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Fires on the Mountainside

Fer de Lance

The sophomore jinx has not hit them at the slightest and they deliver something different, something quite unique for a genre that has been stagnant for years on end.

Behind a Vision

Eternal Idol

They are straight to the point, nothing goes over 5 minutes, it's pull no punches in your face Metal. It's something that is not akin to the Symphonic Metal genre, so that's quite the departure from the usual standards. I felt it was a great way to stand out from any band in the genre, transcending maybe the future of the genre?

Vigarv

Overvald

Vigarv is a twelve minute, four track assault from a three person collective carving their […]

Lorquin’s Admiral

LORQUIN’S ADMIRIAL is notable for its musicianship and Dawn Brown’s vocals. There’s some nice chemistry there.

Choke on This

Stereophobia

I can’t say STEREOPHOBIA has won me over, but they did get me to listen for more than an hour and more than once.

Mossbane Lantern

Sallow Moth

This album was definitely a collection of out of the box songwriting. Their musicianship is off the charts…somewhere deep in the pacific. Much of the music was razor sharp, cold, even sterile, but there were moments when the album breathed. This was a technical feat that you rarely come across anymore.

Six Three 0

Night Hawk

What started as a creative project from five of Sweden's finest musicians quickly moulded into […]

Rift

Amphisbaena

This was a curious album, that felt a bit unfinished for me, and perhaps that is the point. The past and the future make up someone’s life, and that is a difficult, lengthy story to tell. In the end, maybe our lives don’t really amount to much, or at least, not as much as the story itself. I would love to hear more from the band.

Powers of Darkness

Thelemite

It's a solid combination, and THELEMITE is really a solid band. There's nothing too new in what we're seeing here, but it's damn good music.

Tatkraft

Sun After Dark

Sun After Dark is a project by Benjamin König from Germany. Benjamin König was a […]

The Battles I Have Won

Reflection

An album that feels refreshing and brings you to every corner of the Metal spectrum, yet feeling like something special even at the first listening.

Toujours Humain

Creatvre

“Tourjous Humain” is a searing slab of metal, grinding forward like a rusted machine coming alive in a storm, its engine built on distortion, repetition, and complex tasks. What makes this record more than just a wall of sonic abrasion is the strange humanity that breathes through its fractured surfaces. What’s most striking is how personal this mechanical monstrosity feels. For all its concrete and steel, this is an album about survival, and finding rhythm inside the noise, and letting yourself breathe even when the air is poisoned.

God of the Tribes

Kratornas

The music was energetic, and hyper, and I too don’t appreciate overly depressive music, especially in the Black Metal genre. Call this album unique, that’s for sure, and If you can deal with chaos and dissonance, this album is for you.

Venetian Dark

Pridian

“Venetian Dark” stands tall as a modern testament to Metalcore’s staying power: relentlessly aggressive, rhythmically precise, and shot through with just enough melody to add depth without softening the blow. This isn’t melody-forward metalcore. This is power-first metalcore, where melody exists not to soothe, but to sharpen the edges. It’s a reminder that the genre doesn’t need to compromise its aggression to be dynamic. It just needs to know when to let its claws show and when to let the blood drip.

Haltioissaan

Veljessurma

This Finnish Black Metal act is really very good, but must work with a better producer next time.

Ignite the Skies

Space Chaser

Thrash on with this melodic Thrash Metal attack from these German slashers!

Vs The World

Poison The Preacher

Wow, these guys are up to blow the world into pieces with this Thrash Metal/Crossover release!

Who Killed the World?

Gurnslinger

This quartet mix a lot of musical influences in a coherent and excellent form. And the result is this release.

Geysterzvvang

Drudensang

A good Black Metal act, but that needs a better sonority in the future releases.

Dystopian Putrescence

Dissonant Seepage

A good band with potential, but must sharp its efforts in the future.

Det eviga och den döde

Dos

Some people talk about a concept called “the burning cold,” which is a poetic or metaphorical phrase that describes an intense, paradoxical sensation—cold so extreme that it feels like burning. It's often used to capture the sharp, biting nature of freezing temperatures, where the skin can sting or ache, much like it does when exposed to heat. That sums up the sound on the album perfectly for me.

Dust and Echoes

Hollow Leg

From Bandcamp, “HOLLOW LEG began as a duo from Jacksonville in 2009. Added two pieces […]

Falling Through Stars

Laurenne & Louhimo

A collaboration brings two very talented and authentic female singers together to create what can […]

Unforgiven

Sophia Mengrosso

SOPHIA MENGROSSO is very unique in a sense that she started out as a classically […]

Phantom Fire

A heavy blues and black metal based album, the thick bass notes are one of the best parts of the album. The band settles on a heavy riff, and just drives it home, like a rocket returning to earth. It isn’t anything overly original, but it comes from the heart, and few bands can rock this much energy in their music.

