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Decomposition
Pythonic
PYTHONIC does command respect. The way they have approached the music is impressive. I hear Metalcore, I get Metal Hardcore, I receive Groove metal and I hear Heavy Metal. Sometimes one of the four, at other times two or more of the four ingredients on offer. And what is even more impressive; they work well together.
Inner Keep
Mother Crone
There is no way in Heaven or Hell that I can’t NOT like what MOTHER CRONE is offering me on “Inner Keep”, as the songs are all of a very high standard, have all the right ingredients to sound amazing. Proper introductions, solid foundations, hard edged bodies and fitting endings.
Guerre Et Paix
Via Doloris
Overall, this was a good album. It wasn’t too aggressive or dark, and you could also clearly hear some nice bass work. I also found it to be as advertised…leading melodies with Folk echoes, and they did show restraint in the album.
Obsidian Cult
Hollow Peak
Norse heavy metal band Hollow Peak released their debut LP Obsidian Cult on January 23, 2026. This album impressed […]
Thou Hast Done Nothing
Nornes
French doom/death metal band Nornes released their newest album Thou Hast Done Nothing on December 2, 2025. It's an […]
Planned Obsolescence
Only Human
This was an outstanding Progressive album, and in many ways, it might point towards where the genre is headed for the future. The band has some serious chops, but they don’t overtake the sound, which is heavily focused on an emotional impact. It kept moving forward…branching out, exploring, uncovering rocks that used to be a permanent part of the scene, and each transition was completely smooth. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Same Drug New High
Gluecifer
I don’t care what your status is emotionally, if “Same Drug New High” doesn’t make you feel better than I haven’t got a clue what will. I know that every time I listen to this GLUECIFER album I get a big smile on my face, start tapping my foot and nodding my head. Welcome back!!
Apocalypse Inc
Frozen Factory
The eclectic mix of styles and musical directions actually works on “Apocalypse Inc”, the fourth album by FROZEN FACTORY. Somehow, they have adopted the ability to make all the different angles come together in a way that the blending is almost unnoticeable, but still very much present when you really take a listen.
Equinox
Equilibrium
When I saw this on the to do list of METAL TEMPLE, the combination of musical styles had me intrigued. That is why I requested this review as mine. I like some Metalcore, just as I love some Folk Metal, but they have to get it right to get me really going. The question that I will be asking myself here is whether EQULIBRIUM has the ability to mix them in such a way that it will blow me away.
Ready To Fight
Cremate
“Ready to Fight” is the rebirth of CREMATE, a band forged in the Athens underground of the early 90s. Built on the foundation of their cult demo “End of Time” (1993), this EP reimagines the raw Death/Thrash spirit of the past with a modern twist weaving in dark synths, samples, and atmospheric textures without losing any of the aggression.
Killerdemons
Borrower
BORROWER and their record companies Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records state on the EPK that they play Progressive Metal, and I’ll admit that this genre is part of their sound, but I need to add a bit of Alternative Rock, a bit of Sludge and a smidgeon of Industrial as well.
Qroba
Ennui
Overall, the best part of the album was trying to decide if it was nearly void of all emotion, or bursting alive with it, and that depends on the listener’s perspective. It was composed in a way that it could go either direction.
Last Light Fades
Graves For Gods
This was a positively dreadful album, in every positive meaning of that phrase. An ominous feeling of doom kept increasing as the album moved, akin to getting another piece of bad news on top of another. By the end, I just felt defeated, and totally slave to its charms.
Break the Silence
Beyond The Black
German symphonic metallers Beyond The Black have made quite a name for themselves. Since 2015, Beyond The Black […]
Hell Interface
Nightmarer
Dissonance... OooOoooOo
E.R.I.S.
Goatsmoker
GOATSMOKER is the perfect name for this band and “E.R.I.S.” is a perfect reliquary of their latest collection bitumen-soaked Doom.
Inexorable Opposites
Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows
The Jack Harlon saga continues with “Inexorable Opposites,” a little older and wiser and maybe more somber than previous iterations.
Borrowed Time
Altared States
ALTARED STATES was actually formed in 1989, only to be disbanded in 1990. The made their return in 2019, and have been around ever since. On “Borrowed Time” they give us the time to embrace 5 songs.
