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Twilight of the Mortals

Carcolh

From their EPK, “Hailing from Bordeaux/Herbignac, France, CARCOLH emerged in 2016, birthed from the ashes […]

I. Ancestral

Kazea

This was a fascinating album whose sound mirrored the album cover, and I would love to hear more from the band. The cover shows a person with rags covering his face, and sticks for hair, and I think we can all relate to this image at times. The music was expertly blended without genre labels to reflect this image and these feelings.

This Consequence

Killswitch Engage

Being one of the first bands to venture into this genre, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has been able to invent themselves as they wanted, resulting in them making their own brand of Metalcore since 1999. These guys from Westfield in Massachusetts, USA are easily identifiable when they start playing their music. The mix of Metalcore with Thrash Metal is very distinguishable.

No Sins To Confess

Löanshark

LÖANSHARK was founded as a power trio in 2017, in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. They have tried to get on the album ladder since then. In the meantime, they did release an EP in 2018 (“The Warning Sessions”) and a compilation in 20231 (“The Gangland Tapes”). And now, on Valentines Day 2025, they have released their debut album “No Sins To Confess” through the RPM-Roar label.

Timeless Reverie

Serenity In Murder

“Timeless Reverie” is a multi-faceted album with many different layers. It is mainly a symphonic and melodic Death Metal album, where the guitars and the orchestral arrangements drive a characteristic and unique sound, all kept very well together by an excellent vocalist, who gives the album a different dimension

Locust Cathedral

Icon Of Evil

The sophomore album of ICON OF EVIL is a good traditional Death Metal album. “Locust Cathedral” has aggression, chilling melodies, great guitar riffs, hammering drums, and brutal vocals

Kept

Rioghan

The album effortlessly blends countless elements into a seamless, emotional experience. It thrives on contrast, where aggression and serenity, despair and hope, melody and dissonance all coexist without ever feeling forced. Few records manage to capture such an immense range of sonic textures and emotional landscapes without losing their cohesion, but this does so with effortless grace. It is a carefully crafted, beautifully chaotic masterpiece that demands to be felt as much as it is heard.

The Mother of Death

Necronomicon Ex Mortis

NECRONOMICON EX MORTIS’ (what a cool name) “The Mother of Death” is a standout in […]

Undying Spectral Resonance

Mammoth Grinder

MAMMOTH GRINDER’s "Undying Spectral Resonance" is not here to mess around; it’s a game-changer in […]

Balefire

A new band, coming with a bang. From the deepest confines of hell, seems to […]

Grotesque Mutations

Public Grave

PUBLIC GRAVE’s “Grotesque Mutations” is a punchy, no-holds-barred assault on the senses, offering up a […]

2nd Sound

Kaiser

Stoner Metal dream.

Troubled Mind

Derev

The best part of the album is the band’s ability to carry strong emotions into their music. Many of the songs are not complicated, but they are loaded with feelings. I’m not sure I have heard a Progressive album that is this unpretentious and this emotional at the same time.

Pearl Hunting

Belle Morte

“Pearl Hunting” is eleven tracks of well-balanced Symph—sometimes haunting, sometimes visceral—which will make you feel classy, the way that Symph always does, and inherently evil, the way true metal should.

Extinction

Plague of Stars

WormHoleDeath has a knack for finding unsigned exceptional talent skulking around in the metalsphere and PLAGUE OF STARS is another one of them. “Extinction” is an excellent find for extreme metal fans who have a liking for dark Symph.

We Lost Our Hope Along The Way

Autumn’s Dawn

This album is an odyssey through the quiet ache of nostalgia and the fragile persistence of hope. It lingers in the tension, in the muted silver hues of memory, where light struggles to break through but never fully surrenders to the dark. It’s an album for those who have stood at the crossroads of hope and despair and found themselves unwilling to choose a direction. It is for those who understand that some stories do not end with triumph or tragedy, but simply continue, wavering in the twilight.

Banished Into Endless Chaos

Indian Nightmare

Trash From The Indians

Electrified

The Big Deal

The Big Deal released their first album “The First Bite” in 2022.The band from Serbia […]

Wide Open Sky

Landfall

Landfall from Curitiba Brazil were formed by childhood friends Felipe Souzza and Marcelo Gelbcke who […]

The Unending

Hanging Garden

This album is a breathtaking meditation on the beauty of sadness, where every note, every melody, and every whispered lyric feels like a fragile bloom growing from the cracks of despair. It is an album about the way sadness colors every beautiful thing in life, making it all the more precious. It is not just an expression of sorrow—it is a tribute to everything that makes it worth feeling.

