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Cycle of Death

Deus Sabaoth

This is how you do modern Black Metal in my opinion. The band embraces several instruments not often used in the genre, and they take their roots, expand upon them, and usher them into the modern world. It does indeed reflect principles such as the futility of life, and inevitable loneliness that many of us feel.

The Opus Satanas

Project Ultimate Satan

“The Opus Satanas” is a symphonic blackened Death Metal works in six parts with well-thought through compositions, grim melodies, punishing guitar riffing and hammering drumming

The Loss And Redemption

Thy Kingdom Will Burn

"The Loss And Redemption” is dark and heavy, epic, and melancholic. It is a good mixture of all those elements, where the melancholic melodies drive the album

Painted Paradise

Fleshbore

FLESHBORE’s “Painted Paradise,” is the direction that tech death needs to go in. The music is as potent and enthralling as the beautiful cover art.

The Ever-Crushing Weight of Stagnance

Misanthropy

Misanthropy’s “The Ever-Crushing Weight of Stagnance,” is a tech/prog death metal album that dances to its own beat to create music that is imaginative and brutal.

The Embracing Light of Rarohengra

Aeon of Awareness

This was a good album in the style. The band seems to have the Death side of the duality better than the melodic side, and that’s just an observation. If they take their strong base forward, and perhaps add more piano and melody, and even some more clean vocals every now and again, this album could have been excellent.

Längtan

Lamashtu

LAMASHTU pushes the boundaries of Symphonic Metal with Längtan. It’s creepy and melodic and compelling all at once. A great discovery for new fans; a reaffirmation for returning fans.

Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead

Avatarium

Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead is 43 minutes of standout track after standout track. A year and half in the making, this album strikes a high watermark for AVATARIUM.

Pale Grey Monochome

Inborn Suffering

This was an excellent album. The combination of hardened Death Metal with the despondence of Doom was very carefully balanced on the album, as were all of the backing elements that the band uses. What resulted was a rich, full sound of endless gray and unanswered questions…the kind that will gnaw at you until the end of your days.

Northern Lights

Heavens Reign

Heavens Reign is a UK band made up of members of Rollin' Thunder (Rik Cayton, […]

Salute

Ray Of Light

Ray Of Light are made up of former members of Frontline Stephan Bayerlein and Thomas […]

Night Hunters

White Tower

White Tower who hail from Thessaloniki, Hellas ,Greece return with their sophomore album “Night Hunters”. […]

The Second 1

Mikael Erlandsson

Mikael Erlandsson has spanned a long career in the music business, which in turn makes […]

Confessions

Lord Sin

The songs are unnecessarily long in my opinion, and the entire listening experience is just, well, dull. The best part of the music is probably the thick bass notes, but the scratchy harsh vocals trying to sound mean, and elementary riffs, aren’t doing the album any favors. There isn’t much excitement here.

45 Turns 33

Midlife Crisis

Punk Rock is alive.

Fornetes Folm His Crown Grows from His Skull

Úlfarr

This was a difficult album to listen to for a few reasons. First, it was quite vanilla, it terms of the flavor spectrum of music. Second, the vocals were delivered in nearly the exact same way in every song. Third, the riffs were used so many times in the past. What resulted was a fairly bland album.

Faithless

Pandemmy

Wow, this Brazilian Death/Thrash Metal quartet's musical work depicts what the word "maturity" means, 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

三屍 (Sanshi)

Ripped to Shreds

Prepare your ears to be shredded by this insane release from this North American Death Metal quartet!

Tales from the Bones

Gutter Bones

The old mix between Heavy Metal and Hard Rock never gets old, and this German quartet is a living proof of this idea.

Those Shredded Dreams (Reissue)

Furbowl

This new reissue of the cult Swedish Death Metal act comes in a very good time.

Apophenia

Deivos

A savage Technical Death Metal onslaught is what this Polish quintet offers to you.

Pariahs

Contrition

An Old School mix between Death Metal influences with traces of Grindcore can be foun on this EP.

Graveworms, Cadavers, Coffins and Bones

Carnal Savagery

A fine Swedish Old School Death Metal release.

