Baest – Necro SapiensCentury Media Records8,0/10,0 Brief:BAEST come from Aarhus in Denmark and have successfully established themselves as one of the country’s most promising metal acts in recent years. While deeply rooted in…
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Moonspell – HermitageNapalm Records8,5/10,0 Brief:MOONSPELL is approaching their 30th anniversary as a band more ambitiously and stronger than ever. Hermitage – the gothic metal pioneers‘13th studio album – was recorded, mixed and mastered…
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Terror – Trapped In A Worldself-release8,0/10,0 Brief:Terror is back with a brand-new, 12-song full-length recorded live in the studio during the COVID-19 lockdown. “Trapped In A World” features the return of original guitar…
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Sacred Reich – The American Way (Remastered)Release Date (Remastered) – February 12th, 2021Release Date – May 15th, 1990Metal Blade Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix – Arizona,…
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Sacred Reich – Surf Nicaragua (Remastered)Release Date (Remastered) – February 12th, 2021Release Date – October 4th, 1988Metal Blade Records7,0/10,0 Brief:Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix – Arizona, that…
View More Sacred Reich – Surf NicaraguaArchitects – For Those That Wish To ExistEpitaph Records8,5/10,0 Brief:On For Those That Wish To Exist, Architects examine the part we are all playing in the world’s slow destruction, and tackle the biggest…
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Sacred Reich – Ignorance (Remastered)Release Date (Remastered) – February 12th, 2021Release Date – October 13th, 1987Metal Blade Records7,0/10,0 Brief:Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix – Arizona, that was…
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Soen – ImperialSilver Lining Music9,0/10,0 Brief:The provocative, imperious and engaging Swedish-based group SOEN unveil their fifth album, IMPERIAL. IMPERIAL continues SOEN’s unique journey through the psyche of our species and the conundrum of…
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Lake Of Tears – OminousAFM Records4,0/10,0 Brief:After nearly a decade of silence, Daniel Brennare, head and heart of the Swedish pioneers of dark music, finally reveals his sinister world of thought. Out of…
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Bloody Hammers – Songs Of Unspeakable TerrorNapalm Records3,0/10,0 Brief:Fans of BLOODY HAMMERS have been riding the Transylvania County, North Carolina-based husband and wife duo’s wavelength of heavy metal, doom and goth rock since…
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Phantom Elite – TitaniumFrontiers Music9,0/10,0 Brief:Phantom Elite is a relatively new metal band fronted by singer Marina La Torraca (Exit Eden, live vocalist for Avantasia) and features songwriting and production from former After…
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Ektomorf – RebornNapalm Records2,0/10,0 Brief:EKTOMORF return to their musical roots and are Reborn under the sign of thrash metal after 26 years of existence. With their debut on Napalm Records, the Hungarian power…
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Nervosa – Perpetual ChaosNapalm Records8,0/10,0 Brief:Thrash metal powerhouse NERVOSA attacks with inexorable full femme power, leaving the world in Perpetual Chaos. The newly staffed quartet showcases their ability for impetuously feral, pungently sharp…
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Riverside – Lost ‘n’ Found – Live In TilburgInsideOut Music9,0/10,0 Brief:Polish progressive rock masters RIVERSIDE return with a very special live-release. Previously only available as strictly limited fanclub edition, “Lost’n’Found – Live in…
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Theatre Of Tragedy – Musique (Remaster 2020)AFM Records9,0/10,0 Brief:It’s a long time since it was available – now the THEATRE OF TRAGEDY millennium opus with singer Liv Kristine called “Musique” is in stores…
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Darzamat – A Philosopher At the End of The UniverseSzataniec9,0/10,0 Brief:After an 11-year of hiatus in publishing, Darzamat – the Polish pioneers of atmospheric black/gothic metal are back! The concept of the album…
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Crippled Black Phoenix – EllengæstSeason of Mist Records Records9,0/10,0 Brief:This new release, though, does not make any attempts in pairing with or succeeding its predecessor. Circumstances largely prevented it anyway. On the day…
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Dark Tranquillity – MomentCentury Media Records8,0/10,0 Brief:Swedish melodic death metal kings Dark Tranquillity are back with their new album, Moment. It’s been four years since the (Swedish) Grammy-nominated album, Atoma, but the time…
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Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?Translation Loss Records9,5/10,0 Brief:Formed in 2011, the band has shown a stable upward trajectory over multiple EP’s, splits, and two full-length albums. What started as…
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Venom Prision – PrimevalProsthetic Records6,0/10,0 Brief:Death metal trailblazers, VENOM PRISON, have today announced a new release titled, Primeval. The 11-track album will feature re-recordings of tracks from their early EPs, Defy The Tyrant…
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The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | CenozoicMetal Blade Records8,5/10,0 Brief:In September 2020, The Ocean are poised to release the eagerly-awaited concluding parts of the Phanerozoic journey, the new album – Phanerozoic II:…
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Anaal Nathrakh – EndarkenmentMetal Blade Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Extremity has been Anaal Nathrakh’s stock in trade for more than two decades, and with 11th album, Endarkenment, they maintain their legacy of aural devastation. However, for…
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Finntroll – VredesvCentury Media Records7,0/10,0 Brief:The trolls are back – angrier, hungrier and meaner than ever! “Vredesvävd” (2020) is Finntroll’s seventh full-length, the first in long seven years. The title translates to “Wrath-woven”,…
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The Pineapple Thief – Versions of the TruthKscope Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Created in May 2008 to provide a home for the growing post-progressive genre and an evolving, flexible and adventurous style of music without boundaries.…
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