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Submit Or Death

Just One Fix

“Submit Or Death” is a Thrash Metal EP with traditional Thrash Metal influences, Death and Groove Metal twists, and Hardcore vibes

From The Pale Mist

Pontifex

“From The Pale Mist” combines the brute force of a Black Metal hammering with darkness and epic and melancholic melodies

The Formless Fire

Kvaen

Sometimes, being signed to a major record label isn’t necessarily and indicator of talent. In this case however, the band does have talent, they just took the paved road of familiarity instead of forging their own path. It wasn’t a bad album by any stretch of your imagination, it was just too safe.

Equus

The same as it was then, it is now.

Bringing The Storm To Rotterdam

Desaster

A new release from the German masters of Teutonic Black/Thrash Metal!! They have managed to […]

Reload the Violet

Violet Eternal

"VIOLET ETERNAL"s Reload the Violet is a striking addition to the melodic power metal genre. […]

Well of Fear

Fearwell

"FEARWELL"s latest album, Well of Fear, is a testament to their prowess in the melodic […]

The Scorching Gaze

Urzah

You have to applaud the band’s sense of thinking outside of the box. The album is convoluted, complex, and dark, and the way that they toy with dissonant melody is unlike anything I have heard this year. If the punishing rhythms don’t get you, the hopeless anger will.

The Gods Below

Ossilegium

Like the Whitest of Stripes before them, a band with only two members can only do so much.

The Lightbringers

Orion

I don’t think I have heard an album in a while that connects the music so well with the vocals, and I don’t usually care much for lyrics…it’s music that has the most moving qualities for me. Here, you’ll get an emotional dose of both. The lyrics remind you of your burden and your pain, but the music digs in harder and frees you, if only while the album lasts. Answers? I’m not sure. But there is a deep genuineness and honesty in the album, and it connects the human experience with a natural curiosity we have to question.

Reflections

Soulline

Heavy but soft.

Moribundis Grim

Necrophagia

NECROPHAGIA was one of the forerunners of the Extreme Metal scene, and even with my limited knowledge of that part of the Metal community, I do know that the band of whom Killjoy was the undisputed leader made a huge impact in the underground. “Moribundis Grim” is a fitting end to a massive legacy, and one for the real fans.

Helm's Deep (The Demo Anthology)

Brocas Helm

The biggest plus of “Helm's Deep (The Demo Anthology)” is the fact that for a demo album is sounds bloody good. Every song is very distinguishable in sound, and not one of the instruments is being overshadowed by the others. This goes to show the level of professionalism BROCAS HELM has always been capable of bringing to the table.

Descent into Madness

Grim Colossus

From Bandcamp, “Descent Into Madness” follows the journey of a man who after his studies […]

Prophecy

Reach

Creative Rock

The Paradox

Eradicator

ERADICATOR deliver a decent Thrash Metal album driven by excellent guitar and bass work

Inane Ducam

Atavistia

“Inane Ducam” is an excellent symbiosis of relentless Death Metal hammering with Black Metal twists, of well-composed orchestral arrangements, and of a dark melodic framework

The Undoing

Varices

This Old School Melodic Death Metal in the Swedish way (tempered with Groove Metal touches) is hard to resist to!

I

Stoned Space

A fine instrumental release that combines Progressive Rock with Hard Rock and Heavy Metal influences.

Ensnared

Paradox Rift

Maybe we are seeing the coming of what can be called Post-Death Metal on this release.

World on Fire

Millennial Reign

If one think that US Metal and US Power Metal have nothing more to show, then comes a release like this to show that things can be endless...

The Mortuary Hauntings

House By The Cemetary

This is a piece of what Old School Death Metal must be.

Palm Reader

High Desert Queen

A fine Stoner Metal release with groove and Hard Rock touches.

Detrimental Paratomy

Necrocene

I don’t need gargle bargle in crystal clear 4k hi-def quality. I need it real, genuine, and ugly.

Hypnotised

Spektra

Spektra are back with their sophomore album “Hypnotised” the follow up to their debut album […]

Resurrection

Surrender

Surrender is a melodic/AOR powerhouse band formed on Long Island New York in 1995.Over the […]

Viaticum

Darkend

What I like most about the album is the combination of traditional Black Metal with modern twists. For me, it shows a sextet that is true to their roots, but also not afraid to branch out and use techniques that some of their peers wouldn’t. The result is a winning album that interesting as it is provocative.

Bornhatred

Abreaktion

Chilean thrash metal maestros ABREAKTION's new EP release "Bornhatred" will certainly put the fire in the belly (and ears) of many metal fans.

Senescence

Vile Rites

This was an impressive display of technical and progressive death metal that didn’t stray too far from the path, but just far enough to allow the listener to gain a greater understanding of the possibilities that are out there.

Category 7

As you would expect and hope, the production of "Category 7" is top notch. Hard, Heavy hitting, but still with enough space for the Melodic parts that are being played. As far as I can tell CATEGORY 7 is launching themselves into the Premier League Of Thrash Metal.

Schizophrenia

Cavalera

As I see it “Schizophrenia” should be the last album that needs the CAVALERA treatment, as from the next SEPULTURA album onwards, “Beneath The Remains”, the sound has been impeccable. So now you can enjoy every SEPULTURA album with a sound deserving of the music.

Heathen Cross

Cloven Hoof

If you are talking about t a band that has been around for ages, the one that most prople do not think of from the start is CLOVEN HOOF. But, they did start life in 1979 and they might never have entered the Premier League of NWOBHM, but they were there nevertheless.

Dreadful Company

DD Verni

DD VERNI is hitting everything on the head with a vengeance. He is taking no prisoners. If you dopn't understand what he is soinging you are lacking the basic knowledge of the English language. Not one word is too difficult to grasp, and he is making sure you know what he means. On top of that he is playing everything himself, except for the drums and some guest guitarists. That makes “Dreadul Company” even more impressive in my book.

Spilling the Astral Chalice

Siderean

This is Death Metal, through and through, but it also has an air of sophistication to it. Many of its mysteries are hidden in its layers, and you have to peel them back to experience them. As technical as it is Progressive, it hits the listener on a variety of levels and emotions, and makes one think deeply. My only complaint about the album is that I want more…the darkness summons.

Gravesight

Human Infection

The most memorable parts are the bad parts, and everything else is just “meh.”

Nightfall Enthralled

Ancient Guard

“Nightfall Enthroned” by ANCIENT GUARD is a lo-fi, heavily shrouded swath of contemplative Black Metal, both Atmospheric and visceral. A solid debut for the latest Nightwolf project.

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Just One Fix

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Desaster

Reload the Violet

Violet Eternal

Well of Fear

Fearwell

The Scorching Gaze

Urzah

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Ossilegium

The Lightbringers

Orion

Reflections

Soulline

Moribundis Grim

Necrophagia

Helm's Deep (The Demo Anthology)

Brocas Helm

Descent into Madness

Grim Colossus

Prophecy

Reach

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Eradicator

Inane Ducam

Atavistia

The Undoing

Varices

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Stoned Space

Ensnared

Paradox Rift

World on Fire

Millennial Reign

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House By The Cemetary

Palm Reader

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Necrocene

Hypnotised

Spektra

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Viaticum

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