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Extinguish All Existence

Enragement

“Extinguish All Existence” is brutal Death Metal at high quality, driven by punishing guitar riffs, blast-beat attacks, and growling vocals coming straight from the abyss

Guld

Orm

This was a fascinating slab of Black Metal in a few different ways. First, it often took unexpected turns, keeping the listener on their toes. Second, it brought a side of melody with it that was somber at times and oddly warm at others. Finally, there were progressive elements afoot, both in the music, and the meter. Who said Black Metal can’t be creative?

Divinum Sanguinem

Ildaruni

I was most impressed by the high level of musicianship the band has, in addition to their strong sense of songwriting. Black Metal doesn’t need to remain in the shadows, with bad production and an overly thickened sound, and ILDARUNI prove this point on “Divinum Sanguinem.”

Crypts of Eternity

Fäust

Considering that this entire album was composed and performed by a single musician, it gives the listener some gravity to consider. The songs were well composed, and the aggression was held in check at times in order to let somber melodies enter. This was a solid release.

The Baroness Sessions

Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra

It’s not a stretch to say that The Baroness has one of the best voices in the music industry today. Her voice control and sense of pitch is astonishing, and Jason’s music lays a soft featherbed underneath her so that she is free to express herself…and sing she does. This album is bursting with emotion, substance, and style, and I am so very glad I have the chance to enjoy it.

Dysthymia

Harvested

Dysthymia is a declaration of war from the Canadian underground. This is death metal that bleeds, breathes, and still bites.

This Side Of The Grave

Undead

Undead are a Swedish Death Metal band formed in 2015 with a horror vibe who […]

Make Metal Royal Again

Hammer King

Hammer King were founded in 2015 by frontman Titan Fox and have steadily grown from […]

For The Souls We Have Lost

Harvest

Overall, this was a solid album to listen to, and the vocalist was the perfect choice, because his bass voice carries much of the sound. It alternates between a crippling depression, and moments of rage, and the melancholy tones are deliciously smoky.

Diabolic Formation

Pale Horse Ritual

If you’re going to model your sound around the Godfathers of Metal, BLACK SABBATH, that’s a good choice. Unfortunately, that sound was popular 55 years ago. Although some bands are indeed timeless, I would have liked to have heard more of this band’s individual personality in their music. The world just doesn’t need another BLACK SABBATH clone.

Faces

Zombie Eater

This was a delightfully gooey album that had a thick, dark groove for months…even years. The riffs were covered in soot, and you come out soiled and defiled in the end, but the smile on your face will last a lifetime.

Draksophia

Ofermod

Although the band was trying to present another filthy album, it’s a bit on the safe side for me. Sure, some long term fans won’t like a 180, but there are plenty of ways to inject some diversity into the album, even capitalize on some of the more modern elements of Black Metal today. It was good, don’t get me wrong, just a bit too safe for me.

Guilded Abyss

Valdur

This was an absolutely frightening, and deadly album. Their conglomeration of Death and Black metal combined into something so black and so pure, it’s evil personified. Sometimes, we all need an album like this to remind us that some things aren’t salvageable, aren’t savable, and are as empty as the void itself.

Destructive Elite Terror

Det

The songs all have that kind of vibe that will remind you of bands like MIDNIGHT and early AGENT STEEL, only a little (or if you will, a lot) rougher around the edges. It sounds like DET have decided to leave all their tunes as pure and unedited as possible. And even though I would liked to have a better production, I have to admit that the way that this is done really fits the bill.

Deadman

Distorta

DISTORTA is able to demonstrate that you can make an Extreme form of Metal without only being angry, disillusioned, desperate or desolate during that whole process. Nope, “Deadman” is proof that DISTORTA makes the sort of Extreme Metal that can also be lots of fun to make for a band.

Premature Exequie (Reissue)

Omicidio

You can hear that the band didn’t have the funds to give their recordings a full-on production sound. Would that have mattered?

Ephemeral Triumphs

Relicon

It took me some time, but I have to admit that I warmed up to the music on “Ephemeral Triumphs”. It’s not bad at all and if you are one of those who likes their music a bit alternative, you really should check out what RELICON is all about.

Ashspawn

Enthroned

Overall, this was in line with what you might expect from a band that has been around this long. It was of course a solid release, and a menacing listening experience, but I just wish the band would have taken a few more chances. Long time fans don’t always like that, but it does help a seasoned band keep up better with the times.

Ascension

Paradise Lost

Even after their storied career seems ready to fade into the rear view mirror, PARADISE LOST shows how they got to where they are in the first place with “Ascension.” As its base, it is Gothic Metal, as dark as night shadows, but it is also so much more. It’s rich, diverse, catchy, and vital. Rather than rely on past success, they forge a new path forward. I have to assume they found the fountain of youth, because how else could one explain the magic on this, their 17th album to date.

Teufelskult

Häxär

“Teufelskult” is an impressive third offering from V Noir and his HÄXÄR project, a testimony to the depth of BM.