Shades of Life

The Bleak Picture

The overly emotional nature of the music is what grabs me first, and that is a difficult thing to attain when the vocals are so harsh, and so guttural. They build a landscape that reminds me of endless rainy days, where the sun doesn’t even peak out for a moment. This was indeed a very bleak painting, with various shades of color throughout it.

Windows Drenched in Red

Blood Brain Barrier

From Bandcamp, “Windows Drenched in Red” is the visceral debut from BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER—a conceptual […]

Prayer By the Edge

Six Feet Deeper

Hard Rock with a sometimes Bluesy undertone, whilst on other occasions it will be more Rock or even Metal. What does become quite clear is that we are dealing with a very talented group of musicians within SIX FEET DEEPER. They are able to write good songs, that have a bucketload of emotions paired with very good instrumentals.

Everyone For Themselves

Our North

Sheffield hard hitters, OUR NORTH, have been serving up their enticing brand of Metalcore, fused with Hip Hop and Trap, since their formation in 2019. Channelling everyone from BRING ME THE HORIZON and WHILE SHE SLEEPS to BAD OMENS, OUR NORTH unleash a sound that is soaked in power, venom, diversity, and passion. I just hear LINKIN PARK with the heavier parts using a grunt or scream that is a bit more extreme.

Trapped

Hammer

But let’s get back to “Trapped”. It is Extreme Metal indeed, because if I would have to try and classify it in any other way I wouldn’t have been able to, even if my life depended on it. Yes, you will get Groove Metal, Death Metal, Punk, Hardcore, Grindcore and Sludge in there somewhere, but none of those fit the bill, so by branding it Extreme Metal the band is talking it easy on us listeners and reporters.

Veins of Sulfur

Starlit Pyre

This was a promising EP from a new player from France in the Melodic Death Metal genre, and there is still a lot to discover. In this genre, you can add clean vocals, keyboards, and other elements, or you can just keep things more traditional without clean vocals or other things to take away from its purity. STARLIT PYRE have taken the second, more traditional path.

Resurrection

Do Or Die

Well, if you were wondering whether DO OR DIE is still a Hardcore band, any doubt you might have had will have disappeared after a few seconds, as this is like anything they have done before; Hard, Heavy, Hardcore, Uncompromising. The sound is relentless, which really works with the almost hysterical sounding vocals.

Megamantra

Black Magnet

Overall, the album seemed to encompass several styles of music, keeping it alive and constantly moving, including Punk, Sludge, Industrial, and Hardcore. I also found the album nearly exactly as advertised…harsh and infectious at the same time. I understand why the songs are on the shorter side, because they are packed full of density. This was a swift kick in the teeth.

Fyr

Gaupa

And just like that I have a new favorite band.

Dream and Violence

Killjoy

Personally, I’d count this as a demo.

Gamma II

Alfa Pentatonik

This was a solid EP. Through five songs, they band presents a firm weight with the music and vocals, but also some playful electronics. The album is well balanced in that regard. My interest in the band was piqued through five cuts, and I look forward to hearing a long play from here.

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Fires on the Mountainside

Fer de Lance

Behind a Vision

Eternal Idol

Vigarv

Overvald

Lorquin’s Admiral

Lorquin’s Admiral

Choke on This

Stereophobia

Mossbane Lantern

Sallow Moth

Six Three 0

Night Hawk

Rift

Amphisbaena

Powers of Darkness

Thelemite

Tatkraft

Sun After Dark

The Battles I Have Won

Reflection

Toujours Humain

Creatvre

God of the Tribes

Kratornas

Venetian Dark

Pridian

Haltioissaan

Veljessurma

Ignite the Skies

Space Chaser

Vs The World

Poison The Preacher

Who Killed the World?

Gurnslinger

Geysterzvvang

Drudensang

Dystopian Putrescence

Dissonant Seepage

Det eviga och den döde

Dos

Dust and Echoes

Hollow Leg

Falling Through Stars

Laurenne & Louhimo

Unforgiven

Sophia Mengrosso

Phantom Fire

Phantom Fire

Shades of Life

The Bleak Picture

Windows Drenched in Red

Blood Brain Barrier

Prayer By the Edge

Six Feet Deeper

Everyone For Themselves

Our North

Trapped

Hammer

Veins of Sulfur

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Resurrection

Do Or Die

Megamantra

Black Magnet

Fyr

Gaupa

Dream and Violence

Killjoy

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