Reviews
July 2026
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Psychedelic black metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
18.07
Stillbirth In The Temple Of Venus is a psychedelic black metal masterpiece. This is when the Arizmenda project, the crowning jewel of the Black Twilight Circle, reached its ultimate peak.
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18.07
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Post-metal
Official review
by
musclassia
18.07
From the abyss, dawn is born: it’s a wonderfully poetic name for a band (in French, De L'Abîme Naît L'Aube), and it does a great job of encapsulating the melancholic atmospheric beauty of the…
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18.07
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8.3
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Gothenburg metal
Official review
by
ScreamingSteelUS
18.07
At The Gates have written many songs about death, but none quite as poignant as these: the final works of Tomas Lindberg.
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8.3 |
18.07
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Progressive metalcore
Official review
by
musclassia
16.07
Arriving 6 years after Palimpsest, Within represents the end of the longest gap between releases in Protest The Hero’s discography. At 36 minutes in length, it’s not a case of the band stacking up the…
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16.07
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7.6
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Melodic death metal, Groove thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
16.07
Can the devil drive manual?…
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7.6 |
16.07
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7.8
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Atmospheric black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
13.07
Sojourner have returned after 6 years in the dark; now they've opened a gateway to a new era that looks promising.
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7.8 |
13.07
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8.4
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Avantgarde metal, Brutal death metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
12.07
The ultimate act of symbiosis between noise music and brutal death metal.
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8.4 |
12.07
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6.8
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Post-Hardcore, Noise rock
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
12.07
With a band name like Truck Violence and an album titled The Weathervane Is My Body, you can expect something strange and original, and that's exactly what you have here.
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6.8 |
12.07
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8.5
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.07
The combination of ash from all those fiery volcanoes and icy cold winds blowing in from the Arctic seems to have created something in the Icelandic air for black metal to thrive the way it has been, and…
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8.5 |
10.07
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Death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
09.07
Everyone loves you when you're Death.
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09.07
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7.2
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Screamo, Post hardcore, Sludge metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
09.07
Portrayal Of Guilt set a record in letting me know the frustrating vibe of …Beginning Of The End with just the intro. It’s a kaleidoscope of alternative '90s music pushed through an extreme metal…
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7.2 |
09.07
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7.0
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Doom metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
02.07
Great khemistry, just need more consistency.
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7.0 |
02.07
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7.8
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
01.07
Yes, Japanese horror black metal is a thing, and it truly works.
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7.8 |
01.07
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June 2026
8.3
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Atmospheric black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
30.06
Inherits The Void are one of the best bands in melodic black metal right now. Enter The Silent Abscission and find out why.
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8.3 |
30.06
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Post-metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
29.06
A Tranquil Void forms a diptych with Urzah’s debut album The Scorching Gaze, offering contemplation in the aftermath of a raging inferno. It’s an album that builds upon what was already an outstanding…
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29.06
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7.0
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Power metal
Official review
by
Baz Anderson
27.06
With the benefit of hindsight, it's clear to see the early 2000's were the golden years for power metal.
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7.0 |
27.06
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7.6
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Death doom metal, Progressive doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
24.06
Breathing Cargo is an album that's just as disturbing and intriguing as the theme it represents, and the music is just as complex as its theme.
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7.6 |
24.06
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7.9
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Gothic doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
24.06
The thing with Draconian is you know roughly what you're in for; they are one of those few bands that can do very little wrong in the world of gothic doom. Regardless of whether it's Lisa Johansson…
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7.9 |
24.06
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8.6
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Death doom metal, Melodic doom metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
24.06
Like a beacon summoning you.
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8.6 |
24.06
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7.7
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Hardcore, Metalcore
Official review
by
omne metallum
24.06
Guilty as charged.
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7.7 |
24.06
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8.0
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Death metal, Metalcore
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
24.06
Do you want something hardcore? Well, it doesn't get much more hardcore than the Temple Guard, who unleash the Citadel In Flames.
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8.0 |
24.06
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8.5
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Atmospheric doom metal, Gothic doom metal
Official review
by
tominator
19.06
A mesmerising trip full of melancholy and mystique.
