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Lifeblood

Raphael Weinroth-Browne

This album is definitely not for the faint of heart, or for those who love traditional Heavy Music. You have to be a lot more open and, in this case, very adventurous. Not only that but you need to be partial to a bit of Classical Music, whilst also loving your AOR and/or Melodic/Heavy Rock.

Witness The Power

Denial Of Life

This is the first I have ever heard of DENIAL OF LIFE, and not to put a fine point on it, but this “Witness The Power” EP is one that will have your ears and brain working from start to finish. The way singer Brenna Gowin starts to try and expel her intestines from her innards when she starts shouting is nothing less than impressive.

Symptoms V

Maladie

This was a very strange but impressive album…based in Black Metal, but with the modern day established boundaries of nearly anything goes, it warps and bend the guard rails to the point of almost breaking. Progressive elements abound, and they offer a rich seasoning to the already hearty stew. The five songs offer a lot of diversity, and their musicianship is off the charts.

Zasypia

Gorycz

This is an impossible album to pigeonhole into a specific genre. Darkness is really the only constant, and it’s pervasive. I also appreciate how the band lures in the listener with semi-jovial tones only to slice your throat clean through. It’s a unique, but very troubling sound.

Songs Of Hiraeth

Panopticon

“Songs Of Hiraeth” is the album that never happened.The songs were written between 2009 and […]

Kalamity Kills

Kalamity Kills are a hard rock band who were formed in East Nashville, Tennessee by […]

Van Woede Tot Wanhoop

Onrust

Much of the album is cold and sterile, and that keeps within the themes the band discusses. But the music is also emotional and can clearly be felt. It feels dirty, and uncomfortable, even going so far as to call it repulsive. Indeed, it was not meant for an easy listen.

World Maker

Psychonaut

This album is a testament to the dual nature of Progressive Metal, where weight and wonder coexist in perfect balance. The tone of the record shifts constantly. Melodies move like moods, shadowed and reflective one moment, luminous and soaring the next. It’s an album of contrasts…brutal, mechanical grooves give way to passages of near-celestial beauty. This is music that weighs on the listener yet uplifts them. It’s heavy not just in tone, but in meaning…the kind of heaviness that stays with you long after the final note fades, reminding you that beauty and burden often share the same space.

Prismer I

Blackshape

There are mountains out there…valleys…lush forests, and more colors than you through possible. Although the album points out these possibilities with power, weight, melody, and musicianship, it also leaves you to make your own decisions. You know the saying…you can lead a horse to water…

Architecture du Vertige

Përl

The album title translates to “architecture of vertigo” in English, producing imagery of dizzying heights, disorientation, and awe, suggesting something grand, overwhelming, and perhaps both beautiful and unsettling. This is exactly how the music made me feel. Much of the album was drenched in somber tones, with occasional peaks of light, but they managed to keep it buried in shadows and in the realm of mystery. It was definitely an engaging listen for me.

Broken Mind

Meteora

Broken Mind” may miss the catchiness of typical symphonic Metal releases, but the sound offers well-composed symphonic Metal and symphonic Death Metal tracks for fans who love genre twists

Is There Salvation?

Darkness Surrounding

“Is There Salvation?” has the best elements of traditional melodic Death Metal: powerful guitar riffs, dark melodies, and great lead guitar solos

Lykke

Sunken

I don’t believe I’ve ever heard an album packed with this much emotion. In the moment, it sweeps you away, and after, it leaves you deeply contemplative. That is the very essence of great music.

Unwell

Liminal Spirit

Although I struggle to find an audience for this album, it is noteworthy that the subject matter is strongly reflected in the music, and that is no easy feat. I would characterize this is something for Metal fans who think outside the box and don’t need to be spoon fed the typical Metal sound.

Czarty Polskie

Czart

CZART’s “Czarty Polskie” is a watershed album. They legitimize the whole AI metal endeavor . . . and if that sounds like sacrilege, remember metalheads have a long tradition of treading heretical paths.

A Thousand Little Deaths

Blackbriar

“A Thousand Little Deaths” sees BLACKBRIAR maintaining a steady course. Their production values continue to improve, their songwriting and execution are consistent and strong, and Zora’s vocals remain amongst the best.

Aconite

Strigiform

This is the type of Black and Death Metal album that has the listener constantly reaching out to try to grab a hold of it, and that’s what keeps you engaged. It’s like witnessing an impending pile-up crash at high speeds on an interstate, but all cars actually make it through without a scratch. The band maintains a strict sense of control no matter how much chaos they throw at you. It’s dark, aggressive, contentious, and Progressive in nature, and they are fantastic musicians.

Casino

Andy And The Rockets

Andy And The Rockets are a Swedish four piece who were formed in 2012.Since the […]

Laurentian Blue

Panopticon

Panopticon is a Black Metal band which was formed in Louisville, Kentucky by Austin Lunn […]

The Hermetic Way

Tzevaot

The album throws a lot your way…although it is Black Metal at its core, there are so many more elements and mediums used in the music, including piano (which he is excellent at) and a thorough understanding of how to best compose a song that is both conventional and experimental at the same time.