Revelations from the Void

Onirophagus

This was an excellent album. The combination of anger and despair were balanced very well. The guitar riffs were devastating, the vocals rattled into your soul, and the drums crushed the very ground you walked on, painting a picture of total desolation and meaningless existence.

Duél

Jinjer

Their sound is indeed unique, and as a band they are a juggernaut, but through all of the time shifts, airier passages, methodological performances, and downright crushing elements, I am left with an album that I just didn’t like as much as I should have. No one can deny the band’s musicianship, but I found the album to be difficult to digest, and to enjoy.

Reset The Sky

Ice Exile

Good surprise from Finland.

Tempora Mutantur

Lunar

To summarize the album, admittedly, does put me in a quagmire. Their technical ability is right up there with a lot of Progressive musicians, but I just wasn’t able to really enjoy the album. I like a wide variety of music, but this just didn’t click with me. Some Progressive music can be hard to digest. Still, this is something that I believe a lot of fans of music outside of the box might enjoy, and I recommend that you listen to it and decide for yourself.

Where Obscurity Sways

Pyre

This was a good album, that easily combined elements of Black, Death, and Thrash Metal into a thick stew that nourishes your hunger. At times, they grind it out slowly, letting the poison seep in, while other times, they shove it right down your throat without a second thought. I especially like their energy.

Black Magic Rituals and Perversions, Vol. 1

Electric Wizard

Black Magic Rituals and Perversions, Vol. 1 lays testament to the talent of one of the most revered Doom Metal bands on the planet.

Sharp Objects

Spiders

“Sharp Objects” isn’t the gritty, raw comeback album I was hoping for, but it also isn’t a throw away. If you like your rock well-sanitized and appreciate the 80’s garage scene, this might be the album for you.

Causes

Haven

Although the album showed potential at times, it floundered for a decent amount of the way for me. The hardened passages are ardent, gritty, and brutal, but they were not enough to overcome a general lack of energy.

Rebirthless

Accu§er

ACCU§ER deliver a very good Thrash Metal album. “Rebirthless“ contains the best elements of traditional Thrash Metal and adds modern twists

Volume Six

Sacrifice

“Volume Six” is a gift for all traditional and modern Thrash Metal fans and I highly recommend adding “Volume Six” to their album collection

Flames Licking Fever

Deathrite

A raw primitive death with early punk rock undertones from eastern Germany

A Pathway the Moon

Unreqvited

The clean vocals add another layer of artistic and even spiritual sublimity to the album. The way that they co-exist with the aggression of Black Metal is key to the sound. Gazing at the moon as meditation may sound a little “out there,” but some say it can help you find a sense of peace and calm and instill a sense of wonder. It’s only January 5, and I already have a contender for album of the year.

Long Streets

Reese

Good surprise from Italy.

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Cycle of Death

Deus Sabaoth

The Opus Satanas

Project Ultimate Satan

The Loss And Redemption

Thy Kingdom Will Burn

Painted Paradise

Fleshbore

The Ever-Crushing Weight of Stagnance

Misanthropy

The Embracing Light of Rarohengra

Aeon of Awareness

Längtan

Lamashtu

Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead

Avatarium

Pale Grey Monochome

Inborn Suffering

Northern Lights

Heavens Reign

Salute

Ray Of Light

Night Hunters

White Tower

The Second 1

Mikael Erlandsson

Confessions

Lord Sin

45 Turns 33

Midlife Crisis

Fornetes Folm His Crown Grows from His Skull

Úlfarr

Faithless

Pandemmy

三屍 (Sanshi)

Ripped to Shreds

Tales from the Bones

Gutter Bones

Those Shredded Dreams (Reissue)

Furbowl

Apophenia

Deivos

Pariahs

Contrition

Graveworms, Cadavers, Coffins and Bones

Carnal Savagery

Revelations from the Void

Onirophagus

Duél

Jinjer

Reset The Sky

Ice Exile

Tempora Mutantur

Lunar

Where Obscurity Sways

Pyre

Black Magic Rituals and Perversions, Vol. 1

Electric Wizard

Sharp Objects

Spiders

Causes

Haven

Rebirthless

Accu§er

Volume Six

Sacrifice

Flames Licking Fever

Deathrite

A Pathway the Moon

Unreqvited

Long Streets

Reese

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