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Azketem

The best part about the album for me is the doom and gloom, and it is easy for the listener to get lost within. As you move towards the shadows, it is so gradual that you don’t even notice losing little bits of yourself along the way until you become one with them, and there is no going back.

obsYdian

Soulbound

Many of the song are short, but very intense, and the album has a whole is smooth, polished, and has very clear production value. Obsidian is noted for its exceptionally smooth characteristics, such that one could even use it as a mirror, and that is what album quips. It’s a catchy album that is also hardened enough for Metal fans to love.

From The Earth To The Moon

Trenchwar

TRENCHWAR are a five man band all the way from the capital city of Ankara, […]

Moshemian Thrashody

Insanity Alert

This five man band known as INSANITY ALERT are from Innsbruck/Tyrol, Austria as they have […]

A Thousand and One Nights – Chapter One

Letallis

I liked the album, and would definitely be interested in hearing more of the tale…Chapter Two if you will. Jake is an accomplished musician and singer, and his effort are reflected in the album.

Abhorrence

Cognitive

Blasting into 2024 with their latest album “Abhorrence” which promises a bone-shattering technical death metal fused with deathcore

Dunkelglod

Dimbild

Not my cup of tea.

Haunted Dreams

Meifu

“Haunted Dreams” is steeped in Eastern flourishes, served up with a fat side of metaphysics and healthy main of Psych Doom. A hearty fare, this one.

Rapture

Anette Olzon

ANETTE OLZON. “Rapture.” Just a shit ton of inspiration, this album. Check it out and fall in love with Symphonic Metal all over again.

Time II

Wintersun

Every superlative one can think of can be accurately used to describe the album. It intermixes a sense of grandeur with intimate emotional layers, and the listening experience is vast and transcendent. Time can be defined as “the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole,” a concept that is difficult to grasp in its totality. That is what the album represents to me, something that is boundless and enduring.

Under the Veiled Throne

Summoning the Lich

Hailing from Missouri, in the United States, comes Melodic Death Metal/Deathcore band called SUMMONING THE […]

Towards Idiocracy

Holycide

“Towards Idiocracy” is a gift for old school Thrashers and surely a must-have album for all Thrash Metal fans

Challenge The Wind

Rhapsody Of Fire

RHAPSODY IN FIRE deliver symphonic Power Metal at its best with epic melodies and bombastic orchestral arrangements

Of Frost, Of Flame, Of Flesh

Crocell

From Denmark comes an intense sound that is attesting to their well-established and unshakable dedication and skill with raw intensity that is to be expected from these guys.

Agony

Endless Chain

This is an album about the exploration of yourself. The heavier, weighted tones reflect the darkness that we all have inside, while the delicate, catchy tones represent the innocence and beauty of life. The fact of the matter is that neither can exist without the other…one of the great paradoxes of human life. At its core, the album was truly captivating.

Litanies of the Unceasing Agonies

Altar of Gore

From Jersey comes the stench of blackened death with a heavy thick sludge undertone that coat the overall rawness of slam death riffs and brutality of brutal death.

Stained Glass

Dichro

If I heard this voice in a forest, I would follow it without question and something horrible somewhere would kill me.

God Slayer

Vredehammer

Consider the fact that this music was composed and performed by one person, and consider his unusual and intelligent approach to songwriting. Next, consider the way he flawlessly combines several genres of Metal. Last, consider that all of this is wrapped up into a sound that can blast through you windows at break-neck speed and leave your home smoldering from the flames, and that is exactly what makes it such a vital album.

Coma

Gaerea

This was a fantastic album, combining traditional Black Metal elements with tones of sadness and despair. Subtle melody lines run throughout the album, adding depth and contrast to the intense and atmospheric sound, while the theme of hope hangs in the balance. GAEREA are back and ready to conquer the world.

Blindness

Paradise In Flames

PARADISE IN FLAMES not only broke the mold of convention, they also broke all of the plates in the cupboards and burned down the house. I feel like a took a ride through Hell on a motor vehicle that moves faster than the speed of sound. I was tossed and turned in every direction but somehow I made it through in the end. That is how carefully they crafted this album, each note in its perfect place, and the musicianship was outstanding.

