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Scrolls of War

Ottone Pesante

One thing about the album is abundantly clear…their approach to their music is both unique and personal. Their musicianship is strong, but one thing that I always struggle with this type of uncommon sound is being able to find an audience that would appreciate them. With a band this artistically free, that is best left up to each listener.

Endonomos II – Enlightenment

Endonomos

This was an excellent album. The ultra-heavy soundtrack is supported at times with deep gutturals, while other times clean vocals take over, imparting a feeling of a deep depression that you might never crawl out of.

Hermits And Mandrakes

Druidess

A fine and promising Occult Doom Metal name is releasing is first EP.

Key To Your Kingdom

Tezza F

Tezza F is a one man Power Metal band from Verona Italy formed back in […]

Kings & Pawns

Die Entweihung

If you're into Black Metal, this release must be in you list of albums to hear.

Darkness Falls (The Early Years)

Desultory

One of the roots of Swedish Melodic Death Metal can be found on this compilation. RIP DESULTORY...

Matter of a Darker Nature

Carnophage

This Turkish Technical Death Metal band is really very good. Taste it!

The Stench of Eternity

Cardiac Arrest

Old School Death Metal for Old School Death Metal maniacs! That's what this release is about.

Bag Seeker

Borer

Are you a Sludge/Stoner Metal addicted? So you must hear to this band.

Nadir

Groza

The album is a visceral journey through deep, unrelenting aggression that feels like a force of nature. The music is intense and punishing, with heavy riffs and thunderous percussion that create an almost suffocating atmosphere. Just when it feels like the weight of the world might be too much to bear, a sudden shift occurs, and the subtle melodies are not just moments of respite; they are perfectly placed to heighten the drama, amplifying a sense of impending doom. There’s a feeling of chaos that runs through the album, a sense that the world is on the brink of collapse, teetering on the edge of a cataclysm. But within this chaos, there’s a strange, almost beautiful order—a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is a fragile balance between destruction and creation.

Origins of the Deformed

Embryonic Autopsy

Blasting out of Chicagoland with the brutal stench of death comes a group ready to dominate with their second full-length album

Tyran’s Oath

Tyran

Good traditional Metal from Germany.

Todbringerin

Ellende

The band's name comes from a Middle High German adjective originating from the West Germanic […]

Age of Unreason

ColdCell

The impressions of the dark, eerie and extreme are expressed within COLDCELLS’s works. With the […]

Hollow

Electron

Electron is a nu/metalcore band hailing from the UK. Electron's versatile sound is a blend of riff-dense metal […]

Earth Lux

The band isn’t short on talent, that much I know for sure. What needs the most work however is the songwriting. There just aren’t enough memorable songs to make a mark on me.

Necrosupper

Spider Kickers

Since their inception in 1986, "SPIDER KICKERS" have been an inspiration in the Greek death/thrash […]

The Fell Tyrant

Idle Ruin

"IDLE RUIN’s" latest release, "The Fell Tyrant", plunges the listener into a maelstrom of crushing […]

Grievances

Avernus

Being an Old School Doom and Death Metal band, one can’t expect a metamorphosis in their sound, nor a rebirth into a totally different act. This is classic Doom Metal, done in the same manners as it was created decades ago. I was hoping to hear the band take a few more chances, but the ones that they did where excellent, and I am glad they are back making music once more.

Hex

Crimson Veil

This was an excellent album that shifted often with mixed emotions...sometimes stalwart and angry, and other times sad, the two contrasting sounds kept the album alive, and the listener on their toes, because you never know what might be around the corner.

Daemonolatria

Kryptonomicon

In Daemonolatria, KRYPTONOMICON delivers a powerful testament to their roots in Old School Thrash Black Metal, weaving together thematic depth and musical intensity in a manner that pays homage to the genre’s early innovators while forging a distinct path forward.

Sermon

Hellpriests

HELLPRIESTS debut demo "Sermon" is a raw and unapologetic entry into the Black Metal scene, marked by a brutal sound that explores themes of blasphemy, sacrilege, and the darker aspects of human existence. This album establishes HELLPRIESTS as a promising new force in Black Metal, blending primal aggression with philosophical depth.

Volume II

Sons Of Arrakis

Good news from Canada.

The Host

Portrait

The Host, an album that will take you through hellfire, but will ensure that you won't get burned. A fascinating accomplishment by an outrageously good band.

