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The Sleeping City

An Abstract Illusion

The album combines the naked ferocity of black and death metal, the elegance of soaring melody, and the sophistication of progressive metal’s structural complexity, yet presenting it all in a way that feels instantly graspable. It speaks to multiple audiences at once. The black/death metal purist will find plenty of savage bite. The melody-driven listener will latch onto motifs that return and evolve with each track. The progressive devotee will marvel at the hidden architecture beneath the surface. Even with all this depth, the music remains immediately accessible. For me, it’s a quantum leap for Progressive Death Metal, and the best album of 2025.

Double Vision

Double Vision started out as a Foreigner tribute band in the United States performing to […]

Fire Upon Your Lands

Unleashed

One of the forefathers of Swedish Death Metal is back to break your bones with a great release! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

In Death’s Image

Undecayed

A good first coming of a promising Death Metal act.

Nebulous Womb of Eternity

Thorn

A fine Death Metal release of this North American one-man-band.

Re-Living in Profanity

Obscene Gesture

Wow, this Crossover/Thrash Metal/Hardcore release will put the walls of your home down!

Nuclear Waste 1985-1993

Natas

This reissue of this North American Crossover/Thrash Metal/Hardcore act is truly very good.

Event Horizon

Mouth of Madness

This release will surely be a 'must-have' item for Black/Thrash Metalk maniacs.

Terminal

Existentialist

If one band can expand limits of Deathcore, this quintet is this band!

The Walls Are Crumbling Down

Ramonda

Argentinian singer Santiago Ramonda originally started as a guitarist,then became a singer and he developed […]

The Leftovers Vol 1

Degreed

Degreed from Stockholm Sweden have been releasing critically acclaimed music since their debut album "Life,Loss.Love" […]

Burning in Flames

Ashes

Wow, what a very good Brazilian Heavy Metal act!

Seconds To Impact

Mason

Mason fronted by Canadian born multi instrumentalist Marcus Mason also features a powerhouse line up […]

Pain at the Altar of Jest

Esses

Unfortunately, I was not able to gather any information about this band…their Bandcamp page didn’t […]

In Fabulis

Mandragora Titania

Hark! From distant realms of melody and might, the seven musicians of Mandragora Titania dost […]

Legions Of Metal

Blutgott

It always is a real treat when you get to review a release by BLUTGOTT. The reason of that being that you get three albums for the price of one. That does sound strange, but there is always a BLUTGOTT album that is pure Heavy metal in all it’s facets, but you also get a BLOOD GOD and a DEBAUCHERY album.

Discharge

Rise Of The Wood

Let me start off with a bit of history first. In 2015 in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands a group of musicians got together and started a new band, which they baptised as RISE OF THE WOOD. And yes, if you are of a dirty mind, that could be exactly why this name was chosen.

Passage I Melancholia

The Great White Nothing

With “Passage I Melancholia”, we tell the story of a man leaving his home and known world behind in search of solace in the most unforgiving of places. This album dives deeply into the stories of 20th century Antarctic pioneers, exploring their hardships and fervour. This is not a concept album per se, but we drew inspiration from historical personal accounts and the desolate landscapes of the Antarctic. We took that awe-inspiring, freezing abyss and brought it to life.

The Devil's Asylum

Vicious Rumors

This is US Metal as it should be played; with conviction and dedication. The guitars really enhance each other’s power whilst still being distinguishable individually. As for singer Chalice, he can reach heights that are almost unnatural for a bloke.

Pilgrims and Psychonauts

Nepal Death

I don’t know if I could hack a live concert from these guys, but as a studio album “Pilgrims and Psychonauts” has positively surprised me.

The Edge

Black Water Rising

I wouldn’t call myself a Stoner Rock lover or connoisseur, but I do love old fashioned Rock and Metal, and even with the contemporary sound that is to be found on “The Edge” I hear enough that makes me travel back in time when everything was done manually, all those expensive and complicated gadgets weren’t available.

Bring Mirrors to the Surface

Zatokrev

Overall, this was an excellent release. The weighted tones were crushing, as was the feeling on your back. The band wants you to carry these burdens with you forever, and remind you how heavy and painful they are.

