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Impure Wilhelmina – Le Sanglot
March 21, 2026
This was a very entertaining album that is difficult to categorize. Deeply somber at times, with flashes of hope intermixed, it’s the kind of recording that begs you to keep listening. The more you are drawn in, the more emotions you can hear in the music.
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Samurai Pizza Cats - Press Start
March 21, 2026
but after some rigorous research (typing in "Samurai Pizza Cats" into Google), they're named after a vintage anime known for humorous pop-culture joking and fourth-wall-breaking samurai cats who work at a pizzeria (???).
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The Moon And The Nightspirit – Seed of the Formless
March 20, 2026
Whimsical is the best work I can use to describe the album. The vocals are quite passive, at least the cleans, and they are delivered in a dream-like state, while the harsh vocals are like a burst of frigid air with a deep bite. What makes the album so compelling is how it balances beauty with distance. There’s warmth in the harmonies, but it’s a distant warmth. Beneath it all runs a subtle feeling of isolation, a reminder that for all its wonder, the universe is indifferent. That duality of awe and loneliness intertwined defines the emotional core of the record. Listening demands stillness, patience, and a willingness to sit with both wonder and insignificance.
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Ram-Zet – Sapien
March 20, 2026
I know that a band wants to start with the one song that is a cut above the rest, that could easily be seen as the best song they have. Well, that is definitely the case with “Zerocane”. This is simply the best track that RAM-ZET has ever produced.
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Joel Hoekstra's 13 - From The Fade
March 20, 2026
On “From The Fade” all comes together in a very good way. Whether the music is fast and furious, or slow and emotional, it all sounds exactly right. All the right notes are being hit, all the right noises are being offered, and the pristine production makes it all gel in just the right way.
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Green Carnation - A Dark Poem, Part II - Sanguis
March 20, 2026
After “Leaves Of Yesteryear” in 2020 and their 2025 album “A Dark Poem, Part I – The Shores Of Melancholia” it is now time for them to give us “A Dark Poem, Part II - Sanguis”. This band from Kristiansand in Norway isn’t just a simple Progressive Rock/Metal band, nope, they don’t have a problem mixing those influences with a lot of Gothic under- and overtones.
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Mutiilation – Pandemonium of Egregores
March 18, 2026
Overall, this wasn’t a bad album per se, it just stunk too much of the Black Metal bands of the past. The genre had made great strides over the years, but this band failed to take advantage of the loose boundary structures of today.
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Antropoceno - No Ritmo da Terra
March 18, 2026
Culturally delectable.
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Fayenne - The Calling From the Depth
March 18, 2026
DSBM is not my cup of tea at all, and rightfully so, because anyone who uses the phrase "cup of tea" isn't meant for depressive suicidal black metal.
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Shatterheart – Infernal Symphony
March 17, 2026
SHATTERHEART deliver a good and promising debut album. “Infernal Symphony” offers a very good balance between the Metal sound and the symphonic elements. The orchestral arrangements are very well thought through and fit perfectly to the tracks
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Midryasi’s Kult – Italian Dark Sound
March 16, 2026
“Italian Dark Sound” holds together fairly well, and while it wasn’t terribly diverse it does have a few unexpected twists.
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Nine Orders – Ex Imperium
March 16, 2026
Perhaps my biggest concern about the album isn’t the songwriting, or the musicianship, it’s rather the succession of one melancholy song after another. It keeps the album from really being able to take flight. Progressive music is typically always full of surprises, but this just coasted under the radar for me.
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Gutvoid – Liminal Shrines
March 16, 2026
Overall, this was an excellent album. At its central core, it’s Death Metal, but there are some tasty riffs and pyrotechnics that suggest this is thinking man’s Death Metal. There are also some moments of ambiance and outright melody at times. Come take a walk with “Liminal Shrines” and see where it might lead you.
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Karmamoi – Eternal Mistake
March 15, 2026
This was an excellent album. It’s progressive in the sense of some odd chord progressions and a strong sense of timing from the band, but those qualities don’t take over the album. Instead, the band chooses to focus on a strong vocal performance, including building great harmonies.
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The Gems - Year Of The Snake
March 15, 2026
The Gems are a Swedish Hard Rock trio formed in 2023, which features former members […]
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Korbo – Amnésiste
March 14, 2026
Even for Progressive music, this was a strange album. The best part was their musicianship and willingness to explore. However, the album lacked a cohesive direction for much of it, and the pitchy vocals were a bit hard on the ears.
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Hellslaught - Violent Iconoclasm
March 14, 2026
Violent Iconoclasm, the 2025 album by blackened thrash metal band from Seattle Hellslaught, certainly lives up to […]
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No Worth of Man - The Killing Streets
March 14, 2026
Right out of the gate the newest album by thrash groove metal outfit No Worth of […]
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Amongruins - Advent of Chaos
March 13, 2026
The sound on “Advent of Chaos” is actually quite heavy. The production is not only as solid as granite; it has everything you wish for if you want the music to come out of your speakers in an impeccable way what you decide to turn the volume up time and time again. Well, I can tell you that AMONGRUINS have succeeded with flying colours in that respect.
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Heiden – Cma
March 13, 2026
This is out of the box Black Metal for sure, taking full advantage of the expanded boundaries as of lately. Many of the traditional or even expected elements are there for the fans, but there are also some eerie qualities, some odd chord progressions, and a lot of tension. Indeed, creating that unnerving feeling that a sharp axe is held just behind the nape of your neck is one of the best things that they do.