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8.5 |
19.06
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8.4
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Black metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
15.06
Assiégé Pour L'éternité is more than just a simple remake of Assiégé: it sets Véhémence on the path to medieval meloblack glory!
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8.4 |
15.06
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Progressive metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
15.06
When ambition goes into overdrive.
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15.06
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7.8
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Psychedelic rock
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
15.06
All Them Witches are back and despite going through the House Of Mirrors they've returned with something slightly more straightforward this time.
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7.8 |
15.06
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8.4
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Epic doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
15.06
The final part of the Visions Trilogy promises to be Godthrymm's heaviest, most aggressive, and most epic release yet.
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8.4 |
15.06
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Psychedelic rock, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
13.06
Elder have long become a byword for excellence, effectively coming to embody the essence of a musical niche to the extent that they are the only consistent benchmark used for any other band approaching…
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13.06
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Dark Ambient, Drone doom metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
07.06
These drone dirges remind me of abstract paintings that are brought up in conversation and someone inevitably says “I could do that”. Well, why don’t you? What’s stopping you?
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07.06
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7.8
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Melodic black metal, Blackened death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
07.06
Out of the shadows and into the light.
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7.8 |
07.06
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7.0
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
07.06
Fresh out of the factory.
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7.0 |
07.06
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7.9
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Atmospheric black metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
07.06
The once young promising project Downfall Of Nur has finally returned after 11 years with an album that has a lot to uncover. However, is the monstrous 80-minute length justified, and does it make up for…
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7.9 |
07.06
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7.7
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Post hardcore, Post-metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
07.06
It's never too late to venture into new musical territories. Impure Wilhelmina have celebrated their 30-year anniversary by doing so.
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7.7 |
07.06
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Post-metal
Official review
by
RaduP
04.06
The perks and drawbacks of non-conventional music.
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04.06
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May 2026
7.8
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
30.05
An album you will be spinning for daze to come.
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7.8 |
30.05
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5.8
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Alternative metal, Heavy metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
30.05
Always the bridesmaid.
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5.8 |
30.05
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Djent, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
28.05
When people start applying catchy epithets to your burgeoning sound, it can be a sign either of gimmickry or of innovation. Tags such as ‘happy thall’ or ‘indie thall’ on first glance sound as if they…
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28.05
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7.8
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Blackened heavy metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
28.05
It’s barely been a year since Scimitar unleashed their debut album onto the world, and they’re already back for more. But things are surprisingly a little different this time around, for better or for…
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7.8 |
28.05
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8.2
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Samba, Shoegaze, Avantgarde metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
28.05
Gorgeous and lush music in the face of the apocalypse.
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8.2 |
28.05
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Mathcore, Grindcore
Official review
by
RaduP
27.05
So is it "ghif" or "jif"?
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27.05
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Melodic death metal, Technical death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
26.05
The longest gap between Inferi releases to date was marred by major line-up turbulence, but Heaven Wept has not suffered as a consequence.
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26.05
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7.2
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Hardcore, Crossover thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
26.05
Dare I be cliché?…
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7.2 |
26.05
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7.6
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Death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
26.05
In the jungle, the mighty jungle.
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7.6 |
26.05
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Industrial metal, Industrial rock
Official review
by
RaduP
25.05
Old songs. New noize.
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N/A |
25.05
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8.5
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Atmospheric black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
25.05
Atmospheric black metal is usually associated with majestic wintry wilderness landscapes, but the concept of Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet goes much deeper than that.
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8.5 |
25.05
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Gothic doom metal
Official review
by
RaduP
22.05
For decades the inclusion of The Moon And The Nightspirit on a metal website was more of an adjacent curiosity, alongside other acts that somehow make their way into the database. Seed Of The Formless…
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22.05
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9.4
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Black metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
21.05
The triumphant return of Miserere Luminis in 2023 was really quite something, but I don’t think many of us expected the Quebecois trio to follow up with a black metal album so beautifully written that…
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9.4 |
21.05
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8.2
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
19.05
Aversio Humanitatis translates from Latin to "loathing for humanity". Take an unforgiving dissonant journey with To Become The Endless Static and you'll understand exactly how that feels.