And All Hell Broke Loose

The Loyal Cheaters

This very good album presents a great mix between Punk Rock, Hard Rock and Rock 'n' Roll!

Vaya Con Dios

Smoke AxD

Great Groove Thrash Metal Hardcore EP, so why isn't it a full album?

Ascent Into Draconian Abyss

Mons Veneris

This album shows what classic Black Metal means in the deeper sense of the words.

No Sleep ‘Til Mcsorley’s

Don Jamieson

Take advantage of this release an laugh until you lungs are out of your body!

Inhaling the Infestation

Chunked

If you’re not exigent, maybe this Death Metal EP can satisfy you…

Take A Piece

About Us

Wow, what a surprising release from this Hard Rock/Glam Metal/AOR sextet!

Disintegrate Together

Vain

It's been six years since Vain released the album “Rolling With The Punches”. Hitting the […]

Mean Streets

Riot V

This is the third album under the Riot V name after the death in 2012 […]

A Distant, Violent Shudder

Glacier

It’s the deep contrast on the album that makes it as good as it is. Oppressive moments and tempered with lighter ones and the two hang in a balance that is very difficult to disrupt.

Mare

Anael

The album is an amalgam of a few different styles, and smarty doesn’t commit to one over another. The one constant theme however is darkness, and it’s almost alive in the album, taking the form that you can see and relate to at times, and other times, it remains a constant looming force that you can’t see. It was refreshing to hear the band’s uncommon take on the genre.

Sala

Kati Rán

It could be that her native language is responsible for much of the mystery on the album, or it could be the music itself. I feel it is both, working together as well as they do to bring subtlety and secrecy to the album.

Psychobulb

Transonic Science

Heavy but not inspired.

Death from the North

Nightside

I am pleased with that the band has to offer after 23 years of silence. This album holds many of the original tenants of Black Metal in high regard, and although there are also some solemn moments of melody, it’s a traditional offering to their fans.

Spreading the Wings of Hope

Golgotha

One really can’t expect a band who has been around as long as GOLGATHA to completely change their approach to songwriting, so what you hear is about what you expect. It’s an excellent album, steep in the traditions of the Doom genre with a few nice surprises along the way, and it proves that the band still has a lot to offer fans.

Fátum

Damnation

Exploding out of Hungary, this supergroup of putrid death is disgusting in all the right ways and will leave you wanting more!

Devourer of All

Nyrak

What strikes me most about the album is the sheer amount of sounds they are able to pack into each composition. What is sprung when the dam breaks is pure anger, hate, and blackness. Each note is cleverly placed however, and the interplay between Black Metal aggression and melodic, symphonic elements is noteworthy.

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Azketem

Azketem

obsYdian

Soulbound

From The Earth To The Moon

Trenchwar

Moshemian Thrashody

Insanity Alert

A Thousand and One Nights – Chapter One

Letallis

Abhorrence

Cognitive

Dunkelglod

Dimbild

Haunted Dreams

Meifu

Rapture

Anette Olzon

Time II

Wintersun

Under the Veiled Throne

Summoning the Lich

Towards Idiocracy

Holycide

Challenge The Wind

Rhapsody Of Fire

Of Frost, Of Flame, Of Flesh

Crocell

Agony

Endless Chain

Litanies of the Unceasing Agonies

Altar of Gore

Stained Glass

Dichro

God Slayer

Vredehammer

Coma

Gaerea

Blindness

Paradise In Flames

And All Hell Broke Loose

The Loyal Cheaters

Vaya Con Dios

Smoke AxD

Ascent Into Draconian Abyss

Mons Veneris

No Sleep ‘Til Mcsorley’s

Don Jamieson

Inhaling the Infestation

Chunked

Take A Piece

About Us

Disintegrate Together

Vain

Mean Streets

Riot V

A Distant, Violent Shudder

Glacier

Mare

Anael

Sala

Kati Rán

Psychobulb

Transonic Science

Death from the North

Nightside

Spreading the Wings of Hope

Golgotha

Fátum

Damnation

Devourer of All

Nyrak

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