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Thus Defiled - Wings of the Nightstorm (Reissue)
February 17, 2026
Whereas the musical style definitely is Black Metal, THUS DEFILED aren’t afraid to venture out into Thrash and/or Heavy metal territory when the songs demand it. That is where the real power lies within THUS DEFILED.
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Sacred Leather - Keep The Fire Burning
February 17, 2026
SACRED LEATHER hail from Indianapolis, which lies in the USA state of Indiana. According to the Metal Archives they play Heavy/Thrash Metal, but I would rather refer to their music genre as being a mix of NWOBHM, Old School Heavy Metal and Eighties Speed Metal.
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Imperatore - The Lionspirit
February 17, 2026
The sound that “The Lionspirit” is showing off is superb, is exactly what this kind of music needs. The bombastic and epic parts are being blasted through your speakers, which does happen all through the album.
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Black Magic Tree – Terra
February 17, 2026
BLACK MAGIC TREE has the capability to write songs that come from listening to a lot of different bands that have coloured the Rock scene throughout the decades, and they have made it into a beautiful melting pot on “Terra”.
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DeathAssault – DeathAssault
February 10, 2026
What I do know is that when DEATHASSAULT tones it down a bit, even becomes a bit of emotional in their approach, "DeathAssault" sounds a lot more intense and sincere. When the singer then puts on his clean vocals, you feel that you have entered a whole other world.
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Invictus - Nocturnal Visions
February 9, 2026
I know of a few embodiments of a band with the name of INVICTUS, I had never heard of the Japanese version before. That has now been rectified and I can only say that I’m glad to finally have listened to and experienced these Far East Death Metallers.
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Scratch One Grub – One
February 9, 2026
. If you’re not strapped to your chair when seated and using speakers, or haven’t fastened your headphones to you when listening that way, I advise you to get that done immediately. I can’t tell you anything else than that SCRATCH ONE GRUB will blow you and/or your brains away if you’re not careful.
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Architectural Genocide - Malignant Cognition
February 8, 2026
“Malignant Cognition” is recognised as a full-length album but I need you as a listener of this kind of music, but most of all buyer of physical or digital formats that the length of the whole experience is only 23:43 minutes. That is quite short.
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Deteriorot - Echoes From The Past (Reissue)
February 8, 2026
. If you are a real Death Metal fanatic you undoubtedly will know DETERIOROT and have your opinion at the ready. If, like me, this is a first encounter, I suspect that “Echoes From The Past (Reissue)” will rev up your interest in the history of the band.
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Sun Of the Suns – Entanglement
February 8, 2026
What I can say that if SUN OF THE SUNS ever come my way, I will be very much inclined to go and see their show. I would like to know whether they are able to emulate live what they have achieved in the studio and put on “Entanglement”.
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Karnivool – In Verses
February 7, 2026
The thing is, if you never have heard anything of KARNIVOOL before, you’re in for a real treat. So much so that you undoubtedly will be checking their musical history asap. If you already know about the band, you’ll be ready to be amazed once again.
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Textures - Genotype
February 7, 2026
The songs on “Genotype” are without fail very good, and have all the elements you would hope they would use, even if as a whole it all is a bit more mellow than what you’re used to with TEXTURES.
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Mother Crone - Inner Keep
February 4, 2026
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.
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Gluecifer - Same Drug New High
February 3, 2026
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!!
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Frozen Factory - Apocalypse Inc
February 3, 2026
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.
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Equilibrium – Equinox
February 3, 2026
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.
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Cremate - Ready To Fight
February 3, 2026
“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.
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Borrower – Killerdemons
February 3, 2026
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.
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Altared States - Borrowed Time
February 2, 2026
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.
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Imperial Domain – Portentum
February 2, 2026
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.
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Red Sands – Evocations
February 2, 2026
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.
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Ian Highhill – A Hymn Among Gravestones
January 31, 2026
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.
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Avalanche – Armed To The Teeth
January 31, 2026
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.
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Tailgunner – Midnight Blitz
January 31, 2026
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.
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Defecto - Echoes Of Isolation
January 25, 2026
I do feel that the music that DEFECTO plays on “Echoes Of Isolation” has all the hallmarks of a band that is letting loose, giving it their all. I therefore have to admit that for the first time in 2026, I am smitten. What a brilliant treat this is.
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Starlight Ritual - Rogue Angels
January 25, 2026
The vocals have surprised me. At times Damian Ritual sounds a lot like the late Paul Di’Anno, mainly due to him having the same kind of vibrato, but also because on some songs the vocal lines sound as if they could have straight out the deceased frontman’s pen. But when he goes shrill and high he has a bit of Dave Mustaine in his voice as well.
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Usurper - Divine Spiritual and Intellectual Development (and all demos)
January 25, 2026
I actually have the original CD of the USURPER album “Divine Spiritual and Intellectual Development” in my possession. What we have here is the Dutch Thrash Metal version of USURPER, a band that was very active in the second half of the eighties up and until the early nineties.
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Rozario - Northern Crusaders
January 19, 2026
The sound that ROZARIO brings to the table is very interesting The musical genre might be Heavy/Power Metal, the sound they use can easily be seen as contemporary, but it also has one foot very clearly in the eighties.
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Vitamin X - Ride The Apocalypse
January 19, 2026
As the songs on “Ride The Apocalypse” are rather short, you might assume that they are lacking a good start, a solid body and a proper ending. Well, think again. VITAMIN X doesn’t only know how to give you a good time, they also have mastered the writing of good songs that have something to say in the short time they last.
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Wreck-Defy - Dissecting The Leech
January 19, 2026
WRECK-DEFY sounds an awful lot like an unleashed version of OVERKILL, with the addition of some “Slave To The Grind” era SKID ROW. Let that sink in for a moment.
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Obelisk - Brushed By Darkness
January 18, 2026
Musically OBELISK are a bit of Electronic Rock mixed with Alternative Music and sometimes Industrial Metal. Let me warn you; “Brushed By Darkness” definitely is not a typical Metal album. OBELISK does require you to cast your net a whole lot wider.
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Dymytry Paradox - Born From Chaos
January 18, 2026
What is immediate is the feeling that even though this might be a debut album for DYMYTRY PARADOX, these are definitely not newbies at playing this kind of music. This is intense, this is energetic, this is enticing.
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Death Dealer - Reign Of Steel
January 18, 2026
As far as DEATH DEALER's music is concerned, you can compare “Reign Of Steel” to anything you might hear from THE THREE TREMORS in comparison to any other band the members are active in. This is very Heavy Power Metal with a lot of over the top vocals complementing the rather busy, utterly impressive and quite intense and intricate guitar playing by the two outstanding guitarists.
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Assignment - With The End Comes Silence
January 18, 2026
Musically this is sandwiched between some subtle Melodic Metal and pure unadulterated Heavy Metal. You will hear the band bouncing from one to another and back with great ease, giving the music on “With The End Comes Silence” a versatility that avoids you getting bored in that respect.
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Redivider - Sounds Of Malice
January 12, 2026
As this is as Death Metal as music can get, the emphasis can now shift unto how and what REDIVIDER are bringing on “Sounds Of Malice”. Well, let me start by saying that the production of this album is without fault. It is hard, it is Heavy, but it also is transparent and very clear, making sure that you are able to hear what the band wants you to hear.
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Adetar - Sinister Resurrection of the Morbid
January 12, 2026
Bloody Hell, this does take me back some years, or should I say eons? I remember ADETAR from the early nineties, as they hail from ENSCHEDE in my home country, and I not only saw them live, I also booked them at our youth centre at the time.
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