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Behexen – Beyond The Four Gates

March 16, 2025

"Beyond the Four Gates" offers a walk through the history of one of Finland’s most revered Black Metal bands, demonstrating their unholy trajectory from unknown to damned.

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Thlipsis - Thlipsis

March 9, 2025

THLIPSIS’s self-titled debut offers a view of the band in their raw, unadulterated form four years ago. If you like 2025 THLIPSIS, you’re likely to appreciate 2021 THLIPSIS.

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Belle Morte – Pearl Hunting

February 23, 2025

“Pearl Hunting” is eleven tracks of well-balanced Symph—sometimes haunting, sometimes visceral—which will make you feel classy, the way that Symph always does, and inherently evil, the way true metal should.

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Plague of Stars - Extinction

February 23, 2025

WormHoleDeath has a knack for finding unsigned exceptional talent skulking around in the metalsphere and PLAGUE OF STARS is another one of them. “Extinction” is an excellent find for extreme metal fans who have a liking for dark Symph.

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Nachash – Eschaton Magicks

February 16, 2025

"Eschaton Magicks" is as stately and dark as its cover—Death riding atop a skeleton horse flanked by skeleton, winged warriors, a suit of broken and empty armor at the horse’s hooves. Victory and death all on one image. A must have for extreme metalheads.

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Necrodeath - Arimortis

February 16, 2025

"Arimortis" is the NECRODEATH’s 14th and last album—a perfect final power chord to mark the end of a stunning career.

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Greh – Dysphoric Devotion

February 11, 2025

Dysphoric Devotion is a solid Blackened Death artifact. It doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. This is pure, unmitigated extreme metal with no flourishes or facades. Only serious metal fans need apply.

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“To quote Step Brothers, it just feels good 'to make beautiful music for a sad world.'" - Sami Wolf, Moon Wizard

January 26, 2025

Moon Wizard is a Stoner/Doom Metal out of Salt Lake City, Utah. After three independent albums the band caught the attention of Hammerheart Records who promptly signed the band and re-released their third album, "Sirens," in January 2025 to wide acclaim from Brazil to Sweden to Australia. Gary Hernandez, writer and editor for Metal Temple, recently caught up with guitarist Aaron Brancheau and vocalist Sami Wolf to discuss the band’s origins, their evolution, and future plans.

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Moon Wizard - Sirens

December 30, 2024

Pro tip for this album: Headphones are a must. And not that crappy pair that came with your phone—I’m talking noise-cancelling, over-the-ear bad boys that will immerse you in the liquid smoke that is MOON WIZARD.

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Metal Riot – Birth of Terror

December 30, 2024

“Birth of Terror” is an eight-track scorcher that testifies to the band’s passion for creating distinctive metal.

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Twisted Mist - Gehenna

December 15, 2024

I was a bit leery about Death Metal and Folk being mixed. The melodic tendencies of Death, however, make the pairing surprisingly compelling. “Gehenna” by TWISTED MIST. Strongly recommended for Pagans and Judeo-Christians alike.

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Pandemic - Phantoms

December 15, 2024

“Phantoms” is a blast. There’s a bit of nod to early Thrash with a Hardcore Punk overlay, but the Blackened element took it over the top for me.

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Distant Past – Solaris

December 2, 2024

Altogether I recommend this album on two fronts: First for giving true homage to an often-forgotten sci-fi pioneer; Second, for sticking to their mission of delivering solid metal recalling the glorious distant past.

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Warpstormer - Warpstormer

November 25, 2024

While the cover, and even their monicker, suggest a fuzzed-out Stoner trip, what we get is a ripping Thrash attack underpinned with the down-tuned sensibilities of Doom. Think THE SWORD gone Thrash.

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Veuve - Pole

November 18, 2024

“Pole” is one of those albums that somehow presents itself differently every time you listen to it. And if it strikes you like it did me, then you’ll be listening to it a lot.

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The Great Old Ones – Kadath

November 18, 2024

Metalheads and metal artists tend to enjoy exploring obscure corners of the universe. THE GREAT OLD ONES and “Kadath” are perfect examples. Great stuff for metalheads who like their fiction the same way they like their metal—dark, heavy, and highly disturbing.

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Arkon - Arkon

November 4, 2024

This band is awesome, and I am praying to the Sardanian gods of lore that they stay on course but speed things up a bit—in the studio, I mean—because I can’t wait another four years to hear another album from these bad asses.

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Witchtrap – Hungry As The Beast

October 28, 2024

WITCHTRAP’s “Hungry As The Beast” is one of those unpretentious albums that doesn’t try to be something it isn’t. Just straightforward Speed Metal with little Blackened evil sprinkled on top to make it go down smooth. Highly recommended this one.

