(EchO) - Witnesses
Review by AndyMetalFreak

7.5

So this here is the Italian doom metal band (EchO), bringing to you their fourth release, Witnesses, one that features a guest list of artists from bands such as Draconian, Evoken and October Tide. Witnesses is as you might have guessed by now, a pandemic-influenced release, which in turn means a hard-hitting ride of emotional discomfort that hopefully the listener will look back at and remember. This should paint a picture of what this atmospheric doom metal band has in store for you.

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Witcher - Lélekharang
Review by Netzach

8.5

The soul bell is chiming, accompanied by melody-driven, cosily atmospheric black metal. With relatively long songs built by just a few different sections each, this is music that lives or dies by the quality of its melodies.

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Incantvm - Strigae
Review by musclassia

7.8

On 18th November, I, Voidhanger Records, purveyors of all things esoteric and unconventional, dropped a trio of records, all of which were the debut offerings of the respective bands. Unsurprisingly, all 3 albums are maddening, chaotic exhibitions of avant-garde extremity, but you can trust the one masterminded by a clarinetist to be the most intriguing.

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Qrixkuor - Zoetrope [EP]
Review by Netzach

8.0

At the 5-minute mark, the single 25-minute song making up Zoetrope quickly transitions from a staccato string-fuelled cavernous death mayhem into a somehow even intenser bad acid trip of dissonant lead guitar shredding that would make the most inattentive listener jolt straight up from the chair. Oh, there is also piano. Are you ready?

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Dirt Forge - Interspheral
Review by musclassia

8.0

Coal and gas forges are the way of the past; renewables are the future, so grab some biomass and heat up your Dirt Forge.

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Dream Unending - Song Of Salvation
Review by nikarg

 

Derrick Vella of Tomb Mold and Justin DeTore of Innumerable Forms are diving deep into the world of dreams. Last year, Dream Unending’s debut LP was tagged as ‘dream doom’, and this term still very much applies to their second album. '4ADoom' also sounds apt.

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Lamentations - Passion Of Depression
Review by musclassia

8.2

Passion Of Depression, a concept album that portrays the pain, pleasure, joy and sorrow one experiences across the journey of life, deftly incorporates each of those emotions into an emphatic extreme prog journey.

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Spider God - Fly In The Trap
Review by RaduP

 

Where do you go from, as a black metal band, after bursting on the scene with a pop covers album?

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