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Onslaught Kommand

If you love extreme music at its most natural form, the Death/Grindcore work of this Chilean quartet is for you.

Leatherhead

Leatherhead

A good new and promising Speed Metal act from Greece.

Inner Self

In We Fall

This Portuguese Alternative Metal/Rock quartet understands what to expand limits means.

Stillness and Trust

Ifall

WOW, once again IFALL comes to defy rules and astonish the hearers!

Strange and Beautiful Things

Dying Hydra

Some lessons about how to create a fine Sludge Metal release can be found on this Swedish trio's work.

Shadowlight

Defences

This band offers a very good mix of Modern Metal tendencies.

Saga of the North

Þrymr

Overall, this was an original album that was both creative and thoughtful, and the journey that Trym took the listeners on was filled with sorrow, tears, resolve, hope, and even some joy.

Nine Ties

Underdogs

After a long hiatus, from 2015 to 2022, the band UNDERDOGS is back with their […]

Agent Of Chaos

Shadows Decay

Good Thrash from Costa Rica.

Apocrypha

Exiled Hope

From a music steaming/pre-order save site called Substack, here is what author Sofia Frasz has […]

Songs for the Dying

Against I

This wasn’t a bad album per se, it just suffered from the same sickness that plagues many metal bands today…an overuse of old formulas, and an unwillingness to break away from the norm. Some Metalheads crave this lever of consistency, but as a long time reviewer and avid consumer of music, I expect more.

Second Wound

Ploughshare

PLOUGHSHARE is a black/death metal band from Australia that hit the scene in 2017 with […]

Maleficium - Part 1

Panzerchrist

PANZERCHRIST is a band that has always been very dependable, providing one solid release after another. Much remains the same for this latest album–while it certainly isn’t mind blowing or trying to reinvent the wheel, it’s a solid effort from a band that is the definition of “what you see is what you get.” With that being said it’s infectious and engaging enough to take a return trip.

Afterlife

Planet Of Zeus

Good Metal from Greece.

Solaris

Distant Past

Altogether I recommend this album on two fronts: First for giving true homage to an often-forgotten sci-fi pioneer; Second, for sticking to their mission of delivering solid metal recalling the glorious distant past.

The Insurrectionists and the Caretakers

Auriferous Flame

For all the Extreme Black Metal true believers out there, I highly recommend this one

Death Descending

Death Descending

The album clocks in at under 10 minutes of total playing time, but it has a promising sound that I would love to hear more of. He created a very bleak and somber landscape that is definitely worth exploring more.

Smash Atoms

Smash Atoms

Grunge is back, according to SMASH ATOMS, a new four piece band from Gothenburg, Sweden. […]

Tombs Of The Blind Dead

Summoning Death

"Tombs Of The Blind Dead” offers an outstanding mixture of brutality and darkness, inspired by a Swedish chainsaw sound of the guitars, relentless drumming, and brutal deep-lying growling vocals

Formae Mentis

Just Reborn

“Formae Mentis” is a unique symphonic Metal album with a strong classical/neo-classical melodical basis

Under Siege

Damaged

I can’t help but think that if DAMAGED would have had just that bit of luck, they could have made quite the impression, because I really like what I am hearing. The songs are strong, powerful and full of variety without ever losing face of the fact that they need to imprint themselves on the audience. And they do. “Under Siege” is good stuff.

Chainsaw Anthems

Explorer

I can only say that I am still enjoying listening to “Chainsaw Anthems”, as it does give me an insight onto another piece of the Heavy Metal history of the Lowlands. And that is something I as a real Metalhead will always treasure.

Renaissance

Raptore

Yes, this is very much eighties-oriented Metal, but by making sure that they have gotten a proper production, they sound good in current times as well, without becoming too contemporary.

Through Endless Black

Sleepless

If you are one of those Metalheads who does dare to try something new without having to tread unknown territories, you should listen to this SLEEPLESS album. “Through Endless Black” will not disappoint you.

Rush Of Power

Steel Inferno

If you are able to stand or sit still while you are listening to “Rush Of Power” you are either dead on your way there. I don’t care if you like this kind of Speed Metal or not, this will get your juices flowing and your body moving.

Admist the Ruins

Saor

Consider alone all of the various instruments that went into its making, and that guitar was not the focal point. Each composition was filled with strings, pipes, and other instruments, and each one was grandiose in an accessible way. Let “Amidst the Ruins” take you on a journey to ancient times, and ancient lands, and give you just a little escape from your humdrum life.

Malkeda

Malkeda

We have a Spanish five piece band known as MALKEDA and they began their musical […]

Into The Silence

Perseus

PERSEUS are an Italian five piece power metal band and they came together as a […]

Vita Est Morte Est Vita

Borehead

From Bandcamp, “BOREHEAD are an Instrumental Doom Metal Trio based in London, UK. Blending spacey, […]

Havuportaali

Tuhka

From Bandcamp, “The essence of TUHKA is pain, human suffering, the beast within, mystery and […]

Third Cut

Nasty Ratz

Nachtmusik

Poltergeist

Poltergeist are from Calgary Canada who have signed with independent label Bad Omen Records to […]

Upswing

Pantheon Band

The Pantheon Band were formed in 2017 with their debut album “Five Lines” which was […]

More Insane

Undeath

This Death Metal band is a fine example of how creating an excellent set of songs without revintenting the genre.

Lakonic

Thyrathen

Wow, this band shows that Hellenic Black Metal still has some surprises to show! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Anti Deus

Temple Of Decay

This release shows how Poland still has some great talents on extreme Metal to show.

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