Portentum
Imperial Domain
I have to say that IMPERIAL DOMAIN has that undefinable trait which makes you like what they do. What is remarkable is that it doesn’t matter if what the band is good or not.
Evocations
Red Sands
As far as “Evocations” goes i believe that this band is at tis best when they let their Metal hearts speak, with or without Symphonic and/or Epic elements.
Into The Unknown
XIII DOORS
Just because I showed up fashionably late to the XIII DOORS party (album dropped February 2025) doesn’t mean the lights are off and the keg is empty. Oh contra ire, this party is just warming up. So grab a drink, snag an appetizer and squeeze into the mosh pit as we drop the needle on “Into The Unknown”.
Timor Lucis
Post Luctum
This was an excellent album, and the way that composer Ian weaved the themes mentioned above into reach song was expertly done. He made the story come to life in your head, with constant images as the album moved. Like the great sea, the tale undulated, rising and swelling with the tide, and in the end, you have to ask yourself…can I live a life of isolation, or will it slowly drive me mad?
The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
Lamp of Murmuur
When a black metal album has a painted cover, I know I'm in for some […]
2wo
MindFeels
Formed in 1994 as Dejanira, a Toto tribute band, MindFeels later evolved into an original […]
The One Who Propels
Gavran
They pour so much feeling into the music. Sometimes, it’s that pain you feel throughout your body that paralyzes you, while other times it’s like a rock in the pit of your stomach that supplies a dull ache that is always there, no matter what you do. The muted production matches the feeling of grey you have on the album as well.
Disorders
Kubika
"Disorders" is fun, but the album will have trouble standing out in the sea of modern, female-fronted metal.
Enter: Vampyric Manifestation
Pedestal for Leviathan
How to... not do harsh symphonic metal.
Northern Crusaders
Rozario
After receiving ecstatic reviews from all over the world for their 2023 debut “To The […]
Forever Dark
Phantoms Of The Future
Phantoms Of The Future are a German rock band who were formed in Dortmund in […]
A Hymn Among Gravestones
Ian Highhill
What I can tell you that in the forty minutes that you get to enjoy “A Hymn Among Gravestones” there is no escaping the fact that IAN HIGHHILL is capable or writing good songs that have a pull, that will draw you in and that will pique your interest from the first second until the last.
Armed To The Teeth
Avalanche
How Australian do you want to sound? Well, in the case of AVALANCHE very much so. The music they play can easily be categorised as Speedrock versions of what AC/DC and ROSE TATTOO have stood for all these years.
Midnight Blitz
Tailgunner
On 6 February 2026 the second piece of TAILGUNNER slab will hit the air and the shops. “Midnight Blitz” is brought to us by Napalm Records, and the fact that we as reviewers were only allowed to listen and review through a streaming link says enough about how important this band has become.
Subglacial
Ashbringer
This was an excellent album. Black Metal is such an expansive genre these days, so why wouldn’t bands take advantage of ever widening boundaries? ASHBRINGER do on “Subglacial” for sure. There are wonderful surprises around evert corner. My only real complaint about the album is the production. Although you can sometimes hear a muted or an overly treble production in the genre, neither often do the sound justice.
DREAMCRUSH
MØL
This is an album where Blackgaze breathes and burns. The genre has always lived in contradiction, but what truly sets the band apart is their heightened sense of melody. They steer the songs, and carve pathways through the distortion. They ache…they yearn, and they linger long after the track has collapsed. They prove that heaviness doesn’t have to sacrifice melody, and that melody doesn’t weaken intensity. Instead, the two feed each other, creating something vast, immersive, and deeply human.
In the Key of Twilight
Irae
This was a solid release. It was closer to the traditional side of the genre, but they did add their own personality to the music. If they would have taken a few more chances, and it could have gone from good to excellent.
Home
Vesseles
This was an excellent album. When you talk about Black Metal, particularly the Symphonic variety, it can be a very cinematic listening experience. This album was for sure. There was also some transference involved as I was further immersed in the album, as if I could see the world through Valira’s eyes. The sights were no horrid, they were burned into my memory, but like witnessing a train derailment, you just can’t look away. With better production, however, this could have been outstanding
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