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What About Love?

Herman Rarebell and Friends

HERMAN RAREBELL AND FRIENDS is not a vanity project by all means, it’s more like an extended jam and musicians having fun in the studio, playing songs from the vast catalogue of the legendary THE SCORPIONS drummer with several covers from the 80's. This is the collection that seems like a gift from Herman to himself after his decades-long defining career.

RIP (Landscape of Sorrow) feat. Gonzalo Civita

Tales of Mike

This track did come out in 2023 (single version), and do a review now? Yes, […]

Wails of Ten Thousand

Old Skin

“Wails of Ten Thousand” is the most refined OLD SKIN has ever been both from the production angle as well as the songwriting angle, evolving from raw to visceral but still very much deeply embedded in the realm of brutality.

Ginnungagap

Evilon

EVILON has returned to the scene with a solid haul of Viking treasure. Fans of Viking and Folk are sure to enjoy as will followers of Melodic Death. Strongly recommended, this one. Skål to ya all.

Night Vision

Streetlight

The only thing questionable about the album is the coverart, because the music is excellent. It takes me back to the 1980’s when bands knew how to deliver a chorus, an art that seems to be missing from a lot of music these days. The music is expertly balanced with guitars and keyboards and the vocals are outstanding as well.

V

Mindwars

California Thrash Metal is Back

Soulbound

Robin McAuley

Robin McAuley, the voice that defined the sound of supergroups MCAULEY/SCHENKER and BLACK SWAN is back with his third solo album and is out to prove why he should always be included in the conversation of “best singers of rock” with this latest release “Soulbound”.

The Regeneration Itinerary

…And Oceans

At its core, it is a raging beast of Black Metal fury—relentless tremolo-picked guitars, battering drums, and vocals that sound like they are being torn from the depths of something primal and wounded. But beneath that seething chaos, there is something else—a hidden world of nuance, melody, and experimentation that refuses to let the album settle into predictability. For those who crave Black Metal that is not just an assault on the senses but a journey through the abyss, this album delivers…and then some. This is a definite early contender for album of the year.

Arovmia

Sunvher

From Bandcamp, “Arovmia” is a conceptual work around the tittle name, a term in which […]

Roses From The Deep

Marko Hietala

Marko Hietala former member of Tarot & Nightwish brings us his sophomore album “Roses From […]

Reforged

Adamantis

They are not sticking the tried-and-true formula of Power Metal, they go out of the beaten path to forge (pun intended) a hodgepodge of different elements. This is a much more mature approach to establish for such a young band, finally a band taking the reins of the American Power Metal into the future.

Modular Consciousness

Violet Cold

Off the beaten path and mysterious, genre-twisting bands are what captivate me these days. Maybe […]

In the Vanishing Echoes of Goodbye

Labÿrinth

The veterans of Progressive Power Metal are back with a great release!

Vengeance & Wrath

Gallower

A Black/Thrash Metal act that has potential, but that needs to evolve a bit more.

Destination Addiction

Confess

This Groove Thrash Metal band really made a very good release!

Chordoma

These guys are rewriting Brutal Death Metal and bringing it back to what it should be.

So Haggard and So Woe Begone

Ashen Fields

Wow, what a very good new Symphonic Metal act! They're promising!

777 Asasara

A promising new name on US Thrash Metal School.

Timekeeper

Embrium

This album is not merely an exercise in contrasts, but a testament to their coexistence. It is the sound of light struggling against darkness, of sorrow dissolving into fury, of something fragile refusing to break. This is Black Metal at its most sublime—both a dream and a nightmare, both ruin and rapture.

Nocturnal Racer

Stainless

Stainless were formed in Portland Oregon , with all past and present members of the […]

Try Not To Dwell On It

Oceanica

Loss isn’t about “"getting over it,” but learning to exist in its wake. It is about understanding that grief is love, and that healing does not mean forgetting. It means finding a way to let loss become a part of life, not as a weight that drags you down, but rather a shadow that walks beside you.

Timescarred

Vintras

This was an excellent album, and its biggest strength was the level of intensity coupled with the strong senses of anger and desolation all mixed together. This is not for the faint at heart.

Archaic Dance of the Winds

U Kronakh

This was an excellent album. It has enough aggressiveness for those who like that pinch, enough tones of Doom for those who like that downtrodden feeling, and enough melody for those who don’t like their Death Metal served bland.

