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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 […]

Sheer Lunacy

Gravetaker

If you like your metal raw and visceral, GRAVETAKER’s “Sheer Lunacy” should be on your menu

From Shallow Lives to Shallow Graves

Olde Outlier

“From Shallow Lies to Shallow Graves” is full of filth, very sharp edges, and all the metal you can eat.

Northern Crusaders

Rozario

The sound that ROZARIO brings to the table is very interesting The musical genre might be Heavy/Power Metal, the sound they use can easily be seen as contemporary, but it also has one foot very clearly in the eighties.

Ride The Apocalypse

Vitamin X

As the songs on “Ride The Apocalypse” are rather short, you might assume that they are lacking a good start, a solid body and a proper ending. Well, think again. VITAMIN X doesn’t only know how to give you a good time, they also have mastered the writing of good songs that have something to say in the short time they last.

Dissecting The Leech

Wreck-Defy

WRECK-DEFY sounds an awful lot like an unleashed version of OVERKILL, with the addition of some “Slave To The Grind” era SKID ROW. Let that sink in for a moment.

Shatter And Bloom

Stellvris

The sound of “Shatter And Bloom” is inspired and influenced by many different Metal subgenres as well as by Pop elements. It is an interesting mix of everything, often alternating melodic and crushing elements

A Test Of Strength

Zero Tolerance

“A Test Of Strength” is not the classical fast and aggressive Thrash Metal, it is mainly a mid-tempo album with many twists and breaks in rhythm. It is technically faultless, but it lacks excitement, spark, and something extra

Rising

Emotional Fire

Emotional Fire are a female fronted Melodic Rock band from Sweden.They were formed in 2022 […]

Horrifier

MRSA

Horror Movies Galore!

A Whispered Curse

Plague Pit

or whatever the hell anything is called nowadays...

Brushed By Darkness

Obelisk

Musically OBELISK are a bit of Electronic Rock mixed with Alternative Music and sometimes Industrial Metal. Let me warn you; “Brushed By Darkness” definitely is not a typical Metal album. OBELISK does require you to cast your net a whole lot wider.

Born From Chaos

Dymytry Paradox

What is immediate is the feeling that even though this might be a debut album for DYMYTRY PARADOX, these are definitely not newbies at playing this kind of music. This is intense, this is energetic, this is enticing.

Reign Of Steel

Death Dealer

As far as DEATH DEALER's music is concerned, you can compare “Reign Of Steel” to anything you might hear from THE THREE TREMORS in comparison to any other band the members are active in. This is very Heavy Power Metal with a lot of over the top vocals complementing the rather busy, utterly impressive and quite intense and intricate guitar playing by the two outstanding guitarists.

With The End Comes Silence

Assignment

Musically this is sandwiched between some subtle Melodic Metal and pure unadulterated Heavy Metal. You will hear the band bouncing from one to another and back with great ease, giving the music on “With The End Comes Silence” a versatility that avoids you getting bored in that respect.

Keep Them at a Distance

Miasme

First, consider the duality of the album, and how effortlessly it explores both the dark side of existence, as well as the lighter side. Now, consider that this entire album was composed by one person. Perhaps the greatest compliment I can offer is how fluid it runs through these varied landscapes.

Oblivisci

Outlying

A vocal dilemma that I took seriously.

Purgartory

Phasma

Controlled chaos is what I call the album. It teeters on the very edge of the precipice of just falling over into the black hole and disappearing forever, but somehow the band manages to maintain control. Much of the music is weighted, aggressive, and intricate, and the vocals reign down continually like a storm of fists on your head. It’s a very disturbing death…the kind that ends completely bloody. How can you control something that is literally out of control? Ask PHASMA.

Dancing With Ther Devil

Lynch Mob

"Dancing With The Devil", is the farewell album from legendary guitarist George Lynch and Lynch […]

Symbiotic Dream

Black Pig Meat

Overall, this was just a fun album to listen to. It undulates with a free flowing rhythm and the band is never out of step. Indeed, they play like seasons veterans, and although it does explore the landscape well, it is never too far off the path. For me, it’s the kind of album you can just put on and let it ride.

The Bereaved

Marianas Rest

“Channeling deep melancholy” is about as good of a descriptor as I can think of to describe the album. The depth of that melancholy seems to travel to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and stays there forever, lost and forgotten by the sands of time.

Right Here, Right Now

Our Oceans

From the gorgeous album cover, to the lovely words on the song-by-song sheet, Our Oceans have developed an aesthetic of their own.

Quan tot s’apagui

Syberia

Sometimes, the level of weight and emotionally crushing tones are so close to overwhelming you, you almost want to stop the music in its tracks. At other times, they beg you to stop and look around, taking in as many things that might tickle your senses as possible. Each layer of this music is just so easy to peel though, and I find more discoveries with each listen.

This World We Live In...

Cryoxyd

Alright, this one took me a little while to get into.

Silhouettes

Violet

Although the EP only had five studio tracks, you can chart the band’s progress from earlier work to now, and they really hit their stride here on this album. It’s catchy, fun, energetic, and they know how to deliver a chorus, fresh and ready.

Life is just a phase

Seven Blood

Life is Just a Phase is the debut LP of German metal band Seven Blood, and it's an […]

Koulemankello

Perkeet

Like I needed to get into another band whose name I can’t come close to pronouncing correctly much less spell.

Ill-Gotten Gains

Aittala

“Ill-Gotten Gains” is an EP for our times.

Radici

Diespnea

This album is largely a study in contrasts. Just when you think the sound is settling, it jars into another direction. It isn’t typical of the FWOBM or even the SWOBM…instead, it’s experimental, with outstanding musicianship, far reaching, visionary, and pleasing in the oddest sort of way.

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Born From Chaos

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With The End Comes Silence

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Dancing With Ther Devil

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