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Wings of the Nightstorm (Reissue)

Thus Defiled

Whereas the musical style definitely is Black Metal, THUS DEFILED aren’t afraid to venture out into Thrash and/or Heavy metal territory when the songs demand it. That is where the real power lies within THUS DEFILED.

Keep The Fire Burning

Sacred Leather

SACRED LEATHER hail from Indianapolis, which lies in the USA state of Indiana. According to the Metal Archives they play Heavy/Thrash Metal, but I would rather refer to their music genre as being a mix of NWOBHM, Old School Heavy Metal and Eighties Speed Metal.

The Lionspirit

Imperatore

The sound that “The Lionspirit” is showing off is superb, is exactly what this kind of music needs. The bombastic and epic parts are being blasted through your speakers, which does happen all through the album.

Terra

Black Magic Tree

BLACK MAGIC TREE has the capability to write songs that come from listening to a lot of different bands that have coloured the Rock scene throughout the decades, and they have made it into a beautiful melting pot on “Terra”.

Bloody Circuits

Creaturelens

This album was excellent, and I wish they had a social media account. The synthwave was smooth…even cold at times, but always alive. For those of you who were alive in the 80’s, this will be a sentimental sound. But like all good music, it lives today, not in the past.

Shards of a Waking Sun

Duchna

As the album continued to move, I felt worse and worse, sort of like a cumulative effect of piling one burden on top of another, trying to break me. That’s how powerful the emotional experience was. It’s also an album buried in deep mystery, and if you take the plunge, you never know what you might unearth…what secrets might be revealed.

Redenção Pelas Chamas

I never knew how great black metal in Portuguese sounded up until today.

Pestmond

Siechknecht

Siechknecht’s “Pestmond” is one of those albums that make you glad to be alive. It’s tough and bold and it’s also melodic and inspiring.

Lidande

Tårfödd

If the digital only release of TÅRFÖDD’s “Lidande” left you a bit peckish, you can now snag its physical cousin via Purity Through Fire.

Existence

No Terror In The Bang

This is an album that’s a study in extremes. On one end, it’s smooth, melodic, and perhaps even introspective at times. On the other end however, it’s aggressive, brutal, even punishing, I feel like five songs was enough to capture the band’s essence, primarily because each of them had a similar sound and a similar length. One thing I would have liked would be a bit more diversity, but I am looking forward to what they might do next.

Forged In Hatred

Deathraiser

“Forged In Hatred” celebrates classical Thrash Metal with plenty of late 80s vibes, pace, aggression, dark melodies, and cool solos. It is a 35 minutes of pure mayhem and destruction

Krushers Of The World

Kreator

KREATOR deliver a signature album with a unique KREATOR sound. “Krushers Of The World” is a well-composed mixture of fast classical Thrash and melodic mid-tempo tracks, all embedded into a dark and at times melancholic melodic framework

Severed Heart City

Greywind

Greywind are a brother and sister duo from Killarney, Ireland.They are an Emo duo who […]

Stages to Osiris (Rebirth)

Divided By Design

I love instrumental Metal, let me just get that out of the way. The album showed promise at times, and their musicianship was strong, but there were also some phasing issues here and there. The album as a whole also suffered from a lack of direction.

Evolution

Dark Heart

Dark Heart were formed during the early eighties, releasing the debut album ‘’Shadows of the […]

Cairn

Parallel Minds

This album was lengthy and the 60+ minutes of run time did seem to have some concept qualities. Their musicianship was excellent, but I found it difficult to really be able to dig into their sound. Normally, I love mashups…this one just didn’t do much for me and just wasn’t overly memorable.

All that we hate

Putrid

All That We Hate, the full length LP by the blackened thrash metal band Putrid from Lima Peru […]

State Dependent Memory

Unmother

This was a positively creepy and frightening album that used some unconventional techniques, and had some progressive leanings. The tortured sounds were so vivid, you could feel them on your own body. Tread lightly here…I feel it’s like a Pandora’s box that once you open, you can never again close.

Impermanence

Malefic

The newest album by Atlanta, Georgia blackened/death metal band Malefic, Impermanence, definitely has a lot to like about […]

Poisoned Art

Space of Variations

Space of Variations, metalcore band from the Ukraine, blazes through 2026 with their excellent new record Poisoned […]

MMXXV

Burial Gift

Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, they self-describe as “blackish.” Their record label further comments: […]

Slay Utterly

Carrion Vael

Their talent is undeniable, and their fever…off the charts. They weave orchestral and even classical sounds into the album, which is punishing Death Metal. It’s a sophisticated and classy kick to your mouth.