CMBCRST

Combichrist

Full of dystopian atmosphere that oozes MAD MAX sentiment. You would not be foolish in […]

Hortus Venenum

Officium Triste

OFFICIUM TRISTE’s “Hortus Venenum” is an engaging example of the doom genre’s capacity for highly emotional charged music. It’s as beautiful as it is tragic, as sweltering as it is radiant. Most importantly, it is an album with a lot of care of and detail put into it from a band who shows a clear love for their craft.

Deal in Steel

Reverend Hound

REVEREND HOUND’s “Deal in Steel” taps into the era of Traditional Heavy Metal, pouring a foamy mug of heady golden brew. It’s heavy, it’s intoxicating, and it’s a total blast.

Endo Feight

Sarke

SARKE’s eighth studio album, “Endo Feight,” is a diverse collection of tracks, sampling the wide range of styles they’ve explored over their 16-year tenure.

The End Of It All

Astral Doors

ome five years after releasing “Worship Or Die” ASTRAL DOORS return with a surprise. A new album! Not exactly expected anymore, so a big and positive surprise, and totally welcome. “The End Of It All” is the title, and the first question that pops up is; is this true? Is this the last we will hear from this Swedish band?

Purgatory

Downfall Of Mankind

I just thought it was a whole bunch of noise, until all of a sudden all the pieces of the puzzle feel into the right places and it all started making sense. Do I feel that DOWNFALL OF MANKIND has made a blinding album? No, I don't, but I do think they have made one that will get the afficionados of Modern Metal take stock and give them something to think about.

I Am The Weapon

Flotsam And Jetsam

One thing is for sure; when the first riffs of “A New Kind Of Hero” come through your speakers you will recognise this as being FLOTSAM & JETSAM. Once the vocals of Eric AK are added it only confirms this feat.

Mothfield (Reissue)

Mothfield

As a music lover, I am always looking for something off the beaten path…something different. This was a hard pill to swallow, however. When music itself becomes too discordant, it is even music anymore? You have to admire their courage, but there just isn't a lot to enjoy here.

Defilers Of The Light

Darkened

“Defilers Of The Light” is a symbiosis of traditional Death Metal elements and doom-laden, epic, melodic elements enriched with melancholy

Evolve

Royal Rage

ROYAL RAGE deliver a decent Thrash Metal album based upon a solid mid-tempo approach with the guitars leading the Thrash Metal assault

Grim Times

Indulgence

Let me start by saying that f you are expecting INDULGENCE to sound polished, slick or easy listening, you can get that notion right out of your head. This is honest, raw, direct and uncompromising Thrash Metal, with all the flaws that this brings.

Heavy Rain

HEAVY RAIN is a three piece Heavy Rock/Blues/Psychedelic Rock band from Blackpool, England. I only know that town from the Rock that is a candy stick and the Blackpool Tower, which is the little cousin of the Eiffel Tower. But I certainly have grown to like it a lot more, mainly due to the music on “Heavy Rain”.

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Scrolls of War

Ottone Pesante

Endonomos II – Enlightenment

Endonomos

Hermits And Mandrakes

Druidess

Key To Your Kingdom

Tezza F

Kings & Pawns

Die Entweihung

Darkness Falls (The Early Years)

Desultory

Matter of a Darker Nature

Carnophage

The Stench of Eternity

Cardiac Arrest

Bag Seeker

Borer

Nadir

Groza

Origins of the Deformed

Embryonic Autopsy

Tyran’s Oath

Tyran

Todbringerin

Ellende

Age of Unreason

ColdCell

Hollow

Electron

Earth Lux

Earth Lux

Necrosupper

Spider Kickers

The Fell Tyrant

Idle Ruin

Grievances

Avernus

Hex

Crimson Veil

Daemonolatria

Kryptonomicon

Sermon

Hellpriests

Volume II

Sons Of Arrakis

The Host

Portrait

CMBCRST

Combichrist

Hortus Venenum

Officium Triste

Deal in Steel

Reverend Hound

Endo Feight

Sarke

The End Of It All

Astral Doors

Purgatory

Downfall Of Mankind

I Am The Weapon

Flotsam And Jetsam

Mothfield (Reissue)

Mothfield

Defilers Of The Light

Darkened

Evolve

Royal Rage

Grim Times

Indulgence

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

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