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Theos-Vel-Samael
Ain Sof Aur
This was a fascinating album and a progressive and technical marvel. In considering the themes of the album, what is meant to me is the destruction of your old self so you can transform into something better and newer…or gnosis through darkness. However, these kinds of occult ideals typically come with a steep price…your soul. If you want to walk down that path, make sure you understand the consequences.
Imum
Vitrified Entity
Yes, those are blast beats. Yes, they are fast. Yes, that guitar solo took a minute and a half. I get it!
IV
Naryan
This was an excellent album, combining what heavy emotional music can offer when it intersects with melody. I don’t get a lot of KATATONIA’s sound here, but that’s OK, because the band should be able to stand on their own, and they do. It’s rich, memorable, and leaves a lasting impression.
In Memorium
Superior Rage
This was an excellent album. Although it steeped in the traditions of the genre, which date back to the late 80’s/early 90’s, the band refused to be define by them. Instead, they venture out on their own and lay down a fiery path that lights the way for their journey.
The Art of Abysswalking
The Oldest House
This album was a slab of devastation, despondence and rage that left me unable to decided which fate is worse. Would it be more cruel to die burning alive? Disemboweled and fed to rabid dogs? Peeling my flesh off one strip at a time? Bled out slowly? Or, left in a dungeon without food or water? Buried alive in a coffin? You can use whatever method of death you might wonder about, and none of them would amount to the black hole that is alive on this album.
Exequiae
Lone Wanderer
A great piece to get lost in. It feels big enough to escape the troubles of the world and strong enough to keep those troubles out . . . at least for one hour 12 minutes and 24 seconds.
Forever Beyond
Black Lung
If you're like me and are just discovering this band, it’s kind of a blessing and a curse. Blessing: Great band; great album. Curse: Guess who’s buying four more albums. Sigh. The things I do for metal.
Epigrama
Erdve
Tightly woven songs? That’s an understatement. Part Metalcore, part Hardcore, and part Sludge, they take the best of what each one of the genres has to offer the listener and stirs it into their stew of blood, bones, and tissue. The sound is both alive and dead…meaning that when it’s alive, you can feel it coursing through your veins and it burns. When it’s dead, you feel cold, numb, and hopeless. They hit both of the extremes here very we
The Human Farm
Vanderlust
This was a solid release. The band is clearly talented, as we as being meticulous about their songwriting, and it is indeed a polished and mature sound. They don’t let their talent just run loose here, instead, they harness it so that it shines when it needs to, but not interfering with the story, the melody, or the emotional ebb and flow throughout the album.
Death Knocks
Hoaxed
“Death Knocks” is a beautiful, delicate flower in the full bloom of early spring, defying the cold air and nearly frozen ground, and you don’t have to dig for the melancholy, catchy music. It feels like a journey to me, where you leave the present behind and visit…the past, or the future? In the past, you are reminded that you can’t change things. In the future, you might glimpse at where your choices will lead. Either way, it’s a sobering experience that gets under your skin and takes up residence, making sure you never forget it.
Darkness Is My Crown
Defacing God
“Darkness Is My Crown” is blood-freezing, devastating, relentless, and epic. The album offers a perfect symbiosis of modern Black Metal and orchestral arrangements
The End Is Not The End
Atreyu
On 24 April 2026 it will be time for ATREYU to give us new music with “The End Is Not The End” and this American Metalcore band is a lot more than just that right now. The Melodic parts have definitely been embedded more into their music than they had before. Now there is a shifted balance between the really Heavy parts, the pure Metalcore music and the more Melodic influences.
Colours Of Pain
Bloodred
You know what strikes me more than anything else? That is that the quality of the songs on "Colours Of Pasin" is outstanding from start to finish. There are no weak spots, there are no lapses in making your ears tingle, making your hairs stand on end and BLOODRED just keeps sending shivers down my spine.
Steel Burner
Gus G.
For those who have never heard of GUS G., my question is; under which rock have you been hiding? Even if you don’t his original band FIREWIND, with whom he released the total of 11 albums, you should at least beware that he has been the main guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE for a number of years, resulting in him writing for the 2010 “Scream” album.
II - Ravings From the Gutter
Wolfshead
I just can’t find fault what the band is bringing on “II - Ravings From the Gutter”. It might not all be perfect, but it all sounds sincere, exudes the right kind of attitude. There isn’t a dull moment to be heard, so your ears will sharpen their hearing quite a few times, and your brains will try to accept and extort the information at its worth.
Sentinels of Shamash
Melechesh
This was a powerful album that combined the best of Black and Thrash Metal into a seasoned stew of blood, bones, and tissue. One of the best parts of the album were the heavy bass notes…they really head much of the deep aggression on the album and help it to stay thick. These three songs will burn a hole in your flesh by the end.
Wilderness of Mirrors
Myrath
There goes my dignity...
