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Draksophia

Ofermod

Although the band was trying to present another filthy album, it’s a bit on the safe side for me. Sure, some long term fans won’t like a 180, but there are plenty of ways to inject some diversity into the album, even capitalize on some of the more modern elements of Black Metal today. It was good, don’t get me wrong, just a bit too safe for me.

Guilded Abyss

Valdur

This was an absolutely frightening, and deadly album. Their conglomeration of Death and Black metal combined into something so black and so pure, it’s evil personified. Sometimes, we all need an album like this to remind us that some things aren’t salvageable, aren’t savable, and are as empty as the void itself.

Destructive Elite Terror

Det

The songs all have that kind of vibe that will remind you of bands like MIDNIGHT and early AGENT STEEL, only a little (or if you will, a lot) rougher around the edges. It sounds like DET have decided to leave all their tunes as pure and unedited as possible. And even though I would liked to have a better production, I have to admit that the way that this is done really fits the bill.

Deadman

Distorta

DISTORTA is able to demonstrate that you can make an Extreme form of Metal without only being angry, disillusioned, desperate or desolate during that whole process. Nope, “Deadman” is proof that DISTORTA makes the sort of Extreme Metal that can also be lots of fun to make for a band.

Premature Exequie (Reissue)

Omicidio

You can hear that the band didn’t have the funds to give their recordings a full-on production sound. Would that have mattered?

Ephemeral Triumphs

Relicon

It took me some time, but I have to admit that I warmed up to the music on “Ephemeral Triumphs”. It’s not bad at all and if you are one of those who likes their music a bit alternative, you really should check out what RELICON is all about.

Ashspawn

Enthroned

Overall, this was in line with what you might expect from a band that has been around this long. It was of course a solid release, and a menacing listening experience, but I just wish the band would have taken a few more chances. Long time fans don’t always like that, but it does help a seasoned band keep up better with the times.

Ascension

Paradise Lost

Even after their storied career seems ready to fade into the rear view mirror, PARADISE LOST shows how they got to where they are in the first place with “Ascension.” As its base, it is Gothic Metal, as dark as night shadows, but it is also so much more. It’s rich, diverse, catchy, and vital. Rather than rely on past success, they forge a new path forward. I have to assume they found the fountain of youth, because how else could one explain the magic on this, their 17th album to date.

Teufelskult

Häxär

“Teufelskult” is an impressive third offering from V Noir and his HÄXÄR project, a testimony to the depth of BM.

Fear

Glasya

GLAYSA has sealed their reputation amongst female-fronted Symphonic Metal bands with “Fear.”

Nemofilista

Tanvald

Much of the album is devoted to the building of a towering atmosphere, and the band does that quite well. They talk about themes of forgotten sorrow, and cold landscapes, and that is exactly what I hear. It’s like a raging blizzard in middle of the arctic circle that lets up at the end just enough for you to see beams of sunlight.

Generation Of The Void

Nailed To Obscurity

NAILED TO OBSCURITY deliver darkness and melancholy in their new release. “Generation Of The Void” is an interesting mixture of melodic Death Metal with Doom elements and some Gothic Twists

Cold Flare Eternal

Before The Dawn

“Cold Flare Eternal” is a mixture of a variety of genres and subgenres, including melodic Death Metal, Gothic influences, and a few melodic Metalcore twists

III - Candles & Beginnings

Auri

The songs on “III - Candles & Beginnings” themselves are not bad at all, if this is the kind of music you like. They have all been composed and played in a good way, giving room to all the instruments as well as the multiple layers of voices. If you ever need a respite from the heavy and loud noises of your Metal addiction, this might be a good antidote.

Achtung!

Curse Of Cain

Movie Metal? Really? That is how the music that CURSE OF CAIN plays is described in their EPK. To me this is just a modern take on a mix between Melodic Rock and Metalcore with Nu-Metal.

Destroyer

Eld Varg

The name ELD VARG is a Swedish one, and it means FIRE WOLF. I too agree, it sounds better in Swedish.as for what kind of Heavy Metal that is on “Destroyer”, it is the simple and straight variety. Nothing elaborate or intricate is being done here.

Depths Below

Henret

HENRET doesn’t waste a moment when starting in trying to blow you off your socks or out of your chair. The amount of noise, the level of intensity and the amount of anger and mountain of frustration that is being vomited over you by means of your speakers is undoubtedly of the highest level that I ever have experienced.

Subterrania

Miasmata

I need to remind the listeners that this band is only one person, so right off, you have to give him props for that. That said, I found the music to be fairly solid. His command of several genres is noteworthy, although some of the songs bleed together a bit. Any fan of Extreme music should appreciate this album.

Passage of the Arcane

Withering Soul

One doesn’t always think about musicianship in this genre, but WITHERING SOUL openly defies that sentiment. The album is meticulously crafted, and confidently performed, with a real balance between straight aggression, and intelligent songwriting.

Shadows of the Eclipse

Ungoliath

This was an intense album that offered the ferociousness of Black Metal, combining tones of aggression with outright hopelessness, and Bane builds the towering and suffocating atmosphere with layers, one after another. It’s like experiencing the waves of Pestilence, as he rides his undead horse through your town.

