is the case, you get and embrace the surprise. Well, that is definitely the case with BLIZARO, a one man band from Rochester in the state of New York.

Warren Of Necrosis

Black Rabbit

BLACK RABBIT has come out stronger this time. When I was listening to “Chronolysis”, it felt that the band just let go, and damned be the consequences. It made for some uneven levels on that wile, while on “Warren Of Necrosis” it is a lot more in sync with each other.

Spelled By Fire

Angelo Perlepes' Mystery

What I am listening to is a combination of the music that ALCATRAZZ used to make on their first albums, when YNGWIE MALMSTEEN was the guitarist in question, combined with the debut album of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN’S RISING FORCE and even some GRAHAM BONNET era RAINBOW.

Spear of Conquest

Summoning Hellgates

Overall, the album was delightfully wicked, and the vocals were every bit as dark and aggressive as the music. If you want to take a fiery joy ride downward into Hell, climb aboard.

Cloven Tongues of Fire

The Ominous Circle

Overall, their amalgam of Death and Black Metal was indeed both dark and intense. They build a cocoon of shadows with the deftness of a spider crafting a web and just leave it there to ensnare anyone with a morbid curiosity with their death.

Execration

Bloodtruth

Yes, this was a great listen. Yes, I want more.

The Fire Brethren

Abominator

The amount of times I've compared this album to white noise is weird...

Reformatiom

Stråle

...unpolished polished-ness...

Golden Tears of Love and Sorrow

Orob

France is one of the hot beds for modern Metal these days. The album walks a feral line of Post-Black Metal and the expanding horizons of Progressive Metal that it keeps brushing up against like a hand on a forbidden door. It’s harsh, but not primitive, expansive, but never polished to sterility. The interplay creates a kind of emotional chiaroscuro. You feel the darkness, but you can also sense the shapes surviving within it. It’s music that claws upward even as it sinks deeper, and that contradiction is what makes it compelling.

Bianca

This was an uncommon sound, fueled by dual opposing vocal styles. They lure you in, with seductive notes, and then eat your soul with all the fire and hatred of Hell itself. The music undulates with the vocals…at times, as raging as a tsunami, and at other times, calm. The fires burn deeply on the album, like a festering wound that has added salt for more pain, and topped with a barbed dagger inserted into the lesion.

Pestilential Hymns

Thaumaturgy

The 2025 release of Pestilential Hymns by Thaumaturgy features eight tracks (an ADHD'ers version of 46 minutes) of pure grind-hate-death metal core encased in a hurricane of filth.

Power of Discretion

Dave Tinelt

Dave Tinelt, Power of Discretion is a raw and hearty, traditional, all metal and power memorable reverse, snap-back ball cap tip to the skateboarding, convenient store, arcade playing child terror of the 80’s I was and still am.

Archaeoptimist

Spock’s Beard

This is one of Progressive Rock’s finest album of the year. Just quirky enough to keep it interesting and intriguing, they explore plenty of unchartered territory on the album but always find their way home. Their musicianship is outstanding, and I did indeed find that the album has a retroactive feeling to it while staying within the modern scene. Magnificent!

The Iron Tabernacle

The Tabernacle

Tabernacle, a trio of musicians from the United Arab Emirites, have come forth with an […]

Vurias

Thron

The album Vurias, by black/death metal band Thron, was released September 12th, 2025 on Listenable Records. It's […]

The Grief Sower

Behind Starvation

"BEHIND STARVATION" recently released their ep "The Grief Sower", just a short album of only 5 […]

Seeking The Absolute

Nine Treasures

NINE TREASURES is a Chinese folk metal band originated in Beijing, China and formed by […]

Scapegoat

Malota

They start here and end there, they twist and they parry and they pivot, defying expectations and mocking songwriting norms.

Bleed the Wicked, Drown the Damned

Cosmic Reaper

COSMIC REAPER has stomped out a trail of infernal psych doom with “Bleed the Wicked, Drown the Damned.”

Dreaming Delusion

Gloombound

This was a delicious slab of Death and Doom Metal that freely toyed with your emotions. Sometimes, that meant driving an aggressive sound down your throat until you welled with anger, and at other times, you wallowed in despair. They also leave you with just enough hope to come back to the album again and again.