Inexternal Dread
Rivers Ablaze
Menjünk = Let's Go!
To Your Limit
Kissing Kaos
Kissing Kaos are are a band which crosses the sound of Punk Rock with Heavy […]
Misprint
Black Oak County
Following the award-winning “III” (2024), “Misprint” finds Black Oak County pushing both ends of their […]
Katabasis: A Marriage Among Ashes
A Dream of Poe
This was an excellent album. The core of it is Doom, but the orchestral elements add seasoning and flavor to the sound. Miguel’s vocals are also very easy on the ears, and he is able to ebb and flow with emotion along the way. It’s the kind of album that you feel, and not just hear.
The New Flesh
Sylosis
“The New Flesh” delivers a smart blend of various Metal genre elements, ranging from Thrash, melodic Metalcore, Groove, to modern Metal. Highlights of the album are the guitar riffing, the versatility of the vocals, and the songwriting
Goliath
Exodus
“Goliath” is not restricted to classical Thrash Metal; it includes different genre elements and vibes. At the heart of the album is the EXODUS guitar engine and both, Gary Holt and Lee Altus, deliver excellence.
The Skies Turn Black
Vreid
Transformative? You bet. For a band that has been around as long as they have, I expected a safe and predicable album. Imagine my surprise when I put “The Skies Turn Black” on. It’s very much a Black Metal album at its core, but the songs are so diverse. This is exactly the kind of album that pays homage to the past, but lives very much in the future.
Wreckage
Moonlit Masquerade
Conclusion I have to give you about this MOONLIT MASQUERADE EP “Wreckage” is that I have become extremely interested not only in this release, but I am very much looking out for anything that they come up with in the future. If they are able to pull off anything in the vein of this EP, they will be a force to be reckoned with.
Reborn To Light
Aeon Gods
AEON GODS plays their Symphonic Power Metal rather fast, giving the drummer enough space to demonstrate his double bass techniques. The guitars that accompany that sound are very well versed in making the whole sound heavy without losing the very Melodic touch. On top of that there are the vocals, that sound very pleasant, that are exactly right for this kind of music.
The Eternal Hunger
Harrowed
“The Eternal Hunger” is a very coherent album, rather fast and furious in deliverance, but also filled with songs that have a solid foundation, a decent structure, and most of all, an attraction to them that makes you just want to keep listening to them.
Love Kills!
Induction
Musically these guys certainly have their ducks in a row. Everything they make fits, sounds about right and has all the hallmarks and qualities that you would expect of a band that makes Melodic Symphonic Power Metal. It has speed, power, and is very easy for the ears and brains.
Limb Service
Nighnacht
Even though the songs are short and to the point, they do not lack the qualities and traits that you not only expect, but also hope for in a band that is trying to bring Extreme Metal to your doorstep. In that respect “Limb Service” doesn’t disappoint for one second. NIGHNACHT knows exactly what they are doing.
Buried in Black
Orchid Throne
I have to say that I am very much enamoured with opening tune “Dreamworld”. It starts and ends with piano sounds, but in between you really get the sounds that I have mentioned about the musical direction. I have to say that the combination of mainly Gothic Metal with Melodic Death Metal works really well in this song.
Where the Light Leaves
Varials
The songs are short, because they have to be. Packed to the gills and overflowing with density, if they lasted longer, you might not still be living. 13 songs of brutality overstayed its welcome just a bit, but there is no doubt…it’s one of the heaviest albums I have heard this year so far.
The End of the Sun Season
Exhausted
Overall, this was an excellent album, Picking up where they left off decades ago, it’s still ripe with fervor, with feeling, and with dread. But I appreciate their dedication to the genre that was budding when they formed. It doesn’t have any fancy tricks, or much experimentation, so fans of their original sound will love it.
Posthumous Imprecation
Void Monuments
Overall, this was a solid album. It didn’t necessarily offer anything new to the genre, but it had plenty of element Death Metal fans will enjoy, including crushing riffs, horrid vocals, and harrowing sounds. It’s the kind of album you wouldn’t want to pair for a date with your sister…or on second thought, maybe you would?
The Conquering Darkness
Malefic Throne
Overall, this was an excellent album. It’s rich with flavor, dark like the void, and crushing for your soul. The band displays an excellent level of musicianship as well. Take a ride into “The Conquering Darkness,” and you may never return the same person.
Act II – Of Iron and Blood
Lömsk
This was an excellent album, combining some of the aggression of Black Metal with the sometimes doom and gloom of despair. The album expresses deep sorrow, grief, or regret…often in a way that feels emotional and heavy, and that feeling is something you just can’t shake listening to the album.
Trolddom
Lysabaerer
Overall, this was a very enjoyable album. In the rich history of Black Metal, it doesn’t depart too far from the original genre boundaries, so it should please fans of tradition. At the same time, it explores just enough unchartered territory so that it stays fresh, and modern. Bravo.
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