Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens Metal Blade Records 8,5/10,0 Brief: For technical death metal band Allegaeon, sitting still is not an option. The Fort Collins, CO group has never allowed itself to stagnate,…
View More Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens
Category: Reviews
White Chapel – Hymns In Dissonance
White Chapel – Hymns In Dissonance Metal Blade Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Whitechapel, who formed in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2006, has seen the core lineup—vocalist Phil Bozeman; guitarists Ben Savage, Zach Householder and Alex…
View More White Chapel – Hymns In Dissonance
Nite – Cult of the Serpent Sun
Nite – Cult of the Serpent Sun Season of Mist Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: When darkness engulfs the world, NITE sets the sky ablaze with white-hot, blackened heavy metal. Having journeyed to the stars…
View More Nite – Cult of the Serpent Sun
Employed To Serve – Fallen Star
Employed To Serve – Fallen Star Spinefarm Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Employed To Serve exemplifies heavy metal as more than just music—it’s a way of life. Rising from their roots as local scene stalwarts…
View More Employed To Serve – Fallen Star
Avulsed – Phoenix Cryptobiosis
Avulsed – Phoenix Cryptobiosis Xtreem Music 9,0/10,0 Brief: The release of the latest album by the Spanish death metal band Avulsed marks a notable return after a significant hiatus since their last full-length…
View More Avulsed – Phoenix Cryptobiosis
Architects – The Sky, The Earth & All Between
Architects – The Sky, The Earth & All Between Epitaph Records 8,0/10,0 Brief: British metalcore giants Architects announce their awaited new studio album, ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between.’ This will be…
View More Architects – The Sky, The Earth & All Between
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty Century Media Records 3,0/10,0 Brief: Legends of pure fucking metal for nearly 30 years, Arch Enemy are a certifiably formidable force. Founded by Swedish guitar hero Michael Amott…
View More Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty
Bleeding Through – Nine
Bleeding Through – Nine Sharp Tone Records 8,5/10,0 Brief: After 25 years, eight albums, and countless gigs, Bleeding Through persists as a tried-and-true outlier in heavy music and culture. The Southern California stalwarts…
View More Bleeding Through – Nine
Jinjer – Duél
Jinjer – Duél Napalm Records 2,0/10,0 Brief: Leading modern metal juggernauts JINJER return with their eagerly awaited fifth studio album, Duél. Known for their unique progressive groove metal sound that is impossible to…
View More Jinjer – Duél
Mantar – Post Apocalyptic Depression
Mantar – Post Apocalyptic Depression Metal Blade Records 6,0/10,0 Brief: Recorded in a live setting at Black Bear Studios, Gainesville – Florida by Ryan Williams, Mantar’s 2022 LP, Pain Is Forever and This…
View More Mantar – Post Apocalyptic Depression
Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire
Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire Century Media Records 5,0/10,0 Brief: Sleepless Empire is the tenth studio album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil through Century Media Records. It follows their 2019 album,…
View More Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire
VUKOVI – MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN
VUKOVI – MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN SharpTone Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Vukovi (stylised as VUKOVI) is a Scottish rock band from Kilwinning, North Ayrshire – Scotland, where legends whisper through ancient stones,…
View More VUKOVI – MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN
Harakiri For The Sky – Scorched Earth
Harakiri For The Sky – Scorched Earth AOP Records 9,0/10,0 Brief: Despair, loss, love, and existential struggles have always been the foundation of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s distinctive sound. Since their formation in…
View More Harakiri For The Sky – Scorched Earth
The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard
The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard Nuclear Blast Records 7,0/10,0 Brief: Founded by Niclas Engelin in 2019 after his departure from In Flames, THE HALO EFFECT may have begun as five…
View More The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard
PATRIARKH – Prophet Ilja
PATRIARKH – Prophet Ilja Napalm Records 8,5/10,0 Brief: Five years after the release of their critically acclaimed album, Hospodi, Polish black metal icons PATRIARKH (former Batushka) return with new concept album ПРОРОК ИЛИЯ…
View More PATRIARKH – Prophet Ilja
Avatarium – Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead
Avatarium – Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead AFM Records 7,5/10,0 Brief: Masters of melancholic heavy metal since 2013, Avatarium are a unique and formidable musical force. Originally formed as an…
View More Avatarium – Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead
Wyatt E. – zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1
Wyatt E. – zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 Heavy Psych Sounds 9,0/10,0 Brief: After two years in the making, Wyatt E. seals their long-awaited return in 2025 with the highly anticipated narrative…
View More Wyatt E. – zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1
Gaerea – Coma
Gaerea – Coma Season of Mist Records 8,0/10,0 Brief: Just two years since Mirage was released, Gaerea is here, erupting with intensity, casting forth black ashes over the world yet again. Their latest…
View More Gaerea – Coma
Lowen – Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran
Lowen – Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran Church Road Records 10,0/10,0 Brief: Composed between 977 and 1010 by the famous Persian poet Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, known simply as…
View More Lowen – Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran
Mother of Millions – Magna Mater
Mother of Millions – Magna Mater ViciSolum Records 10,0/10,0 Brief: The unique post progressive metal act Mother of Millions is finally back with their new album Magna Mater, which is the follow up…
View More Mother of Millions – Magna Mater
Thy Catafalque – XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek
Thy Catafalque – XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek Season of Mist Records 10,0/10,0 Brief: Tamás Kátai has a vision that extends beyond borders and boundaries. Even during its infancy, Thy Catafalque had…
View More Thy Catafalque – XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek
The Narrator – Lore
The Narrator – Lore Initiative Musik 9,0/10,0 Brief: The Narrator is a Essen, German metalcore band which was formed in 2016. The writing process is influenced by various styles like Hardcore, Pop or…
View More The Narrator – Lore
The Crown – Crown of Thorns
The Crown – Crown of Thorns Metal Blade Records 8,5/10,0 Brief: For Crown of Thorns, the dynamic, ground-breaking follow-up to 2021’s Royal Destroyer, The Crown made distinctly different creative choices to ensure that…
View More The Crown – Crown of Thorns
Rolo Tomassi – Live at Electric Ballroom
Rolo Tomassi – Live at Electric Ballroom MNRK Heavy 9,0/10,0 Brief: Rolo Tomassi are a British mathcore band formed in Sheffield in 2005. Their name is a reference to dialogue from the film…
View More Rolo Tomassi – Live at Electric Ballroom