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Harlekin und Krieger

Robse

This German band shows a fine mix between Melodic Death Metal and Folk Metal.

Feed the Machine

Mordkaul

This band offers an updated form of Old School Melodic Death Metal that is impossible to resist to!

Blowing Your Ears Off

Kate’s Acid

WOW, this is how a live album must be!!!

Old City New Ruins

Feldspar

This sextet shows some traits that can be poiting to new ways to Hardcore/Punk Rock.

Chronicles of Lunacy

Defeated Sanity

Taste this Death Metal band and become addicted!

Bleed on My Teeth

Adorior

Wow, what ass kicking Old School Thrash/Death/Black Metal release!

Winter Storm

Ensiferum

This was a solid album. I think that fans will get exactly what they want here…a familiar sound that is comfortable for them as well as one that doesn’t take the album on tangents. No one can question the band’s talent, but the songwriting is just a bit too predictable for me. Still, it was an enjoyable listen.

True

Jon Anderson And The Band Geeks

JON ANDERSON is back to making new music. This time debuting with his backing band, […]

Sing and Bleed

Wall of Palemhor

Wall of Palemhor from Parma, Italy does it right, and as such, their new and second full-length album, Sing and Bleed, is one of the best indie records that I’ve heard all year.

Triumph of Enslavement

Traumatomy

I could write an entire article about this one episode, and a thousand articles just based around my lifelong love of The Simpsons. However, Traumatomy is not The Simpsons, and I most certainly do not love them.

Le ballet des anges

Ad Vitam Infernal

AD VITAM INFERNAL'S "Le ballet des anges," is a crushing album in many ways with a lot more dynamics and degrees to that crush than a lot of other bands in this style can pull off. This is a year end banger that makes a strong case for how great of a state death metal is in near 2024's demise.

There Is Beauty In Letting Go

Vicious Rain

A torrent of Swiss Post-Hardcore blasing out of the town of Baden with emotion

Wounds of Desolation

Isolert

From Bandcamp, “Four years have passed since the release of “World in Ruins.” In idle […]

Violent DNA

Nuclear

Chile's thrash metal juggernaut, NUCLEAR, delivers a fierce new EP in 2024 titled "Violent DNA", a six-track sonic assault that leaves a lasting impact on listeners with its aggressive blend of thrash and death metal influences. This release showcases the band’s penchant for speed, precision, and a deep reverence for the genre’s roots, all while pushing their sound further into chaotic, adrenaline-fueled territory. While half the EP is composed of covers, the original tracks stand out as potent examples of NUCLEAR's relentless energy and craftsmanship.

Metal Merchants

Mindless Sinner

What happens when you blend Swedish power metal with Saxon and Judas Priest? You get Mindless Sinner.

Am I Invisible

BornBroken

Canadian death metal outfit BORNBROKEN returns with a crushing new release in 2024, "Am I Invisible", a 10-track exploration of existential despair, personal strength, and the brutal reality of human existence. Blending their signature aggression with a profound lyrical depth, the album delivers a relentless sonic assault from start to finish. Each song on the album brings a unique perspective on universal themes, drawing the listener into a vortex of introspection and rage. BORNBROKEN's blend of technical precision and raw power makes this album a standout in the modern death metal landscape, and the tracks are as memorable for their heavy riffs as they are for their deeply resonant messages.

Champion

Turbokill

“Champion” is my first encounter with TURBOKILL. And one thing becomes very clear from the very first listen; these guys know how to write and play bloody good riffs. Rather high paced, very intense and drenched with class.

Feberdrömmar

Shining

New album? Well, that’s not exactly true, as the original version of this album, called “8½: Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd” is from 2013. It was an in-betweener for the band between albums. Apparently a good one, as it is being rereleased.

Outer Limits

Salem UK

For those who are not familiar with the music SALEM UK plays, we are talking fast paced Melodic Heavy Metal. Whether you listen to the 2016 album “Dark Days” or anything later than that, it is easy recognisable as SALEM UK. That is not only because of the kind of music that is played, but is also due to the very distinctive and rather high pitched voice of singer Simon Saxby.

