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Consciousness

Dimman

Melodic Death Metal is a genre that many Metalheads are overly familiar with. In my experience, some bands take the road more travelled by excluding things like clean vocals and keyboards to keep it pure. But such an approach makes the album privy to their peer group, who have done the same. That is the case here. It’s not a good album, and they have talent, I would just stretch out some more.

Future Belongs To

BlackLight

From their record label’s website, “Future Belongs To” is a progressive metal conceptual album and […]

The Greatest Divide

Marble Ghosts

So we have a death metal drummer, an old-school metal bassist, a singer heavily influenced by 90s grunge, and a metalcore guitar player. In all walks of life and all matter of genres, they are able to create a homogenous sound while mixing everything and anything from their previous influences as musicians and music fans. An intense album you can listen to over and over and still find cathartic release of angst, anger and outreach. This is a solid brand of high-octane alternative rock mixed with an old school metal vibe.

The Legend of the Oakensource

Hans and Valter

What makes this album good is the whole atmosphere created by the theme and lyrics as well as the keyboards and happy-sounding guitars. The lyrics focus on the warriors' quest, something I find quite interesting. The use of narration is nothing groundbreaking but really adds to the music and helps you create an image of the very story in your mind.

Requiem

Ominous Ruin

The frigid and sterile nature of the music leaves many emotions off the table, and allows the ones they do use to blast through with the force of a hurricane. As I mentioned, their musicianship is off the charts, and their technical prowess is hard to match. If you want a straight up intense, brutal, and punishing listening experience, and one that leaves you disoriented and delirious, look no further.

Skeletal Wings Threshold

Fumes

FUMES' "Skeletal Wings Threshold" offers a potent blend of death and black metal, striking a […]

Ghosted

Trick or Treat

I am not going to single out nor point out any specific song but I feel they are really embracing for the very first time wholefully their namesake. They have a name that involves Halloween and spooky themes and they went all out on this one even though we had some glimpses of the last release before this one though. I think they have found their voice, their calling.

Big Trouble

Coffin Feeder

Deathcore's finest.

Necro

LIK

Sweden. That's all it takes to describe this banger.

Awakening

Telma

"Modern"Metal from Greece.

Revenge Is My Name

Avenger Of Blood

Revenge Is My Name” contains all elements, that makes Thrash Metal so popular like pace, aggression, tight guitar riffing, and melodic guitar solos

Biographyte

Cytotoxin

“Biographyte” is a brutal delivery of high-quality Death Metal, driven by punishing guitar riffing, blast-beat thunderstorms, and technical lead guitar contributions

Visions Of Stagnant Blood

Celestial Sanctuary

“Visions Of Stagnant Blood” offers tracks ranging from a relentless aggressive pummeling towards a grim and doom-laden melodic approach with some melancholic traces

Herbacea

Maison Dieu

Count me as a sucker for Italian female vocals and Stoner Psych trios. "Herbecae" is a stunning debut. Can’t wait to see what’s next from MAISON DIEU.

Heat Lightning

Sanhedrin

With “Heat Lightning,” SANHEDRIN once again takes up the banner of traditional metal and fights the good fight.

Hamelin

King Garcia

Let’s start with the positive, and that is both the strong musicianship of the band as well as their varied song structures. Without vocals, it can be difficult to get across a sense of cohesion and understanding from the music, but they do. That being said, some of the sounds were just a bit too far out of the box for me in terms of what I think of when I think of Metal music.

Demon Steel

Urn

Urn hails from Finland; I did listen to this band back in 200? Something, they […]

Alunea

Kardashev

The album is a study of contrast…a specter, a feeling, an unraveling of self through walls of distortion and funereal atmosphere. It does not merely belong to this realm; it defines it. The melodies, no matter how grand, seem eroded, stripped of warmth and suspended in a space that offers no return. It is weighted, ghostly, and drowning in a haze of reverb that stretches beyond the horizon. If shoegaze is often about staring at the floor in melancholic reverie, deathgaze is about gazing into the void and realizing it is staring back. It’s an exploration of dissolution, a sound that haunts rather than soothes…an essential listen for those willing to step beyond the veil.

Thrill Of The Bite

Crazy Lixx

Crazy Lixx are a Swedish Heavy Metal/Hair Metal & Hard Rock band. Formed in Malmö […]

Ordo Diabolicum

Aran Angmar

From their EPK, ARAN ANGMAR is an international Black Metal band formed in 2020 by […]

Acts Of Madness

Air Force

The latest album from Air force showcases the band's ability to evolve their sound while […]

Ikiharmaja

Sammale

This was a solid album, and you have to consider the consistent songwriting efforts out of one composer. The songs had an aggressive bite, but at the same time, were emotional as well. This is definitely something that fans of Black and Doom Metal will enjoy.

