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Rite De Passage

Big Sun

ReHydration

Hydra

HYDRA is different than a lot of AOR bands out there, due to their liberal use of keyboards along with the guitars, and much of their music on the album is expressive and deep with emotional layers. In my opinion, the are closer to JOURNEY than RATT, but that is neither here nor there. The album has plenty of big hooks, and I can’t imagine fan of the genre who would not like this album.

Blackshift

Ghostheart Nebula

The album reminded me of a slow, evil rot creeping over the lands. At first, people start getting sick from things they can’t see. When the blackness taints flowers and grey skies become more visible, some people begin to retreat, and others lose their sense of self. By the time the sickness and rot have taken hold, people wander aimlessly, and without a connection to others, the void has won.

The Promised Land?

Black Sites

What struck me most about the band is their talent. The songwriting was good as well, perhaps just a bit stale, but the energy they put into their music leaves no doubt that they are genuine to themselves, and that is all that matters in music…making something of your own, and leaving your mark.

Devil In The Dust

Distorta

Good promise from Australia.

I May Be Some Time

Million Moons

To summarize, the moon's phases represent the passage of time and cycles, and can symbolize the natural ebb and flow of life. Sometimes your life is difficult, and other times pleasant, and I’d like to think that the pleasant times outweigh the difficult ones. Through seven instrumental songs, you can experience this all of the natural flow of life and much more with a few listens to “I May Be Some Time” by MILLION MOONS.

Smog

Absorb

My only real complaint about the album is that it is too short. Just when I began to make peace with the dreadful mood, it was over. Still, if you can survive these three heart-piercing songs, you have real constitution. They beat you over the head when you are already down for the count, mercilessly.

Hellven

Zorza

I agree with the band that the only person you can really count on is yourself. The song titles fit the music very well, and in my head, I conjured images of evil, torture, vile creatures, and my own demise. It was a journey like no other.

Banished By Sin

Stellkira

Belushi Speed Ball

This Crossover/Hardcore/Thrash Metal release is plenty of different influences, and it's a 'must be' for the fans of such genres.

Under The Crooked Claw

BAT

Hear to this album and surrender to BAT's music!!!!

The Power

Moon Shot

Rock 'n' Roll as it must be, but with modern and with an eclectic appeal.

Hosana

Antiflesh

It’s evident from both the names of the band members and the music that this is true Black Metal. But, the music is inventive as well as uncompromising. Aggressive and frightening, it’s a soundtrack to your inner destruction.

Angels Of Babylon

Aquarius

Angels Of Babylon were started by drummer Kenny Rhino Earl (Manowar/Holyhell),vocalist Dave Fefolt (Hawk,Masi and […]

The Redneck And The Redman

Matney

The name Michael Matney is a hit for members of the underground post-punk scene, as […]

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.

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The Redneck And The Redman

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Azketem

obsYdian

Soulbound

From The Earth To The Moon

Trenchwar

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Insanity Alert

A Thousand and One Nights – Chapter One

Letallis

Abhorrence

Cognitive

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Anette Olzon

Time II

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Of Frost, Of Flame, Of Flesh

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Agony

Endless Chain

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