Time out of Place

Syrinx

Overall, this was a solid listen. Sure, it has a throwback sound, but for those of us who live through those times, it was sentimental. The band is talented…they just need to sharpen things up a bit, and perhaps looking for a new producer.

Human Error

Anger Machine

“Human Error” offers a well composed mixture of traditional Thrash Metal and Groove Metal

Leave The Light Behind

Bloodletter

BLOODLETTER offer a mixture of Thrash Metal and melodic Death Metal with a few melodic Black Metal twists on their fourth album

Violence

Sadistic Goatmessiah

Highly enjoyable this one. The band name and the album cover pretty much say it all. This is unadulterated raw, fundamental Black and Thrash the way that Satan meant it to be.

Further

Solace

If “Further” were to drop today as a brand-new album it would undoubtedly be heralded as one of best albums of 2025. As reissue, it could still hold that honor.

Gigamesh

Korypheus

Overall, this was a solid listen for me. The band has all of the elements you would want from the genre, and are quite talented as well. It’s just a matter of sharpening their efforts a bit for this to go from a good release to an excellent one.

Abgnose

Hasard

If this isn’t one of the most terrifying albums you have ever heard, you may want to pay another visit to the cemetery at night for comparison. All of the ghost, specters, and things that go bump in the night are nothing compared to the visual that this album creates…you may never sleep again.

Psykopaten

Riket

Sometimes, you just come across something on YouTube that makes a huge impression on you. […]

Legacy

Ihlo

An unbroken thread of melody carries the listener through an emotional spectrum. Their music exists in that space where progressive metal’s precision and compositional complexity merge with raw human feeling, creating something both powerful and deeply personal. The emotional breadth of IHLO’s sound is its defining strength. The songs give space for reflection, but they also demand release. They capture isolation and connection, despair and determination, collapse and rebirth. By the album’s end, you remember most how it felt. The album resonates in the bones, the breath, and the quiet spaces you carry inside.

Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm

Esoctrilihuim

The album seemed to encapsulate everything that someone might come across in the underground…chaotic aggression, and vocals that can frighten you even when you are asleep. The composer is obviously talented, and the album is just diverse enough. Any fans of Extreme Metal will find this to their liking.

Chapel of Bones

Beleth's Trumpet

Beleth's Trumpet hails from Finland, and the band is pretty new on the black metal […]

Sooner Or Later

IMKT

IMKT which is pronounced as I Am Katie is from near Stuttgart Germany.From five years […]

Midnite Masters

Wolfskull

There is nothing wrong with what WOLFSKULL is playing on “Midnite Masters”. What will help some people is that the voice of singer Pete 9 has a similar sound as out little giant Glenn Danzig has, only with a little more variation in his timbre.

Emergence

Ursawrath

How high I feel that URSAWRATH can climb. I really have no idea. They haven’t been together that long (I think), and if they can produce this just two years after their original demo, they might have a future.

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The Sleeping City

An Abstract Illusion

Double Vision

Double Vision

Fire Upon Your Lands

Unleashed

In Death’s Image

Undecayed

Nebulous Womb of Eternity

Thorn

Re-Living in Profanity

Obscene Gesture

Nuclear Waste 1985-1993

Natas

Event Horizon

Mouth of Madness

Terminal

Existentialist

The Walls Are Crumbling Down

Ramonda

The Leftovers Vol 1

Degreed

Burning in Flames

Ashes

Seconds To Impact

Mason

Pain at the Altar of Jest

Esses

In Fabulis

Mandragora Titania

Legions Of Metal

Blutgott

Discharge

Rise Of The Wood

Passage I Melancholia

The Great White Nothing

The Devil's Asylum

Vicious Rumors

Pilgrims and Psychonauts

Nepal Death

The Edge

Black Water Rising

Bring Mirrors to the Surface

Zatokrev

Time out of Place

Syrinx

Human Error

Anger Machine

Leave The Light Behind

Bloodletter

Violence

Sadistic Goatmessiah

Further

Solace

Gigamesh

Korypheus

Abgnose

Hasard

Psykopaten

Riket

Legacy

Ihlo

Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm

Esoctrilihuim

Chapel of Bones

Beleth's Trumpet

Sooner Or Later

IMKT

Midnite Masters

Wolfskull

Emergence

Ursawrath

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