Tribunal - In Penitence And Ruin
Review by AndyMetalFreak

7.2

Tribunal wants to doom us further still with In Penitence And Ruin.

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Karg - Marodeur
Review by AndyMetalFreak

7.4

Michael Kogler has been busy this year, first releasing an impressive effort with Harakiri For The Sky, shortly followed by the latest album from his solo project Karg. The style of melancholic post-black metal isn't entirely different between these two projects; however, they do come with their own sets of emotions, so what does he offer us with Marodeur?

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Ancient Death - Ego Dissolution
Review by F3ynman

 

This ain't old-school death. This is Ancient Death.

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Kardashev - Alunea
Review by musclassia

 

Kardashev turned an awful lot of heads, including my own, with their 2022 release Liminal Rite, an awe-inspiring demonstration of their self-labeled ‘deathgaze’ sound. As such, it appears to be a bold move, at least on the surface, to follow that record with an album that instead serves as a conceptual sequel to an earlier entry into the band’s discography; however, ‘bold’ seems like a generally apt descriptor of Kardashev’s artistic ambitions to date.

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Cave Sermon - Fragile Wings
Review by musclassia

 

Cave Sermon’s Divine Laughter was one of the big surprise discoveries of 2024, as mastermind Charlie Park brought a bunch of different extreme (and slightly less extreme) metal styles together to create something unique, uncompromising and yet at times almost uplifting. A bit over a year on, Park is back with more surprises.

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Machine Head - Unatøned
Review by omne metallum

7.5

I can't believe it's nøt kvlt.

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Hate - Bellum Regiis
Review by omne metallum

7.0

If would-be tribute acts don't name themselves 'Mild Indifference', then they're missing a trick.

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Sunvher - Arovmia
Review by musclassia

 

Although it is less inclined towards such endeavours than other forms of art and media, music has had its fair share of ‘sequel’ and ‘spiritual successor’ albums across its history. Nevertheless, while it’s not unusual for a band to release a sequel or trilogy as part of their discography, it’s rather less common for a musician to release a ‘musical continuation’ of one album as part of a different project.

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