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I, Cursed – Death Holograms

October 16, 2024

And I still don’t know what I’ve listened to, but I’m glad it’s over.

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Warlust - Sol Invictus in Umbrae Satanae

October 14, 2024

“Sol Invictus in Umbrae Satanae” is probably WARLUST’s best produced, most refined, most melodic album to date but it still sounds visceral as fuck.

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Hāg - Over Stormskapte Fjell

September 29, 2024

From Bandcamp: HAG's" sophomore album “Over Stormskapte Fjell” ventures further into the mystical and conjures […]

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Blitzkrieg - Blitzkrieg

September 29, 2024

From Bandcamp, “Take No Prisoners; Carry No Passengers”… Unrepentantly flying the flag for Classic British […]

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Phenocryst - Cremation Pyre

September 29, 2024

"PHENOCRYST’s" "Cremation Pyre" is a ferocious offering to the unyielding spirit of modern death metal. […]

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Battlefront - Among The Corpses

September 29, 2024

From "Bandcamp" "Among The Corpses", the upcoming release by "BATTLEFRONT", is the follow up to […]

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Worshipper – One Way Trip

September 23, 2024

“One Way Trip” is a mixed bag. WORSHIPPER is a good enough band, certainly, but not distinctive enough to really stand out in the metalsphere.

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Mortalus - Three Times Louder

September 22, 2024

"MORTALUSs’" "Three Times Louder" is a bold exploration of modern metal, melding elements of melodic […]

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Idol Throne - A Clarion Call

September 22, 2024

Yes! Give me all of the Thrash Metal! "IDOL THRONE’s" "A Clarion Call" is a […]

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Dream Evil - Metal Gods

September 22, 2024

How about another killer album from Power Metal pioneers "DREAM EVIL"? "DREAM EVIL’s" "Metal Gods" […]

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Thy Catafalque – XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek

September 9, 2024

“XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek” is a stunning piece of Avante-Gard Metal from Tamás Kátai and his fever dream known as THY CATAFALQUE. He stays true to his vision, bringing into the fold a world of diverse musicians. The result is like a trapdoor to nature’s own subconscious. For some, it will be a nightmare; for the devout denizens of the extreme metal underworld, a delight.

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Comaniac – None For All (WormHole Death Reissue)

September 9, 2024

COMANIAC’s “None For All” has its moments. The bonus tracks, in particular, help to anchor the album to something heavier than the original nine tracks accomplish.

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Reverend Hound – Deal in Steel

September 2, 2024

REVEREND HOUND’s “Deal in Steel” taps into the era of Traditional Heavy Metal, pouring a foamy mug of heady golden brew. It’s heavy, it’s intoxicating, and it’s a total blast.

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The Lord Weird Slough Feg – Radical Man

August 26, 2024

SLOUGH FEG in the 1990’s was the fermentation of the underground Metal scene, and the “Radical Man” compilation is the high-octane distilled product, bottled and sealed for your listening pleasure.

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Achelous - Tower of High Sorcery

August 25, 2024

Bring on the Heavy Metal from Greece!! "ACHELOUS", the name that conjures images of mythic […]

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Metal Church – The Final Sermon (Live in Japan)

August 19, 2024

Listening to “The Final Sermon (Live in Japan)” it feels like no time has passed since those Mike Howe days and those albums. A fitting tribute to a legendary vocalist.

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Violet Eternal - Reload the Violet

August 19, 2024

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

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Grand Massive – Houses Of The Unholy

August 12, 2024

GRAND MASSIVE’s “House of the Unholy” is a sturdy bridge between studio LPs. Clever title, bizarre and striking cover, first-rate tracks throughout, and a convincing cover to round it all out.

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Behexen – Beyond The Four Gates

March 16, 2025

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Thlipsis - Thlipsis

March 9, 2025

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Belle Morte – Pearl Hunting

February 23, 2025

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Plague of Stars - Extinction

February 23, 2025

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Nachash – Eschaton Magicks

February 16, 2025

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Necrodeath - Arimortis

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Greh – Dysphoric Devotion

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“To quote Step Brothers, it just feels good 'to make beautiful music for a sad world.'" - Sami Wolf, Moon Wizard

January 26, 2025

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Moon Wizard - Sirens

December 30, 2024

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Metal Riot – Birth of Terror

December 30, 2024

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Twisted Mist - Gehenna

December 15, 2024

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Pandemic - Phantoms

December 15, 2024

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Distant Past – Solaris

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Warpstormer - Warpstormer

November 25, 2024

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Veuve - Pole

November 18, 2024

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Arkon - Arkon

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