At War With Their Divinity

Wythersake

Overall, this was a winner. It was adventurous for those of us who like some variety in their Black Metal, and traditional enough for those who don’t. They were also fantastic musicians, and the album had a lot of balance among the many elements they put into their music.

Langue Hybride

thisquietarmy

This album is a testament to the power of musical versatility, where genre lines blur, yet nothing ever feels out of place. It is an ambitious work that takes the listener on a journey through a staggering range of influences while maintaining a singular identity. In lesser hands, such an approach might result in chaos, but here, it’s a carefully orchestrated symphony of sound. Executed with vision and precision, it results in something truly personal and will challenge your sense of musical convention.

The Inner Alchemist

Lady Beast

NWOAHM.

Pantheon

Edyakaran

When it comes to largely instrumental music, bands have to work harder to impart things like emotions and crescendos in their music, because vocals make it a lot easier, and many people connect with lyrics. This album needs no vocals, because the band is able to draw out every little nook and cranny of what music can offer to someone. The music is transformative.

Paragon I

Paragon

PARAGON are finally seeing the light of being released. And not only with their first EP “Paragon I” from 1990, but also with their second EP with the very original title “Paragon II” from 1992. Let me just state that if you are an enthusiast for Melodic Rock and Metal you need to listen to these records. Not maybe, but mandatory. This simply is too good to miss.

Paragon II

Paragon

Let me just state that if you are an enthusiast for Melodic Rock and Metal you need to listen to these records. Not maybe, but mandatory. This simply is too good to miss.

Reside Infernus

Insult

As for the enthusiasm of INSULT. That is one thing no one can challenge. These guys are rocking as if their lives depend on it. and by the sound of it, that is also the way they have decided how to write, play and record their songs.

Primal Pulse Thunder

Purified in Blood

With the band being active since 2003 means that PURIFIED IN BLOOD has over 21 years of experience in making their brand of Melodic Death Metal mixed with Metalcore parts where needed. It makes for quite the explosive combination that does work.

The Great Filters

Fractal Universe

This album has something to offer to all Metal fans. Saxophone is an instrument that can be cliché in some Metal bands today, but on this album, it works so well. The combination of hard-hitting riffs, darkness, insane drumming, and melody, makes this band stand out from the crowd.

Crimson Moon Evocations

Sepulchral Curse

Sepulchral Curse plays blackened death metal. A Finnish band, that stand out a bit, not […]

Hymns In Dissonance

Whitechapel

WHITECHAPEL deliver Deathcore at superb quality. “Hymns In Dissonance” contains all the best elements of modern Deathcore: devastating riffs, hammering blast-beats, bone-chilling atmosphere, and huge breakdowns

Violence Prevails

Chemicide

Violence Prevails” is a very good Thrash Metal album and in particular old school fans will love what they hear

DAZR

When this band DAZR came to my attention a few weeks back via YouTube, I was immediately blown away by the straight forward, balls to the wall sound of pure and un-restrained heavy metal and I knew the world needed to know about them too.

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What About Love?

Herman Rarebell and Friends

RIP (Landscape of Sorrow) feat. Gonzalo Civita

Tales of Mike

Wails of Ten Thousand

Old Skin

Ginnungagap

Evilon

Night Vision

Streetlight

V

Mindwars

Soulbound

Robin McAuley

The Regeneration Itinerary

…And Oceans

Arovmia

Sunvher

Roses From The Deep

Marko Hietala

Reforged

Adamantis

Modular Consciousness

Violet Cold

In the Vanishing Echoes of Goodbye

Labÿrinth

Vengeance & Wrath

Gallower

Destination Addiction

Confess

Chordoma

Chordoma

So Haggard and So Woe Begone

Ashen Fields

777

Asasara

Timekeeper

Embrium

Nocturnal Racer

Stainless

Try Not To Dwell On It

Oceanica

Timescarred

Vintras

Archaic Dance of the Winds

U Kronakh

At War With Their Divinity

Wythersake

Langue Hybride

thisquietarmy

The Inner Alchemist

Lady Beast

Pantheon

Edyakaran

Paragon I

Paragon

Paragon II

Paragon

Reside Infernus

Insult

Primal Pulse Thunder

Purified in Blood

The Great Filters

Fractal Universe

Crimson Moon Evocations

Sepulchral Curse

Hymns In Dissonance

Whitechapel

Violence Prevails

Chemicide

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