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Arson

Fatal Fire

Arson” is a good debut album and has all the typical ingredients of traditional Power Metal

The Silver Key

Crystal Viper

“The Silver Key” is a very good concept album to listen to, and especially Power Metal fans will love what they hear

Disintegration Of The Individual

Suffersystem -

Suffersystem duo releases their latest album.

Raw Blood Singing

Insect Ark

I can see how vocals were recently added to the band, because the album would stand up without them just fine. They add an intriguing blend of psychedelica and emotion to the music, which is indeed icy cold as described above. This is not an easily assimilated sound, but one that is filled with mystery is always work the exploration.

The Aurochs

Thousand Limbs

A heavy bass presence is key to delivering this sound, and we have that in spades here. An “auroch” is an extinct cattle species, and that’s the kind of mystery I encounter on the album. Each listen brings something new, and more depth. See if you can unlock some of life’s secrets with “The Aurochs” by THOUSAND LIMBS.

The Dark Horizon

Veriteras

This was a solid album. It’s classical in the sense of sounding like the early forefathers of the genre, and there is almost enough of the band’s personality here. A little bit more personality however would really give us the flavor of what the band and album is all about. They have the talent, and the drive, we just need to hear more of what they have to offer.

Verum Malum

Draugnim

It seems evil will always win, or at least, that is what is reported in the news. Wars, crimes, and other atrocities seem to be all that gets headlines these days. If evil wins, we are all in trouble. To get a closer look at this world they paint, take a trip down DRAUGHNIM’s album here, and dive head first into the darker side of life.

The Untold War

Nastergal

Overall, you have to give props for a band that shares a singular vision on the album, as well as an uncompromising energy, and the will to dominate. These are the three things that come through strongest for me, in addition to their strong musicianship.

A Mass To The Grotesque

Troops Of Doom

Sepultura first guitar player releases an album with his new band.

Converging Parallel Worlds

Throne of Thorns

WOW, what a great Symphonic Power Metal release, and it's different from the usual!

Amalgamations of Gore

Mutilation Barbecue

If you want Death Metal in Old School ways, you've got it with this album.

Dark of the Night

Lokheira

A good first release of this North American Power Metal act.

Head Hammer Man

Horndal

This Swedish Sludge Metal act is releasing a fine album, indeed.

Glamdemic

FerreTT

This Glam Metal album is like a pandemic: hear and get in love with the band's music!

Solace in Absurdity

Brutalism

A fine first coming from this Technical/Brutal Death Metal act.

Interpretations of the Unknown Wilderness

Antagonyze

A very good Old School Death/Thrash Metal release.

Order of the Mist

Hyldr

Highlights of the album include the vocal harmonies, persistent somber tones, and the way it was all put together into emotionally charged compositions that hit you where your feelings are strongest.

Destiny

Marchello

The story of Marchello, the band, is indeed a rather complex tale, all starting in […]

Drama

Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman of course ex Megadeth guitarist in the 90's has over several decades released […]

The Serpent Abomination

Atrexial

This was a fantastic album. It had all the hardened and contentious elements that you would expect from the genre, but also a deep connection in songwriting, and some complex arrangements that were also easily accessible to the listeners. Most of the ride was quite harrowing, and if you were to climb back in, you may never return to the world of the living.

I Am A Demon

Vesseles

Let’s start with talking about how fantastic the album cover is…the demon woman, the logo, and the coloring are vibrant. The music is equally as compelling. Each track plunges the listener into a relentless cycle of anguish and torment, capturing the raw intensity and repetitive nature of suffering. This auditory journey immerses the listener in what seems like a real time experience, making the album a powerful exploration of relentless agony and torture.

Thanatopoeia

Meister Leonhardt

The band’s form of black metal is pretty aggressive and bleak but they still throw in atmospheric and melodic curveballs. It’s a great listen from start to finish and is one of the better black metal albums I’ve heard lately. If dark, hopeless music is your thing (and if it isn’t, you need to take care of that) then I highly recommended MEISTER LEONHARDT’s “Thanatopoeia.”

Der Wald zwischen den Welten

Granitader

Ultimately, GRANITADER’s “Der Wald zwischen den Welten,” isn’t what I expected…it’s fun, engaging and catchy but, at the same time, it’s straight up black metal. A very strong debut album that is hopefully a sign of more to come from them.