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Virtue In Vain - Nothing Is All I Am
March 13, 2026
“Nothing Is All I Am” is an EP that should make VIRTUE IN VAIN come out smelling of roses. I am simply wondering why no record company has p[icked them up and given the time, space and opportunity to grow under their wings. If you ask me, this deserves to be heard worldwide.
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Chasing Sanity – Duskfall Volume 1
March 11, 2026
This was a very pleasing album that took me back to the 80’s, at a time when keyboards ruled the airwaves. The Retrowave sound was enhanced by six strings, and a dark pulse of electronica that was meaty. It rode smoothly into the far crevices of your mind, and took root, rebuilding some of the times and the music that was dormant in my head.
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Neckbreaker - Mental Void
March 10, 2026
Bay Area Thrash Metal from Chile. Is that possible? Well, yes, it is! You only have to listen to the debut album of NECKBREAKER, who hail from Santiago, in order for you to admit that “Mental Void” does contain music that is from that specific area.
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Total Annihilation - Mountains of Madness
March 10, 2026
Even though I have quite a good understanding of the English language, I have to admit that there is one title that had me stumped, so I looked it up. The explanation of “Nyctophobia” is that it is an intense, irrational fear of the dark or night-time, often causing severe anxiety, panic attacks, and physical symptoms like sweating or nausea.
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Executioner Steel - Rage Of The Thunderstorm
March 10, 2026
The Bangladesh band EXECUTIONER STEEL play Old School Epic Heavy Metal that is inundated with every cliché available to Metalkind on “Rage Of The Thunderstorm”.
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Evil Damn – Eons Of Horror
March 10, 2026
“Eons Of Horror” is traditional Death Metal with a few Thrash Metal twists. All tracks are fast and frantic with punishing riffs and very aggressive vocals.
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Bound To Prevail – Enthroned In Torment
March 10, 2026
“Enthroned In Torment” is classical Death Metal with a few Deathcore vibes at times. Fans of traditional Death Metal, who like it simple, aggressive, and spine-chilling will like the debut album of BOUND TO PREVAIL
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Transatlantic Radio - Midnight Transmission
March 10, 2026
Transatlantic Radio founded by Swedish‑born bassist and producer Victor Brodén, the international AOR collective blends […]
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Our Mirage - Fractured Minds
March 8, 2026
Metalcore is becoming more and more a mainstream Metal genre, and with that you will get the bands that start fitting that bill more and more. OUR MIRAGE is such a band.
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Philippe Drouin Obvurt - Le Chemin Du Gaucher
March 8, 2026
If any of my readers ever have had guitar lessons, or feel that they can do with more finger fast exercises, you might want to check out PHILIPPE DOROUIN OBVURT on his latest endeavour, the debut album “Le Chemin Du Gaucher”. This is classed as Technical Death Metal, but this band (project?) from Quebec in Canada does more masturbatory guitar sounds than any other Death Metal band I have even encountered.
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Towering – The Oblation of Man
March 7, 2026
An oblation is something presented or dedicated, typically to God, a deity, or a sacred purpose. Within the context of the album, it takes on a darker meaning…humanity itself is the sacrifice. It seems like a nefarious conclusion to the end of mankind, yet I have the feeling that would be just the thing to rid the world of in order for healing…remove all of us from the equation. It’s less a collection of songs, and more like a bleak study of incredibly dark music, exploring the idea that the greatest sacrifice in the story of civilization may ultimately be man himself. It’s a early contender for Album of the Year.
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Moon Tooth - Bastard EP
March 7, 2026
Just like smoking your first cigarette (don't do that, by the way), my first experience with Moon Tooth left me periodically satisfied. The alt-prog sensibilities grabbed me, but unlike the aftermath of a smoke, I never got hooked, and I virtually never listened to the Long Island league again.
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Swanwriter – Melodies of Despair
March 6, 2026
For me, this was a personal album that may not appeal to the masses so easily. Let me add that probably wasn’t Koda’s intent anyway. There is a lot of beauty here, buried within melancholic passages and sadness. As a music buff, I can appreciate the level of detail in every song, although, as a whole, it wasn’t quite as grabbing to me as I had hoped. Still, it’s worth listening to and making up your own mind.
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“We want it to be darker and heavier all the time.” Nils Ahnland, New Mexican Doom Cult
March 6, 2026
Just to be clear, NEW MEXICAN DOOM CULT is neither from New Mexico nor are they Mexican. They are in fact based in Gävle, Sweden which would also make them, uhm, Swedish. On January 23, 2026, they released their second full-length album, Ziggurat, via Majestic Mountain Records. In early March, Gary Hernandez, writer/editor with Metal Temple, caught up with Nils Ahnland, vocalist and guitarist, to discuss everything from the band’s origins to ancient Egypt to some background details on several of the tracks.
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Archaic Oath – Determined to Death and Beyond
March 6, 2026
Overall, this was a traditional Black Metal sound that most enthusiasts will find to their liking. I was hoping for some more experimentation and surprises, but they never came. Give credit to the band for fulfilling their vision on the album, but also offer some critique for the lack of diversity.
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Maxilla - Anatomy :She
March 6, 2026
Originating in the New York tri-state area and now based in Ohio, Maxilla was founded […]
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