Lyksalver

Shagor

By the time the final notes fade, the album does not leave the listener in despair—it leaves them hardened, standing in the wreckage of the storm, still breathing, still unbowed. This is not an album of submission but of struggle. It is proof that within agony, within rage, within absolute torture, there is still the power to choose—either to be broken or to rise.

Haragma II

Exterior Palnet

This music was maddening, and the longer you listen to it, the more it entangles you into its vast web. The highly sophisticated web was designed by a spider that is as cunning as she is astute. Once you are entangled, there is no escape, and the tortuous music plays until your last breath.

Game of Faces

Dynazty

Like DRAGONFORCE, the band has a shit ton of talent. Unlike them however, they don’t push their musicianship as much as their songwriting. They are a well-oiled machine that fires on all cylinders in every song, and they never hold anything back. This was an outstanding album from a band that refuses to sit back and coast through their new release.

Vol. II

Aske

And the Brazilian Death/Black killers are back with a great release!

Outer Space Outtakes

The OddEven

A very good release of Alternative Metal. Listen!

Requiescit in Pace Frater Noster

The Cross

Another battlering ram from Brazilian Harbingers of Doom Metal.

Suffering with a Smile

Rohan

A good first coming from this Death Metal band.

Black Plasma Armour

Membaris

The dark essence of Black metal can be clearly heard on the work of this German quartet.

Second Dawn

King Zog

A might Old School Doom Metal blow is given by these Australians!

Set It Free

Enbound

Wow, some new ideas for Power Metal can be heard on this album.

Legions

Dragonknight

In an eroded genre as Power Metal, bands as this quintet deserves appaluses for its efforts.

Samnite Black Metal

Sakahiter

Overall, this was an enjoyable experience. The aggressiveness of the album is its best feature, as well as the harrowing vocals. Combined with machine gun drumming and thick bass notes, it made for a memorable album.

Maledictum

Scitalis

Overall, this was an uncommon album for the genre mostly due to the way the vocals were delivered. One thing is for sure, I would not want to be alive during these infamous witch hunts, because I am sure it didn’t end well.

Damnatio Aeterna

Deathless Legacy

This album was very well put together, from the story to the music. They have an amazing vocalist, a catchy sense of songwriting, and a flair for drama that is not overdone.

In the End, Was it Worth it?

Scare

Take a look at the album cover if you want clues as to the type of music that’s inside. Hues of gray and black suggest depression, and doom, and the black figure with a mask suggests death. The way he holds up his robe, he is beckoning you somewhere. I get the shitty reality of modern life in this music, but not so much the hopeful optimism. It was an enjoyable listen for me.

In Darkness We Remain

Destroyers of All

This was an excellent album. The band keep true to their aggressive roots but were able to mix in several other elements to keep their sound fresh. They are also accomplished musicians that execute with confidence.

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Twilight of the Mortals

Carcolh

I. Ancestral

Kazea

This Consequence

Killswitch Engage

No Sins To Confess

Löanshark

Timeless Reverie

Serenity In Murder

Locust Cathedral

Icon Of Evil

Kept

Rioghan

The Mother of Death

Necronomicon Ex Mortis

Undying Spectral Resonance

Mammoth Grinder

Balefire

Balefire

Grotesque Mutations

Public Grave

2nd Sound

Kaiser

Troubled Mind

Derev

Pearl Hunting

Belle Morte

Extinction

Plague of Stars

We Lost Our Hope Along The Way

Autumn’s Dawn

Banished Into Endless Chaos

Indian Nightmare

Electrified

The Big Deal

Wide Open Sky

Landfall

The Unending

Hanging Garden

Lyksalver

Shagor

Haragma II

Exterior Palnet

Game of Faces

Dynazty

Vol. II

Aske

Outer Space Outtakes

The OddEven

Requiescit in Pace Frater Noster

The Cross

Suffering with a Smile

Rohan

Black Plasma Armour

Membaris

Second Dawn

King Zog

Set It Free

Enbound

Legions

Dragonknight

Samnite Black Metal

Sakahiter

Maledictum

Scitalis

Damnatio Aeterna

Deathless Legacy

In the End, Was it Worth it?

Scare

In Darkness We Remain

Destroyers of All

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