Fear

Glasya

GLAYSA has sealed their reputation amongst female-fronted Symphonic Metal bands with “Fear.”

Nemofilista

Tanvald

Much of the album is devoted to the building of a towering atmosphere, and the band does that quite well. They talk about themes of forgotten sorrow, and cold landscapes, and that is exactly what I hear. It’s like a raging blizzard in middle of the arctic circle that lets up at the end just enough for you to see beams of sunlight.

Generation Of The Void

Nailed To Obscurity

NAILED TO OBSCURITY deliver darkness and melancholy in their new release. “Generation Of The Void” is an interesting mixture of melodic Death Metal with Doom elements and some Gothic Twists

Cold Flare Eternal

Before The Dawn

“Cold Flare Eternal” is a mixture of a variety of genres and subgenres, including melodic Death Metal, Gothic influences, and a few melodic Metalcore twists

III - Candles & Beginnings

Auri

The songs on “III - Candles & Beginnings” themselves are not bad at all, if this is the kind of music you like. They have all been composed and played in a good way, giving room to all the instruments as well as the multiple layers of voices. If you ever need a respite from the heavy and loud noises of your Metal addiction, this might be a good antidote.

Achtung!

Curse Of Cain

Movie Metal? Really? That is how the music that CURSE OF CAIN plays is described in their EPK. To me this is just a modern take on a mix between Melodic Rock and Metalcore with Nu-Metal.

Destroyer

Eld Varg

The name ELD VARG is a Swedish one, and it means FIRE WOLF. I too agree, it sounds better in Swedish.as for what kind of Heavy Metal that is on “Destroyer”, it is the simple and straight variety. Nothing elaborate or intricate is being done here.

Depths Below

Henret

HENRET doesn’t waste a moment when starting in trying to blow you off your socks or out of your chair. The amount of noise, the level of intensity and the amount of anger and mountain of frustration that is being vomited over you by means of your speakers is undoubtedly of the highest level that I ever have experienced.

Subterrania

Miasmata

I need to remind the listeners that this band is only one person, so right off, you have to give him props for that. That said, I found the music to be fairly solid. His command of several genres is noteworthy, although some of the songs bleed together a bit. Any fan of Extreme music should appreciate this album.

Passage of the Arcane

Withering Soul

One doesn’t always think about musicianship in this genre, but WITHERING SOUL openly defies that sentiment. The album is meticulously crafted, and confidently performed, with a real balance between straight aggression, and intelligent songwriting.

Shadows of the Eclipse

Ungoliath

This was an intense album that offered the ferociousness of Black Metal, combining tones of aggression with outright hopelessness, and Bane builds the towering and suffocating atmosphere with layers, one after another. It’s like experiencing the waves of Pestilence, as he rides his undead horse through your town.

Magnum Dopus

Aceves

MARK ACEVES was a former member of a band called ZED for who he played […]

Mindspace

Polymerase

All the way from the Phillipines, this psychedelic doom metal band known as POLYMERASE have […]

A Throne of Ashes

Sun of the Dying

This album stands as a monument to the contradictions of Doom Metal — where anger, sorrow, depression, and rage coexist in a suffocating yet strangely cathartic balance. Sorrow is not simply sorrow, it is colored by rage; depression is not simply numbness, but a raging anger at existence itself. Listening feels like staring into an abyss that both destroys and comforts. It is music that forces you to confront the weight of existence, to recognize the many shades of human anguish, and to find strange solace in their coexistence.

Oceans

Terra Atlantica

Terra Atlantica are a European Power Metal band from Hamburg Germany,who were formed in 2014 […]

No Way Out

The Switch

The Switch is a group born out of the vision of James and Tom Martin […]

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Extinguish All Existence

Enragement

Guld

Orm

Divinum Sanguinem

Ildaruni

Crypts of Eternity

Fäust

The Baroness Sessions

Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra

Dysthymia

Harvested

This Side Of The Grave

Undead

Make Metal Royal Again

Hammer King

For The Souls We Have Lost

Harvest

Diabolic Formation

Pale Horse Ritual

Faces

Zombie Eater

Draksophia

Ofermod

Guilded Abyss

Valdur

Destructive Elite Terror

Det

Deadman

Distorta

Premature Exequie (Reissue)

Omicidio

Ephemeral Triumphs

Relicon

Ashspawn

Enthroned

Ascension

Paradise Lost

Teufelskult

Häxär

Fear

Glasya

Nemofilista

Tanvald

Generation Of The Void

Nailed To Obscurity

Cold Flare Eternal

Before The Dawn

III - Candles & Beginnings

Auri

Achtung!

Curse Of Cain

Destroyer

Eld Varg

Depths Below

Henret

Subterrania

Miasmata

Passage of the Arcane

Withering Soul

Shadows of the Eclipse

Ungoliath

Magnum Dopus

Aceves

Mindspace

Polymerase

A Throne of Ashes

Sun of the Dying

Oceans

Terra Atlantica

No Way Out

The Switch

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