Magnum Dopus

Aceves

MARK ACEVES was a former member of a band called ZED for who he played […]

Mindspace

Polymerase

All the way from the Phillipines, this psychedelic doom metal band known as POLYMERASE have […]

A Throne of Ashes

Sun of the Dying

This album stands as a monument to the contradictions of Doom Metal — where anger, sorrow, depression, and rage coexist in a suffocating yet strangely cathartic balance. Sorrow is not simply sorrow, it is colored by rage; depression is not simply numbness, but a raging anger at existence itself. Listening feels like staring into an abyss that both destroys and comforts. It is music that forces you to confront the weight of existence, to recognize the many shades of human anguish, and to find strange solace in their coexistence.

Oceans

Terra Atlantica

Terra Atlantica are a European Power Metal band from Hamburg Germany,who were formed in 2014 […]

No Way Out

The Switch

The Switch is a group born out of the vision of James and Tom Martin […]

Divided We Fall

Biohazard

And as far as I can determine, the compositions that you find on “Divided We Fall” is what I was hoping for on a new BIOHAZARD album. They stand out, they have form, they are hard hitting, direct and if you ask me bloody impressive.

Peculiar

ELBE

This was an outstanding album for me in a few ways. First, the combination of several different genres created an album without labels, but with a strong sense of purpose. Second, the songs lived somewhere in that undefined space between heaven and hell, light and darkness, and it dipped into each side whenever it wanted to. This is one strong possibility of where Metal music is headed, and I love their unabashed abandon.

Babylon

Dirkschneider & The Old Gang

There is no escaping the fact that this is easy listening Heavy Metal, very simple, quite direct and with the ability to put a smile on your face.

Infinite Measure, Finite Existence

Jester Majesty

JESTER MAJESTY is showing us as listeners that they are capable of making music that is not standard, and certainly not boring.

Catarsi

Saüc

SAÜC have made a very decent and solid attempt with “Catarsi” and should be able to attract the attention of a lot of the traditional Heavy Metal enthusiasts as well as those who are not afraid of something new.

Semper

Nihili Locus

Overall, this was a despondent listening experience that had just enough anger to take the listener through a couple of different emotions. The raging elements were intense, in a way that makes them real. The somber tones served as a reminder that much of life is not one-sided, rather a bevy of experiences that we will all go through. You gotta hang on for the ride, no matter how dark it gets…and the album is that darkness.

El despertar dels morts

God’s Funeral

Overall, this was a solid album in the steep traditions of Doom/Death Metal. It wasn’t anything overly original, but you get what you would expect here, and that is fine. The slow pace and near-death vocals kick you when you are down, and stomp on your head to make sure it stays there.

Verminous Contempt

Plague Curse

This was a thoroughly evil album that championed the best of what Death and Black Metal can offer to fans. The songs were hasty, plowed through all barriers, and the vocals were filthy and disgusting…everything a good blackened death metal album should be.

Doomed

Defacement

I found the album nearly exactly as advertised…psychological collapse, disillusionment, and torment, and then some. The fleeting moments of melody might serve as that last fray of sanity to keep you from completely going under, but this was an extremely dark and dreadful affair.

Insatiable Lust for Death

Kontusion

Overall, this was a solid album to listen to. The band forges their own path through the annals of Death Metal, not content to rest on what the forefathers did, and also not giving any fucks if you like their brand of brutality or not. For that, I say bravo, gentlemen.

The Beep Test

God Alone

I’ll say one thing about the band and the album…they are original. Are they too original to appeal to a wide audience? Probably. But they are also fun, and the music has life. Life it too short to waste it on genre discussions, so I say throw your caution to the wind and dive in. You may find that you are a new fans of their music.

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Draksophia

Ofermod

Guilded Abyss

Valdur

Destructive Elite Terror

Det

Deadman

Distorta

Premature Exequie (Reissue)

Omicidio

Ephemeral Triumphs

Relicon

Ashspawn

Enthroned

Ascension

Paradise Lost

Teufelskult

Häxär

Fear

Glasya

Nemofilista

Tanvald

Generation Of The Void

Nailed To Obscurity

Cold Flare Eternal

Before The Dawn

III - Candles & Beginnings

Auri

Achtung!

Curse Of Cain

Destroyer

Eld Varg

Depths Below

Henret

Subterrania

Miasmata

Passage of the Arcane

Withering Soul

Shadows of the Eclipse

Ungoliath

Magnum Dopus

Aceves

Mindspace

Polymerase

A Throne of Ashes

Sun of the Dying

Oceans

Terra Atlantica

No Way Out

The Switch

Divided We Fall

Biohazard

Peculiar

ELBE

Babylon

Dirkschneider & The Old Gang

Infinite Measure, Finite Existence

Jester Majesty

Catarsi

Saüc

Semper

Nihili Locus

El despertar dels morts

God’s Funeral

Verminous Contempt

Plague Curse

Doomed

Defacement

Insatiable Lust for Death

Kontusion

The Beep Test

God Alone

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