This Mortal Coil

Lynchpin

LYNCHPIN sheds the skin of their former selves, and anoints their bodies with the essence that births the serpentine hymns, and with the tongue of malice, creates a virulent strain of aggression in the sound of art.

Social Grace

BRAT

New Orleans is famous for a lot of things, but for me three come to mind—the humidity, the food, the music. As for the music, of course, there is the jazz, but the Big Easy also has a thriving underground metal scene. BRAT is a product on that scene, and they are solid ambassadors.

Inferno

Speedkiller

Overall, “Inferno” from SPEEDKILLER is a solid debut. Fusing Black and Thrash, it will appeal to a wide range of extreme metalists. If you weren’t there for their 2020 EP, it’s not too late to join the descent.

The Moon Lights the Way

Grain of Pain

From their EPK, “GRAIN OF PAIN hails from Finland, delivering a powerful blend of dark […]

Dawn Of Reckoning

Valfreya

VALFREYA deliver an excellent symbiosis of symphonic Black Metal and Folk Metal, with a spine-chilling melodic framework and led by an amazing vocalist

From Hell I Rise

Kerry King

“From Hell I Rise” is not a reincarnation of SLAYER, it is a continuation and modernization of a sound that influenced generations of Metal musicians and fans all over the Globe

Wild Fever

The Hazytones

THE HAZYTONES are slow. Just to put it all into context, THE HAZYTONES are too slow for Stoner Rock. On the other end of the spectrum, they are just not slow enough for pure Doom Metal.

Serpent's Kiss

Ironbound

“Serpent’s Kiss” is a fine example of Polish NWOTHM. What becomes clear when the guitars come in is that the guitarists have taken a leaf out of the massive book of IRON MAIDEN.

Freaks

Avralize

What I suspect is that when you have the chance to see them live, you will become on of the “Freaks” in the audience, because I feel that the songs on the album lend themselves brilliantly to being live favourites.

D’muata

Perchta

What impressed me most about the band and the album was how vast and wide their songwriting skills were. At times, it was fairly straightforward rage and anger, like you might expect from Black Metal. But they inject a lot more into the music, including tones of melancholy, and even tones of beguilement. If you take the plunge and become immersed in the album, you will exit the experience a different person.

The Savage Winds of Wisdom

Black Lava

This was a fantastic album, with a highly polished combination of technical elements, heavy weight, and an equal dose of harrowing elements you associate with Black Metal. It’s all wrapped up in a package that is so tight, you couldn’t squeeze in between the layers if you were as thin as paper.

Oath

MONO

For me, what the album does best is dive deeply into the themes of paradoxes, serving as a reflection of the contradictions and complexities that many of us encounter in life. The songs weave together opposing elements, swells and contractions, creating a sound that mirrors the nature of our experiences, and explores the tension between hope and despair. In many ways, it captures the very essence of the human condition.

Ravenous

Waste a Saint

What about some melodic and fuzzy fusion between Classic Rock, Acid Rock with a taste of the 70s?

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Arson

Fatal Fire

The Silver Key

Crystal Viper

Disintegration Of The Individual

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Raw Blood Singing

Insect Ark

The Aurochs

Thousand Limbs

The Dark Horizon

Veriteras

Verum Malum

Draugnim

The Untold War

Nastergal

A Mass To The Grotesque

Troops Of Doom

Converging Parallel Worlds

Throne of Thorns

Amalgamations of Gore

Mutilation Barbecue

Dark of the Night

Lokheira

Head Hammer Man

Horndal

Glamdemic

FerreTT

Solace in Absurdity

Brutalism

Interpretations of the Unknown Wilderness

Antagonyze

Order of the Mist

Hyldr

Destiny

Marchello

Drama

Marty Friedman

The Serpent Abomination

Atrexial

I Am A Demon

Vesseles

Thanatopoeia

Meister Leonhardt

Der Wald zwischen den Welten

Granitader

This Mortal Coil

Lynchpin

Social Grace

BRAT

Inferno

Speedkiller

The Moon Lights the Way

Grain of Pain

Dawn Of Reckoning

Valfreya

From Hell I Rise

Kerry King

Wild Fever

The Hazytones

Serpent's Kiss

Ironbound

Freaks

Avralize

D’muata

Perchta

The Savage Winds of Wisdom

Black Lava

Oath

MONO

Ravenous

Waste a Saint

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