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All Powers of Darkness
Medieval Demon
Overall, this frightening album was evil incarnate, if ever there were such a thing. The band uses various backing elements together with guitars and vocals to create a massive, twisted beast that used to live in the shadows, but has now stepped into the light. It is so hideous, one gaze into its foul eyes will reduce you to ash.
Passage Of Time
August Life
AUGUST LIFE is able to incorporate sounds like no other, and have the ability to sound as impressive when they tone it down as well as when they go for broke.
Band Of Brothers
Warmen
I don’t think that before this one WARMEN ever came this close to the original sound of CHILDREN OF BODOM as they have succeeded in doing now.
Catch the Endless Dawn
Temptress
A great Old School Metal release from this Italian trio, but a better production is needed on the next time.
Pathos
Path to Purgatory
Wow, what great mix between Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal and more is offered by this Portuguese quartet!
Altar of Brutality
Mörtual
A very good first coming from this Death Metal act.
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Lommi
A fine mix of influences of Rock 'n' Roll, Hard Rock, Metal and more can be found here! Dive in!
K
King
Wow, what very good Black/Death Metal release from this Colombian quartet!
Destination Extinction
Haggus
This Grindcore/Grindgore album isn't only brutal, but funny as well.
Cascading Misery
Ritual Mass
Although the album was mostly within the Death Metal genre for me, there were some Black Metal elements present as well. I found the album to be exactly as advertised…a slow march towards death, and the filthy production contributed to this feeling.
Christus Venari
Infernal Thorns
Overall, this was a good listen for me. It didn’t break down any barriers necessarily, but you have to marvel at the band’s talent for pulling off so many tight passages without missing a bit. And, to boot, it’s plenty hard and aggressive.
From Amber To Sun
Pilgrimage
On “From Amber To Sun” the band has just over 48 minutes, divided over eight songs, to make you take notice. And musically the band have it all thought out. The songs are all on a proper level, have just the right elements to be called Doom Metal, but also offer enough variety to prevent you from feeling that you are constantly listening to the same song over and over.
Echoes of History
Unpunished
As “Echoes of History” is just an EP, I can’t really tell you if I think that UNPUNISHED is going places, whether they have the capacity to break through all the barriers and make it big. What I can tell you is that when it comes to the music that I am hearing on this EP, I am convinced that if they can keep or even improve on the quality of the songs in comparison to what is on “Echoes of History”, they have a fighting chance.
Intense Indifference
Vittra
The VITTRA album “Intense Indifference” will not be offering you any new insights, but what it will do is emphasize that if a band knows how to incorporate the right sounds and vibes into their music, they are capable of producing a very strong album.
Zwischenwelten
Rauhnächt
This was a decent Black Metal album…nothing overly special, but it did make a mark on both the rage and hopeless categories, which can indeed coexist. My only real critique would be for the band to take a few more chances on the next album, and forge their own path ahead.
Human
Tales of Mike
Tales of Mike is a doom metal project by Michael Heß. The new album, Human, […]
Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig)
Black Moon Cult
Black Moon Cult’s "Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig)" is a trip well worth the price of admission.
Rise of the Ruler
Mob Rules
MOB RULES has been devastating the eardrums of true heavy metal fans for over three decades. With Rise of the Ruler they show zero intention of stopping anytime soon.
Melena
Lucynine
If you aren’t aware, the genre boundaries for Black Metal are very wide these days. Each song on “Melena” feels like a journey into the unknown, unpredictable and unnerving, yet always purposeful. Dissonant chords stab through moments of haunting calm, blast beats erupt like storms, and subtle progressive flourishes twist the path further, ensuring the listener never feels safe. It’s rare to hear a Black Metal album this frightening that also demonstrates such compositional control. The band proves they are not just conjurers of atmosphere, but master songwriters who can bend structure and complexity to their will without sacrificing raw intensity.
