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A Faraway World
Orpharion
“A Faraway World” is a dark album, driven by a smart mixture of heavy guitar riffing, orchestral arrangements, and dark but catchy melodies which are melancholic at times
Signs Of The End
Reject The Sickness
“Signs Of The End” has pace, aggression, punishing guitar riffs, relentless drumming, but is also melodic with dark melodies and features some melancholy in the melodies at times
Septum
Moths
This was a strange album, but many Progressive albums are. The clean vocals sounded ritualistic at times, as if they came from a shamanka, while the harsh vocals provided an aggressive bite. There was also a steady line of psychedelica running through the songs. This is an intriguing band that I would love to hear more from.
V Pt. 1 : Unhallowed
Pythia
I still believe EPICA are still at the top of the food chain in genre with VISIONS OF ATLANTIS with a close second but a band ,like PYTHIA has the real potential of being a power player in the genre and really start to make a name for themselves in the Symphonic Power Metal genre.
The Eyes of Power
Signum Regis
A 15 year old album that doesn't seem far off from the very best of the Power Metal generation of the last decade yet with a neo-classical twist that still doesn't get old.
Echoes from the Void
Skräcken
“Echoes from the Void” bears repeating. A lot. Sofie-Lee’s vocals are spectacular, and the band is extremely tight.
Under the Spell
Morbyda
MORBYDA’s debut “Under the Spell” blends the raw energy and anger of betrayed youth with the evil machinations of an exterminating angel.
The Twilight Affliction
The Lucidia Project
The album showed promise and potential, but didn’t quite meet the mark. Too many of the songs had a similar delivery, that was melancholy and sad. The harsh vocals helped break them up to an extent, but their placement wasn’t the best in terms of timing. This is a band to keep an eye on, because they have all of the elements to be successful, they just aren’t quite there yet.
Pillars of Creation
Encelado
This debut EP from the Italian death metal band/project Encelado, is named after Enceladus, a […]
The Painful Truth
Skunk Anansie
It was 30 years ago that Skunk Anansie released their debut album “Paranoid And Sunburnt” […]
Waving at the Sky
AVKRVST
There’s a certain elegance in the way “Waving at the Sky” carries itself. It has a fluidity that defines its progressive rock foundation, with shifting time signatures, yet the journey never feels disjointed. Instead, the album flows like a steady river under ever-changing skies…sometimes calm, sometimes stormy, always purposeful. It’s an album that doesn’t look away from hardship, but also refuses to let despair have the final word. Technical yet tender, complex yet grounded. You don’t just listen to it; you move with it. By the end, you, too, are waving at the sky—not in surrender, but in belief.
Shadow Without a Horizon
Witherer
This was a delightfully despicable album, and I mean that in the best of ways. The band’s brand of Doom and Death is indeed dark…like the void of a black hole, and once sucked inside one, these are the sounds I would expect to hear…the sounds of torture, and, ultimately, death.
The Dystopian Chronicles Vol. 3
Warhog
This wasn’t a bad album by any stretch of the imagination, it just didn’t elevate much. There were indeed strong elements of songwriting in their music, but they just used one too many riffs that you have heard before, and although the singer has a nice vocal tone, he doesn’t stretch out enough for emotional impact.
Heather & Hearth
Phantom Spell
This was an excellent album, and considering it was created by one person says a lot about it. For me, it has an old school Progressive ring to it, akin to KANSAS or KAIPA. The song are structure well, and they bring up a lot of emotion, as any good album would. There is also some mystery about the album, and that’s what brings me back wanting more.
A Faraway World
Orpharion
This album is actually not bad, it feels a bit incomplete because of the lack of diversity in the vocal part of it but you have a solid production and some solid musicianship throughout.
Trenchslayer
Ardityon
Italy's finest import other than Wine is definitely good music and ARDITYON bring something refreshing, giving the listener something different from song to song and not staying in the same path which is a testament of a very promising band.