The Overlord Messiah

Retched

RETCHED plays US Metal. If you are prone to the early years of OMEN, you will certainly like the sound as well as the music. If you are a fan of the first albums of MALICE, you will love the music and find it a pity that the sound is lacking a bit of conviction.

Burning Savage

Obnoxious Youth

Listening to “Burning Savage” is quite a challenge. Not one song is sane from start to finish, with the title song as a perfect example. The thing is, when band goes mad, it is also very hard to properly hear and understand what is being sung/shouted/screamed.

Praise The Communion Fire For The Unhallowed Sacrament

Blackevil

The production of “Praise The Communion Fire For The Unhallowed Sacrament” is bloody good indeed. Crisp and clear where it concerns the Thrash and Heavy Metal parts, and vague and misty when Black Metal is reigning. But you can distinguish all the sounds being played all the time. That in itself is worth listening to this latest offering of BLACKEVIL

The Nothing That Is

Fit For An Autopsy

In lesser hands, this album could have fallen out of favor and crossed over into the “unmemorable” category. As you know, the genre boundaries for Deathcore are narrow, but FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY manage to explore each and every inch. The album did wear out a bit of its welcome after 10 songs, and at times, was played too safely for me, but I am sure their fans will be pleased.

Descent

Morass Skoffin

MORASS SKOFFIN’s “Descent” is a downward spiral definitely worth taking. It is possible for death metal to provide memorable moments without losing any of its intensity and provide an engaging experience—”Descent” is proof of that.

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Cosmic Sarcophagus

Mandroid of Krypton

The band is energetic, but the vocals were the worst part for me. Gabriel doesn’t have a feel for where the melody should take him at times, and the music wasn’t much better. For me, it sounds like the band doesn’t have a firm identity, which normally, would be fine with me. In this case however, it just leaves the album in a bit of limbo if you will.

Mess You Up

Skor

Almost good Heavy Metal.

Intuition

Jaded Heart

JADED HEART is a hard rock melodic metal band with members from Duisburg, Germany and […]

Crown Of Thorns

The Crown

“Crown Of Thorns” has a very strong melodic Death Metal component, with grim, and at times epic and melancholic melodies

Mental Parasites

Synlakross

SYNLAKROSS deliver their best album so far. “Mental Parasites” is a nine-track journey across genres and styles, but by staying true to their Metalcore and melodic Death Metal routes

EP 1

Pythonic

Blasting out of the vast empty plains comes a metalcore torrent.

Pattern Rebirth

Of The Sun

This was an interesting EP and I would love to hear more from the band. One thing that they did well was not committing to one central sound. Instead, they explored a few different genres so that the listener didn’t know what to expect. Their musicianship is strong, and their sense of adventure is daring.

Rise Of Akhenaton

Serious Black

Melodic Metal is alive!

Endless

DGM

I remember receiving an earlier album from DGM as a random assignment, and I also remember how impressed I was with their musicianship and their style, and I remain so today. They aren’t just another Progressive band with AOR tendencies…they are seasoned, experienced musicians and this is yet another strong effort, where musicianship meets songwriting in perfect spades.

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Harlekin und Krieger

Robse

Feed the Machine

Mordkaul

Blowing Your Ears Off

Kate’s Acid

Old City New Ruins

Feldspar

Chronicles of Lunacy

Defeated Sanity

Bleed on My Teeth

Adorior

Winter Storm

Ensiferum

True

Jon Anderson And The Band Geeks

Sing and Bleed

Wall of Palemhor

Triumph of Enslavement

Traumatomy

Le ballet des anges

Ad Vitam Infernal

There Is Beauty In Letting Go

Vicious Rain

Wounds of Desolation

Isolert

Violent DNA

Nuclear

Metal Merchants

Mindless Sinner

Am I Invisible

BornBroken

Champion

Turbokill

Feberdrömmar

Shining

Outer Limits

Salem UK

The Overlord Messiah

Retched

Burning Savage

Obnoxious Youth

Praise The Communion Fire For The Unhallowed Sacrament

Blackevil

The Nothing That Is

Fit For An Autopsy

Descent

Morass Skoffin

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Sbarco

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Arkon

Cosmic Sarcophagus

Mandroid of Krypton

Mess You Up

Skor

Intuition

Jaded Heart

Crown Of Thorns

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Mental Parasites

Synlakross

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