Nefarious Scintillations

Dead And Dripping

“Nefarious Scintillations” is an album for those who love the real stuff, the unpolished and rough around the edges Death Metal.

Krebskolonie (Reissue)

Eisregen

EISREGEN could, would and should have benefitted from an even better and more explosive sound, especially for a reissue. Now it’s just a bit too tame, almost like it has been dulled by too many blows.

Boundless

Strangers

The Melodic Rock that STRANGERS play can be classed as solid, straight forward and direct. The band just doesn’t do strange breaks, difficult passages or weird tempo changes. Nope, nothing in that direction. “Boundless” is brutally honest, very much open and completely transparent in music as well as sound, as it has a brilliant production.

The Descent of Mortals Past

Tempestuous Fall

Overall, this was a nice album to snuggle up with on a cold day, and I found the solemn tones to be oddly comforting. Elements of Doom and Death Metal combine with melody into a recipe that was just so easy to listen to.

A Frozen Moment in Time

G.A.E.A.

This is an out of the box sound, artist and album. At its core, it’s Extreme Metal with Progressive elements, but there is a lot of eclectic personality in the music as well. This album may find it hard to locate an appropriate audience. But I enjoyed it immensely.

Zerfall

Ellende

This is black metal that is fully alive with a bevy of emotions. Not just aggression and rage, although they are there, but also sadness, regret, despair, and even hope at times. The artists uses them at his will, interchanging them when the mood fits, and he makes these transitions seamlessly in his music. This emotionally charged massive bolt of lightning and energy is something that any fan of the genre simply must listen to.

The Silver Sea

Remina

There’s a strange allure on the album…a curiosity about what exists just beyond the shadows. The listener is left suspended between awe and sorrow, as if standing at the edge of existence, looking into endless darkness and realizing that even the void has its own terrible beauty. It’s an invitation to dwell in the gloom and still feel wonder at its vast, unknowable depths.

Svekkelse

Gjendød

Overall, I enjoyed the album, and call it Black Metal with a twist…a welcomed twist of some odd chord progressions and animated bass notes that you don’t often find in the genre. Come and take a peek into their world on “Svekkelse.”

Nechacha

Maahes

MAAHES is a Black Metal band from Germany that was formed about 10 years ago. […]

The Fall of the Seven Sisters

Dunes of Ash

This is FWOBM inspired music, no doubt. The boundaries of the genre in that regard and that era are so unforgiving, bands who choose to follow the work of their forefathers wind up making an album that has been heard before, again, and again. It wasn’t bad by any stretch, it just failed to excite me much.

Sorceress

Beast Eagle

I would love to hear more of BEAST EAGLE. I sincerely would like for them to give “Sorceress” a successor that is over 40 minutes long, a full length studio album. And I would love to see and experience what these four people can produce when they play live.

Reckoning

House of Hosts

There is no denying the fact that “Reckoning” is a very powerful and interesting EP. If HOUSE OF HOSTS is capable of writing good songs in this vein in the future that are as good or even better than these ones, they should consider making a full album.

Necromancer

Night Attack

I have to admit that the opening riff of the EP and the title track “Necromancer” gets your attention right away. It has that quality that has your ears pointing towards the sound and your brain accepting the intensity and almost classic level of musicality.

Gimme Some Metal

Steelpreacher

STEELPREACHER might not set the world on fire, they are definitely set on providing us a good time with very open and easy listening Metal. And on “Gimme Some Metal” they have succeeded in doing just that. Hats off to them.

Dark Night of the Soul

After Earth

For me, the album’s fairly straightforward sound did diversify a bit towards the end, and the band showed they are not a one trick pony. Excellent musicians, their sound just needs a bit of experimentation and diversity to go from good to excellent.

Haematophoryktos

Hadopelagyal

Take a look at the length of the songs…they are nearly identical, and so is the sound. It’s unfortunate, because as I mentioned above, the genre has a lot to offer the fans. I think you can safely skip this album.

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Kalamity Kills

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Architecture du Vertige

Përl

Broken Mind

Meteora

Is There Salvation?

Darkness Surrounding

Lykke

Sunken

Unwell

Liminal Spirit

Czarty Polskie

Czart

A Thousand Little Deaths

Blackbriar

Aconite

Strigiform

Casino

Andy And The Rockets

Laurentian Blue

Panopticon

The Hermetic Way

Tzevaot

Nefarious Scintillations

Dead And Dripping

Krebskolonie (Reissue)

Eisregen

Boundless

Strangers

The Descent of Mortals Past

Tempestuous Fall

A Frozen Moment in Time

G.A.E.A.

Zerfall

Ellende

The Silver Sea

Remina

Svekkelse

Gjendød

Nechacha

Maahes

The Fall of the Seven Sisters

Dunes of Ash

Sorceress

Beast Eagle

Reckoning

House of Hosts

Necromancer

Night Attack

Gimme Some Metal

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Dark Night of the Soul

After Earth

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