Vertigo
Sandness
Sandness from Italy were formed in 2008.The Italian hard rock 3 piece band have already […]
She Walks By Moonlight
Moon Destroys
“She Walks By Moonlight” is the debut album from Moon Destroys. Juan Montoya (Ex Torche, […]
Aether
Hermyth
This Italian Shoegaze/Metalgaze act really surprises with its music! Rear to it, NOW!
Rays of the Emerald Sun
Grave Speaker
If this Doom Metal/Stoner Metal band can set its ideas in a better shape, they'll be good. But for now, it has a long way to go.
Cerberus
Galgeberg
With experienced musicians, this Norwegian Death Metal/Crust Core act releases an excellent EP.
Clamfight
Clamfight
Maybe some lessons about the mix of Stoner Metal with Sludge Metal could be learned while hearing to this band.
Vengeance Evangel
Chaos Inception
If you want a bone-crushing Death Metal release, this full-length is for you!
Nebula
As The World Dies
Wow, this mix between UK Death Metal and Progressive Death Metal presented on this release is amazing!
The Teeth of Time
Drouth
This was an excellent album. The songs were meticulously crafted, thick, aggressive, and dark…everything you would want from a Black Metal album. But, this isn’t the usual FWOBM release. Their intense aggression is bested only by their intricate songwriting.
Eleventh Ray – Reviving Tehom
Eleventh Ray – Reviving Tehom
This amalgam of Black/Thrash/Death Metal was at least uncommon in some of its approach, but it mostly relied on riffs that you have heard before, and they didn’t do enough the really elevate their sound.
Unmerciful
Devouring Darkness
Hell yes, if your idea of a good times involves getting sonically flattened by a […]
Life Force
Darkyra
This was a solid album, that combined a bit of Goth, some cinematic vibes, and some good old emotional Rock into a cohesive whole. The best part for me was probably the vocals of Gina. They are controlled, well trained, and have a big emotional punch. She also enlisted a talented ensemble for the album.
Scars
Patchwork
Thirteen songs were just too many considering the sound on the album. The music is indeed fast, heavy, and direct, but it just reminds me of the heyday of Speed Metal, which was 40 years ago. The lead guitar is what is best about the album, but the rest just doesn’t measure up. They are all solid musicians however, and I’m sure that many Metalheads will like their sound. It just wasn’t for me.
Infection
Lenax
The album was just mediocre for me, and it didn’t do enough to distinguish itself from the thousands upon thousands of other bands that are out there playing this style of music. It was an honest effort, but the final result just fell short.
Wolfheart
Iku- Turso
Overall, this was a solid album, and it stayed true to some of the traditions of the FWOBM, while branching out just enough to keep the sound more modern.
Ubercode Ouvre
Panzerballet
In sum, their level of musicianship is off the charts, and many of the songs were quite fun to listen to. This is niche music in many ways however, and just won’t appeal to some Metalheads, although I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Neopolis
Lights of Vimana
There are albums that reflect sadness, and then there is “Neopolis,” that do not reflect despair so much as become it, filling the room like a choking fog, inhaling any hope before it can take root. This is not music crafted for catharsis. It is the sound of being pinned beneath the weight of permanence—a slow, unrelenting erosion of emotional ground. You don’t emerge from this album—you fade into it. It leaves you blinking at silence, wondering if you imagined the light at all. It’s not that “Neopolis” offers no hope; it’s that it reminds you how easily hope is consumed—how quickly beauty can be buried beneath weight and wire.
Under Disheartening Skies
Scars of Solitude
Scars of Solitude is a new band for me, even if they have been around […]
Open Season
Deathblow
DEATHBLOW deliver the typical DEATHBLOW sound with four new tracks. “Open Season” is a mixture of Thrash Metal, Hardcore, and Punk
Eternal Source
Neopera
NEOPERA offer an interesting symbiosis of classical music and Metal. “Eternal Source” is not a traditional symphonic Metal album, it is a mixture of orchestral and operatic Metal
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