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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!!!

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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.

Mother’s Guilty Pleasure Part One

Noor

Canada for the win!

Earthbreaker

Mentalist

An above average Melodic Speed Metal album with an array of Thrash elements making this a highly enjoyable ride and continuing the legacy of Thomas Stauch In the vast history of European Power Metal while putting the emphasis on a very talented singer like Rob Lundgren to the forefront of the genre.

The Harmony Machine

Teramaze

TERAMAZE have done it again. One might think that due to their proliferation of albums recently they might get stale, but if you did, you couldn’t be more wrong. With “The Harmony Machine,” they have created a concise collection of songs here that feature their incredible musicianship and strong sense of catchy songwriting in nearly equal doses. What results are a Progressive album where big hooks reign supreme.

In the Depths of R’lyeh

Catacombs

This was a fantastic album, and within the genre of Doom, one of the more extreme examples of how deep into the abyss it can plunge. It reminded me of total darkness, or even the temperature where all life theoretically stops…otherwise known as zero degrees Kelvin. If you take a dive into this album, you won’t return to the world of the living.

Landkrieg

Scalpture

Scalpture has been active since 2009; they play death metal. And it's hard to find […]

The Circle

Vallorch

“The Circle” is an excellent delivery of traditional Folk melodies combined with the heaviness of powerful guitar riffs, strong basslines, and relentless drumming

Famine

Soliloquium

This was a fantastic album, that seemed to highlight what several genres can offer the listener…the fury of Death Metal, the melody of MeloDeath, impending feeling of Doom, and all done with a heavy emotional burden that you might not realize until several listens.

Alienized

Mantric Momentum

As always mixing the traditional old-school style, hard and fast songs that we are used to hearing with Power Metal mastery is money, well most of the times anyways. There are many awesome riffs, chords, hooks and solos will knock your socks off and get your head banging swiftly. Aside from the typical tropes of the genre, we also have a pretty interesting production. When Frontiers record usually back a band, you are sure to have an excellent sounding band and that’s a big plus for any fan out there.

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.

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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 […]

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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

Mother’s Guilty Pleasure Part One

Noor

Earthbreaker

Mentalist

The Harmony Machine

Teramaze

In the Depths of R’lyeh

Catacombs

Landkrieg

Scalpture

The Circle

Vallorch

Famine

Soliloquium

Alienized

Mantric Momentum

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

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