From Us With Hate
Ravager
“From Us With Hate” has all ingredients of a great old school Thrash album: pace, aggression, flesh-ripping guitar riffs, and great solos. The album is pure Thrash Metal mayhem at its best
Whispers Of Death
Vindicator
“Whispers Of Death” is built around traditional Thrash Metal, but it also offers a smart blend of different vibes and inspirations ranging from Heay Metal to Death Metal
Dreams,Chaos & Love
The Theander Anticipation
The Theander Expression came to be in 2013 as a solo project by Swedish guitarist […]
We Rise (single)
Wings of Steel
A beautiful girl can give you a wink and a smile and get labeled a “tease”, well WINGS OF STEEL is that beautiful girl, and their “tease” is the release of the second song/video off their highly anticipated album. The big difference is that I never got a date with that beautiful girl, but I will get a date with the new album “Winds of Time” set for -self-release on October 15.
Deafening
Bloodride
Even though I like my Thrash Metal BLOODRIDE somehow has escaped my attention throughout all those years. Until now that is. And I can assure you that I am glad that this hiatus in my Thrash Metal history lesson has been rectified, because to make a long story short; I like “Deafening”.
Cold Air
Crime
CRIME isn’t hitting the dizzying heights of immortality, but they are certainly capable of playing good songs, recorded in just the right way.
Moving Target
Dragonsclaw
Don’t expect any new grounds to be discovered on “Moving Target”, but just expect DRAGONSCLAW to do their best to prove to you and me, the listeners, that Melodic Rock doesn’t have to sound jaded, bland or boring, but that it is possible to make it sound bloody exciting, invigorating and full of life.
Arrows At The Sun
White Mantis
The fact of the matter is that WHITE MANTIS has taken Teutonic Thrash Metal and injected new life into it on “Arrows At The Sun”.
Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves
Autrest
This album was very carefully crafted, and the composer left no stones unturned. It pushed seemingly competing elements in equal doses, like the aggressiveness of Black Metal, catchy, solemn melodies, and a feeling of melancholy. In the end, they blended together with power, and with emotions that came alive.
Handle With Care
Mirrorglass
Mirrorglass were formed in 2022,based in Cavan Ireland led by Joshua Bowles ,they made their […]
Twenty Years Colder
Hartmann
Oliver Hartmann is well known internationally as a respected guitarist and singer.Since the debut album […]
Hiraeth
Sorrowfull Land
Overall, this was a dreadfully delicious album within the Doom/Death Metal genre that old fans will love, and delightful to new fans such as myself, and consider that it was all created by one person…just outstanding. The feeling of doom and death you get on the album sinks deep, and once it has taken hold, there is no going back to the life you had before. Poetic justice, maybe?
Hideously Traumatic
Symphobia
Symphobia hails from Indonesia; their music can be described as brutal death metal, with a […]
Believe
Zetra
As a writer, one of the more fulfilling parts of my job is watching a band’s evolution over time. This being their second album, they were firing on all cylinders until that final four-movement song, but let's get back to that. What I heard on this album was more of an open embracement of melodies and hooks. The core of their sound is still there…Gothic style keyboards mesh with vibrant melodies and while there are somber tones, they take a back seat to those great hooks. The final song is a bit of a mystery for me, and it leaves the album hanging, and the listener wanting more. This is a unique band that has an uncommon sound that is just so pleasing to me.
Amen
Igorrr
This album plays like the grand experiment of a mad scientist who has wired every song with unpredictable current. One moment it’s hammering you with chaotic riffs, the next it’s spiraling into strange atmospheric passages, and then it mutates again into some twisted electronic pulse. Two constants keep the chaos tethered. The first is an oppressive darkness that saturates everything, no matter how far the music strays stylistically. The second is the electronic element, which doesn’t just decorate the songs but electrifies them—like jolts to the nervous system. It’s a true testament to the idea that sometimes the most brilliant results come not from order, but from the carefully orchestrated chaos of a mind unafraid to embrace madness.
Instinctual Self-Slaughter
Apocalyptic Society
Overall, this wasn’t a bad album, and the band is talented, but unfortunately, talent will only take you so far in the genre. For me, this was much closer to Death Metal than anything else, and the Progressive elements were barely there. Too many of the songs sounded the same, and the band needs to take more chances in my opinion.
Melancholia
Ancient Thrones
Overall, this was indeed a contentious and brutal slab of metal that will roll right over you and crush your skull into dust. Just when you think the band has reached their limit of intensity, they take it up a notch to impossible heights. If you dare, travel to their world of “Melancholia.”
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