Aurora

Soror Dolorosa

Let me be clear, this isn’t “Metal” in the classical sense of that word. But it still has a heavy, driving beat that can penetrate even the most dubious metalhead. The nostalgia was big for me, and I loved the combination of Cold Wave and Goth. The songs were very catchy as well, emotional, and performed with confidence. Don’t let labels get in the way of your listening experience, because this was fantastic.

Mythic Dawn

Velothian

The Black Metal genre has become quite expansive lately, and VELOTHIAN take full advantage of that. The vocals are pretty straightforward in terms of how they are delivered, but the music takes the album to a whole different place. The “conflict” between the two varying styles actually works very well together. This was an excellent album.

Metamorphosis

Banisher

Overall, the album didn’t pull any punches or stray too far from the path and the seemingly uncompromising vision of the band. If you are in the mood for continued shots of aggression and deep beatings, this is for you.

Indestructible

Metalodon

You know that feeling when you see an album cover, and you just sit there knowing that the music inside is going to be bad or at least entertaining?

Sky Eater

King Cruel

“Sky Eater” is everything you’d want from a sophomore album. For Stoner and Doom fans it’s definitely worth checking out.

Miserere

Crossover

So long as symphonic pirate isn’t your bag, this album is sure to please.

DeathAssault

What I do know is that when DEATHASSAULT tones it down a bit, even becomes a bit of emotional in their approach, "DeathAssault" sounds a lot more intense and sincere. When the singer then puts on his clean vocals, you feel that you have entered a whole other world.

Sceaduhelm

Crippled Black Phoenix

Twelve songs overstayed its welcome just a bit, but some of the “filler” songs helped to tell the story well. The album was dark at its core, but also melodic, and catchy. The dual vocalists helped to keep the album interesting, and it was plenty heavy. Overall, an excellent release.

Nocturnal Visions

Invictus

I know of a few embodiments of a band with the name of INVICTUS, I had never heard of the Japanese version before. That has now been rectified and I can only say that I’m glad to finally have listened to and experienced these Far East Death Metallers.

One

Scratch One Grub

. If you’re not strapped to your chair when seated and using speakers, or haven’t fastened your headphones to you when listening that way, I advise you to get that done immediately. I can’t tell you anything else than that SCRATCH ONE GRUB will blow you and/or your brains away if you’re not careful.

Hulders Ritual

Slagmaur

This was a delightfully commanding album that just didn’t settle for taking prisoners. Indeed, the sound was rich, full, frightening, and even combative at times.

Shaâtaunoâr

Hyver

Leon Guiselin has ten other projects, so he's got a lot on his pentagram-shaped plate...

Blood & Honey

Summer Of Hate

Summer Of Hate from Porto Portugal are an experimental shoegaze band that explores the boundaries […]

Imagined Deformation

BURIED

"Imagined Deformation" is a technically proficient, brutal death metal album, but most of its instrumentation is simply not to my taste.

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Wings of the Nightstorm (Reissue)

Thus Defiled

Keep The Fire Burning

Sacred Leather

The Lionspirit

Imperatore

Terra

Black Magic Tree

Bloody Circuits

Creaturelens

Shards of a Waking Sun

Duchna

Redenção Pelas Chamas

Redenção Pelas Chamas

Pestmond

Siechknecht

Lidande

Tårfödd

Existence

No Terror In The Bang

Forged In Hatred

Deathraiser

Krushers Of The World

Kreator

Severed Heart City

Greywind

Stages to Osiris (Rebirth)

Divided By Design

Evolution

Dark Heart

Cairn

Parallel Minds

All that we hate

Putrid

State Dependent Memory

Unmother

Impermanence

Malefic

Poisoned Art

Space of Variations

MMXXV

Burial Gift

Slay Utterly

Carrion Vael

Aurora

Soror Dolorosa

Mythic Dawn

Velothian

Metamorphosis

Banisher

Indestructible

Metalodon

Sky Eater

King Cruel

Miserere

Crossover

DeathAssault

DeathAssault

Sceaduhelm

Crippled Black Phoenix

Nocturnal Visions

Invictus

One

Scratch One Grub

Hulders Ritual

Slagmaur

Shaâtaunoâr

Hyver

Blood & Honey

Summer Of Hate

Imagined Deformation

BURIED

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