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…
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Dawn of Ouroboros
SOURCE – Your new album Bioluminescence comes out in a couple of days! What do you think of the album now that it’s done and ready to go out to the Dawn of…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Sacrifice
SOURCE – Volume Six is the latest Sacrifice record. How did the songwriting and recording sessions go for this set of material? Where do you see the balance between meeting the expectations of…
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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,…
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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…
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Sergeant Thunderhoof
SOURCE – Congratulations on your new album, The Ghost of Badon Hill. I feel this might be your best record yet. What are your thoughts on that statement? Dan Flitcroft (Vocals) – That’s…
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Purified in Blood
SOURCE – Your last album release was Flight of a Dying Sun in 2012, and now you’re back with your new album Primal Pulse Thunder. What was the reason for the gap between…
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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…
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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…
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Sara
SOURCE – Let’s start with the order: Sara’s 10th full-length album, Hallava, will be released on January 17, 2025. What would you like to share about its overall production? Joa Korhonen (Vocals, Guitar)…
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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…
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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…
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THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2024
Paralandra – The Body Electric Legend Recordings Rifforia – Axeorcism Metalville Records Nightmare – Encrypted AFM Records Cainites – Revenant Scarlet Records Vomit Forth – Terrified Of God Century Media Records VLTIMAS –…
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The Old Dead Tree
SOURCE – Second Thoughts is the fourth and latest studio album by The Old Dead Tree. How do you feel about the songwriting and recording sessions that were developed with this set of…
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Legions Of Doom
SOURCE – Congratulations on your fantastic album, The Skull 3. Could you tell us a little about it, please? What will be your strongest memory from the recording of the album? Ron Holzner…
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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…
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Thy Catafalque
SOURCE – Congratulations on your fantastic album, XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek. Could you please tell us a little about it? What will be your strongest memory from the recording of the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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