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8.2 |
19.05
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5.3
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Black metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
19.05
It has already been five years since Pale Swordsman took the underground black metal world by storm. Does Këhkt Aräkh have anything new to offer? And what is Bladee doing here???
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5.3 |
19.05
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7.0
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Symphonic black metal
Official review
by
Baz Anderson
18.05
There's no doubt Dimmu Borgir have earned their way to being one of the most prosperous bands in black metal, but scrutiny has rightfully or wrongfully always followed the success every step of the…
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7.0 |
18.05
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7.5
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Death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
18.05
As a non-American, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Texas is some sort of Arctic tundra given it is the same state that bore Stone Cold Steve Austin and Frozen Soul, whose latest album is called…
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7.5 |
18.05
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Post hardcore, Metalcore
Official review
by
RaduP
13.05
The metalcore comeback to end all metalcore comebacks.
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13.05
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Oriental folk metal, Heavy metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
10.05
It’s been a smoother journey to release for Myrath this time around, and Wilderness Of Mirrors is very much a smooth sailing listening experience, even if it doesn’t raise one’s heart rate very frequently.
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10.05
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8.2
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Hard rock, Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.05
From the Wretched Heart comes the greatest Spell cast yet!
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8.2 |
10.05
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6.4
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
10.05
Forwards into the past.
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6.4 |
10.05
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7.9
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.05
Enter the Votive Fire and take part in a Satanic ritual you'll never forget!
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7.9 |
10.05
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Gothic metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
RaduP
05.05
Making up for lost time, building block by building block.
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05.05
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April 2026
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Doom metal, Heavy metal
Official review
by
RaduP
30.04
It only makes sense that the end of Spirit Adrift's journey takes them back to the beginning.
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30.04
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7.7
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Ambient black metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
30.04
Ever since discovering and falling in love with La Torture Des Ténèbres, there is one thing that has never worried me: getting too much new music. This project had been on hold for seven whole years before…
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7.7 |
30.04
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7.0
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Death doom metal, Gothic metal
Official review
by
tominator
30.04
A cocktail made out five different types of orange juice...
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7.0 |
30.04
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Mathcore, Progressive math metal
Official review
by
RaduP
29.04
Mathcore for prog rock fans?
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N/A |
29.04
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5.5
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Ragga, Alternative metal, Nu metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
29.04
What you got, I don't want.
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5.5 |
29.04
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7.8
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Speed metal, Blackened thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
29.04
Bewitched have been summoned from the depths of hell once again, so join them in the Diabolical Death Mass and let the blackened speed ritual commence!
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7.8 |
29.04
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7.3
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Death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
29.04
You'll be Devoid of Thought after returning from this cosmic voyage.
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7.3 |
29.04
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6.6
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
ScreamingSteelUS
28.04
It is fitting that the band that shares our name should play possibly the most metal genre of all: Very Basic Thrash.
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6.6 |
28.04
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7.4
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Heavy metal, Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
23.04
Take me to church.
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7.4 |
23.04
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8.2
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Alternative metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.04
Along the Misty Route through to Ethos, and then to alternative metal greatness!
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8.2 |
23.04
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8.2
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Stoner metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.04
COC are still good, and still Baad Man!
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8.2 |
23.04
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7.5
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Progressive black metal
Guest review
by
thebenfo
23.04
I feel quite lucky to have had my finger on the pulse of the New England metal scene over the last couple of decades. That is how I discovered this severely overlooked band from Boston, Lord Almighty.
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7.5 |
23.04
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8.8
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Technical death metal, Technical thrash metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
19.04
Cryptic Shift takes cues from an array of bands as varied and vast as the cosmos itself, but despite wearing their influences so close to their sleeves, Cryptic Shift capitalizes on their death, thrash,…
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8.8 |
19.04
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Black metal, Metalcore
Official review
by
musclassia
17.04
While the concept of a band accessibilizing their sound upon signing to a major label has plenty of examples in rock and metal history, it has become much less of a factor in the modern music landscape;…
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N/A |
17.04
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