With the Old Breed

Warfield

Old School Thrash Metal that can grind your bones!!!

Collapse

Spoiled

A ghetto blaster Crossover is what these insane Italian unleash on this release!

Conquer

On My Command

The band is good, but must sharp its efforts.

Astral Sands

Novarupta

A new (and fine) path into Sludge Metal can be found on this release.

Sinister Minister

Dreaming Death

This first coming of this Australian Death Meta trio is really a good surprise.

Harbinger of Chaos

Dan Baune’s Lost Sanctuary

A fine cross between Melodic Thrash Metal and Power Metal is offered on this release.

Trinity: Volume I

Carmeria

With a silky Symphonic Metal outfit, this band created a very good EP (that could be a full-length).

Te Rā

Alien Weaponry

Wow, what surprising Groove Thrash Metal trio!

Cosmic Crusade Chronicles

Sculforge

This new release is an excellent representation of the elements that make up the German power metal scene. With Powerful riffs, mind-blowing soloing, heavy double bass, and strong singing, SCULFORGE creates an album which reaches standards often overlooked in the Power Metal genre. I definitely recommend this album to both newer and…not so new listeners to metal, as it is very enjoyable and there is very little to dislike.

Heed the Warning (Reissue)

Espionage

ESPIONAGE is by far a great hidden gem, tucked away in the corner and displayed to the masses several decades later, brandishing some amazing vocals with the sharp contrast of Thrash Metal mixed with early 80’s Prog Metal goodness, finding it’s mark nonetheless and making it known that some diamond are still in the rough.

Nacht, zij met ons...

Nachtheem

Overall, the album felt a little disjointed to me. I really liked some of the atmospheric moments, and they can do a lot on an album. But, there just weren’t enough of them, and lots of Black Metal bands have a primal edge.

Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox

I used to be a Metalcore fan many years ago, but what bands are pushing today just doesn’t excite me. It is overly predictable and formulated. This album is anything but. It is modern, energetic, bold, daring, and so much fun to listen to. There’s a reason why this band is so well known and has so many accolades…they just make great music, and this album is another step in their evolution.

Beyond Obsidian Euphoria

Tómarúm

The band has a seemingly endless plethora of tools at their disposal on the album. As complex as the album is, and as utterly ambitious as their vision was, it also has a binding cohesion to it. On sheer musicianship alone, it is simply beyond the standard rating system. It is a rare feat to craft something so technically precise yet emotionally gripping, so brutally intense yet undeniably elegant. This is not just an album for those who crave speed, aggression, and virtuosity—it is an album for those who seek an experience, one that pushes and pulls, devastates and soothes. It’s a masterclass in precision, power, and poise.

Floodgate

Imminent Sonic Destruction

Progressive music demands that one never stands still, or re-creates a sound of the past, and that is the case here. It’s the extremes on the album that get me most…they are miles apart. The muddy, murky, grungy, and massive bottom end is as nasty as anything I have heard this year, but the bright vocal harmonies keep you from being swallowed by them. They seem to have a way with balancing these two things quite well on the album.

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Consciousness

Dimman

Future Belongs To

BlackLight

The Greatest Divide

Marble Ghosts

The Legend of the Oakensource

Hans and Valter

Requiem

Ominous Ruin

Skeletal Wings Threshold

Fumes

Ghosted

Trick or Treat

Big Trouble

Coffin Feeder

Necro

LIK

Awakening

Telma

Revenge Is My Name

Avenger Of Blood

Biographyte

Cytotoxin

Visions Of Stagnant Blood

Celestial Sanctuary

Herbacea

Maison Dieu

Heat Lightning

Sanhedrin

Hamelin

King Garcia

Demon Steel

Urn

Alunea

Kardashev

Thrill Of The Bite

Crazy Lixx

Ordo Diabolicum

Aran Angmar

Acts Of Madness

Air Force

Ikiharmaja

Sammale

With the Old Breed

Warfield

Collapse

Spoiled

Conquer

On My Command

Astral Sands

Novarupta

Sinister Minister

Dreaming Death

Harbinger of Chaos

Dan Baune’s Lost Sanctuary

Trinity: Volume I

Carmeria

Te Rā

Alien Weaponry

Cosmic Crusade Chronicles

Sculforge

Heed the Warning (Reissue)

Espionage

Nacht, zij met ons...

Nachtheem

Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox

Beyond Obsidian Euphoria

Tómarúm

Floodgate

Imminent Sonic Destruction

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