Ashes Of Destiny

Tales Of Destiny

“Ashes Of Destiny” offers a blend of traditional Power Metal elements and classical Heavy Metal. The guitars and vocals are the key contributions to the album with good and variable guitar riffs, cool solos, and very versatile vocals

Walking On Burning Ground

Pitchblack

“Walking On Burning Ground” deliver an interesting blend of Death and Groove Metal with some Thrash Metal twists

Bittersweet

Cassidy Paris

Cassidy Paris from Australia is known for her 80’s inspired rock attitude with a modern […]

Apocalyptic Sleep

Onsetcold

This was a strange album that kept me engaged with a variety of sounds and techniques. One minute, the aggressiveness was turned up past 10, and the next, dreamy passages ensued. Through it all, there was a deep darkness afoot, making sure that you are tainted even when you believe all is well. All fans of Extreme Metal should check out this album, because it boasts a twisted sound you haven’t encountered before.

Love Songs Part II

Kakihara

There’s brutal music, and then there’s KAKIHARA. By the end of the short 10-ish minute run time, you are so exhausted, you feel like you ran an ultra-marathon. They are indeed talented, and each note is in its proper place. For as punishing as their brand of music is, they also seem genuinely attracted to the lighter and more fun side of the industry, and that just makes me like them even more.

Silver Bleeds The Sun

AFI

For more than three decades, AFI has been in a nearly constant state of reinvention. […]

Under Sadistic Law

Zadism

Unfortunately, the promo came without any bio information, and the band didn’t have an entry […]

The Apocalyptic Aeon

Avdagata

This is solid Melodic Death Metal. However, a keyboard player was listed, yet I struggled to hear any keys. I would dial them up more in a future mixing session. Also, although the near absence of clean vocals keeps the band pure, they can only help with the melodic side of the music. The band makes no excuses for keeping their sound pure and steeped in the early days of the genre, but taking a few more changes wouldn’t hurt them.

Steel, Fire & Ice

Fate's Hand

I can tell you straight away that the production of the music on “Steel, Fire & Ice” is more than adequate, making what is being played very clear, transparent and therefore all the instruments are easily distinguishable. The riffing that is used is clear, heavy and to the point, as you expect from an Australian band; they usually don’t beat around the bush.

Here Goes Nothing

Mental Maze

The rhythms are widespread, the breaks are plentiful and then intensity is almost claustrophobic. And as MENTAL MAZE doesn’t seem to use any boundaries in how far they can go, it makes that every song on “Here Goes Nothing” has their own identity, whilst the EP as a whole still have the ability to sound very cohesive.

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Firebrand

Ring Van Möbius

Save Us From Ourselves

Mattador

Tale of the Two: Dusk

Dragon Throne

Songs Of White Lion Volume III

Mike Tramp

Society’s Pact With Satan

Cathedral

Hallucinating Anxiety (Reissue)

Cadaver

Light And Desolation

Blizaro

Warren Of Necrosis

Black Rabbit

Spelled By Fire

Angelo Perlepes' Mystery

Spear of Conquest

Summoning Hellgates

Cloven Tongues of Fire

The Ominous Circle

Execration

Bloodtruth

The Fire Brethren

Abominator

Reformatiom

Stråle

Golden Tears of Love and Sorrow

Orob

Bianca

Bianca

Pestilential Hymns

Thaumaturgy

Power of Discretion

Dave Tinelt

Archaeoptimist

Spock’s Beard

The Iron Tabernacle

The Tabernacle

Vurias

Thron

The Grief Sower

Behind Starvation

Seeking The Absolute

Nine Treasures

Scapegoat

Malota

Bleed the Wicked, Drown the Damned

Cosmic Reaper

Dreaming Delusion

Gloombound

Ashes Of Destiny

Tales Of Destiny

Walking On Burning Ground

Pitchblack

Bittersweet

Cassidy Paris

Apocalyptic Sleep

Onsetcold

Love Songs Part II

Kakihara

Silver Bleeds The Sun

AFI

Under Sadistic Law

Zadism

The Apocalyptic Aeon

Avdagata

Steel, Fire & Ice

Fate's Hand

Here Goes Nothing

Mental Maze

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