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Arkon
Arkon
This band is awesome, and I am praying to the Sardanian gods of lore that they stay on course but speed things up a bit—in the studio, I mean—because I can’t wait another four years to hear another album from these bad asses.
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.
Antithesis of Prosperity
Rvkkvs
First, let me just make the comment that this style is not for me. The music is on the extreme end of the Metal rainbow. However, I can recognize talent when I hear it, and these guys have it. They are ferocious, energetic, and able to cut and pivot on something that has the width of a hair.
Video
Fans Of The Dark
I don’t mind the “pink and fluffy” at all, and I found the album to be a great revival of a sound that was so important in my youth. It’s hard to create original music in this genre, but FANS OF THE DARK put their own stamp on things and their own personality into the music. It will make you feel good, and make you feel alive.
Dreaming the Strife for Love
Bedsore
This was an unusual album in many ways. The only real ode to Death Metal is in the vocals, and some harder elements in the music. The sound was wide open for me, and they made some very strong steps forward into the varied and sometimes odd world of Progressive Metal. I also enjoyed their dark brand of music immensely. This is definitely a band to keep an eye on.
Nightbound
Find Me
“Nightbound” is the fifth album from Find Me is the ongoing collaboration between Swedish songwriter […]
Fill My Sails
Winding Road
Winding Road was found in 2018 by Jan Hedlund (Coastline) and Magnus Åkerlund (Blender).Having played […]
Reverence
Steel City
Steel City was initially intended as a solo project by founder member Mike Floros, emerging […]
Friend of a Phantom
Vola
At its core, the album finds a way to bridge the gap between the progressive intensity of Djent and the captivating accessibility of melody, making it a journey where technical prowess meets emotional resonance. The production captures tension beautifully, allowing the guitars to bite and groove while the melodies remain airy, almost ethereal, creating a soundscape that feels textured and dimensional. This combination of heaviness and harmony serves as a perfect example of how force and finesse, in the right hands, can elevate metal into an art form that speaks as much to the heart as it does to the head.
Cutting the Throat of God
Ulcerate
This album dives headfirst into a soundscape drenched in darkness, despair, and unrelenting anger. The darkness here is not just atmospheric; it’s almost oppressive, crafted with such precision that the weight feels palpable. Despair winds through every song like a venomous thread, relentless and unyielding. The pacing is methodical, allowing despair to seep slowly into the listener. Anger punctuates the despair, giving each song an edge that bites deep. It’s raw and unrefined, yet controlled enough to feel like a calculated release of pure fury, directed inward and outward. This is not merely an album; it’s an experience—a sonic descent that leaves you feeling both emptied and fortified.
From the Depths I Cried
Infirmum
INFIRMUM is a Symphonic Extreme Metal band from Finland. Amazingly, they have eight members fueling […]
Portal – The Gathering of Storms
The Mist From The Mountains
Overall, the musicianship was excellent, but the songwriting, inconsistent. The band seems better at the gentler elements then the straight up aggression and sting of Black Metal. There are some memorable moments on the album, but too much of it blurs together for me.
Scripture of the Woods
Kvledstimer
While this wasn’t a bad album per se, it didn’t push the boundaries of the genre much. Instead, it stayed try to the FWOBM sounds where the genre started. For that reason, it was just a mediocre album for me.
Cosmic Cenotaph
Vosforis
For me, this was an exceptional release, marked by a band who is not afraid to explore their own vision, while still staying true to the roots of the genre. The use of keys, guitar solos, and a hardened Industrial edge are the perfect accompaniments to their original, detailed, weighted and uncompromising sound.
A Pagan Storm (Re-Recorded)
Wolfchant
This re-recorded version for this German Folk Metal's second album is really good to hear.
The Bastard
Thorium
An excellent Old School Death Metal release with an actual taste. Hear to it NOW!
Entity
Seventh Crystal
The Swedish quartet really created a very good release by mixing influences from Hard Rock, Melodic Rock, Heavy Metal and more.
The Hammer
Mallevs
A very good traditional Heavy Metal act from Greece, indeed.
War Machine
Impellitteri
What can the fans expect on an album of IMPELLITTERI? Great music, obviously! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Cursed Creation
Har
A promissing Blackened Death Metal name from Israel is what this release shows.
Pioneers of Alcohol
Drunkelweizen
This North American Folk Metal act must evolve, but has potential.
Legions of the Deeper Depths
Arkham Witch
A fine reissue from this UK based Doom Metal act. and beware of the Old Great Ones!
KAVE
Where’s My Bible
Although the album stays true to many of the original tenants of both Black Metal, and Melodic Death Metal, the seasoned band (at least, they sound like they have been together for years) was able to work in many other elements to both surprise the listener, and delight the listener. Bravo.
Abstract Existence
A Dead Poem
Overall, this was an excellent album to listen to. MeloDeath and Doom have been combined before, but not quite as well as A DEAD POEM did here. I love the subtle bite of the vocals, and their whispered wrath, as well as the low end, meaty bass notes. Restraint is indeed one of the band’s best qualities.
Harder & Heavier
Horse Of Troja
Good Hard Rock from Sweden.
Voodoo
Harpyie
German Metal does not disappoint.
The Final Hours
Thermality
A cascade of melodic death tinged in metolcore from Sweden
Eternal Sea
Witchcraft
Croatia’s
Witchcraft
emerges from the shadows of the late 1980s with
"Eternal Sea"
, a demo LP that captures the raw essence of thrash and heavy metal in its infancy. Originally released in 1989 and available only on cassette, this 2024 reissue reminds us of a time when the genre was still shaping its identity, and bands like
Witchcraft
were at the forefront of that creative explosion. Despite its demo roots,
"Eternal Sea"
feels remarkably polished for its era, boasting aggressive guitar work, blistering solos, and vocal performances that are as diverse as they are ferocious. With its mix of thrash intensity and heavy metal theatrics, this LP stands as a testament to the genre’s early potential.
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