Ni - Fol Na​ï​s
Review by RaduP

 

If I had to associate the jester with a metal genre, aside from the obvious In Flames possibility, it would still be avant-garde metal. The other genres don't really let themselves be silly in the same way. At least not silly enough to have not one, but two jesters in a very precarious position.

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Future Static - Liminality
Review by musclassia

7.4

Australia have themselves quite the nice little metalcore/deathcore scene, exporting the likes of Parkway Drive, Thy Art Is Murder, Make Them Suffer, Northlane and Polaris, among others. The next name poised to make waves across the oceans is Melbourne’s Future Static, who are armed with hooks that will sink firmly into your brain.

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Swords Of Dis - Melencolia
Review by musclassia

8.1

I, Voidhanger Records certainly have a type: you know, the chaotic, dissonant, nightmare-inducing extreme metal offered up just this year by the likes of Bekor Qilish, Baring Teeth, Fleshvessel and Ôros Kaù. However, while these Voidhanger-core bands (for lack of a better term) continue to push the envelope for extreme metal, it’s arguably the label’s less cacophonic acts that offer up the most intriguing sounds.

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Megaton Leviathan - Magick Helmet
Review by musclassia

6.3

The warm, gazy drone doom of Megaton Leviathan’s Mage in 2018 was one of the albums that ignited a greater interest in ambient/drone-related metal on my part. In the five years since, Megaton Leviathan have changed substantially, and so has their music.

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Midnight Odyssey - Biolume Part 3 - A Fullmoon Madness
Review by RaduP

 

Are you ready to have the "very long albums" discussion again?

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Venus - Obscured Until Observed
Review by F3ynman2000

 

Get out your surfboards! It's time to ride the new wave of progressive, technical thrash—or you'll get swept away!

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Cruciamentum - Obsidian Refractions
Review by RaduP

 

Reinventing the lineup doesn't always come with reinventing the wheel, and following up a landmark album doesn't always have to completely disappoint or completely live up to the hype. Here's Cruciamentum finally following up their debut after eight years.

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Helmet - Left
Review by omne metallum

4.5

Somethings are better just unsung.

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