Dahuz - Cineres Mundi
Review by musclassia

 

They’ve produced material prolifically enough for it not to be a bother, but it’s a bit of a surprise that no bands have really followed in the style of Spaceslug. Dahuz are not only the first band I’ve heard to really scratch that same itch, but they also follow a direction that Spaceslug have dabbled with and arguably take it even further.

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Low Before The Breeze - A Hole Beneath The Home We Shared
Review by musclassia

 

The challenges of suitably categorizing and describing bands that loosely get thrown under a ‘blackened hardcore’ umbrella is something I’ve discussed a few times before in reviews. Even compared to those other acts, however, Low Before The Breeze unleash a blend of vicious noise that seems to draw from the whole spectrum of extreme metal and other music sounds.

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Sigh - I Saw The World's End - Hangman's Hymn MMXXV
Review by Roman Doez

8.4

The original Hangman’s Hymn is an album I love with all my heart. So, when I heard that Sigh were going to re-record it, I was hit by a strange wave of contradictory feelings, but mostly curiosity. Sigh are no strangers to retroactively changing and upgrading previous releases (that’s why we have two entries for Gallows Gallery on this website), but this is more than changing the album’s production; it’s a full-blown re-recording, and to cement this decision, Hangman’s Hymn has become I Saw The World’s End, firmly anchoring it as a whole new record within Sigh’s album cycle. So, how good is this new version?

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Fallujah - Xenotaph
Review by musclassia

 

The revolving door of Fallujah has been spinning consistently pretty much since their inception, but (with one obvious exception) they’ve managed to hit it out the park every time, and Xenotaph maintains the good form.

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Spiine - Tetraptych
Review by X-Ray Rod

8.0

The exquisite songwriting and guitar skills from Virgin Black alongside the monstrous growls from a former Ne Obliviscaris member. After throwing in two guests from other respected acts, Spiine debuted with Tetraptych. The result is a colossal hybrid of extreme doom metal.

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Turnstile - Never Enough
Review by RaduP

 

Turnstile keep shedding more of the "hardcore" part of their sound, something that was already a predictable trajectory, but also one that dives even deeper in pop adjacent styles.

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King Parrot - A Young Person's Guide To King Parrot
Review by RaduP

 

A young reviewer's guide to A Young Person's Guide To King Parrot.

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Volbeat - God Of Angels Trust
Review by omne metallum

6.8

Do you cry when angels deserve to die?

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