Reviews
June 2026
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Post-metal
Official review
by
RaduP
04.06
The perks and drawbacks of non-conventional music.
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N/A |
04.06
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April 2026
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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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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March 2026
7.7
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Mathcore, Post hardcore, Metalcore
Official review
by
Roman Doez
10.03
There are few bands that I have as much respect for as Converge. With over 35 years of career without releasing a single bad album, the same lineup since 1999, and several masterpieces under their belt,…
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7.7 |
10.03
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February 2026
7.2
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Death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
01.02
Cadavrul had surfaced from the underground depths of rotting decay only once in their 21-year existence, until now that is.
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7.2 |
01.02
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December 2025
N/A
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Doom metal, Gothic metal, Gothic rock
Official review
by
RaduP
08.12
The term "gothic doom" doesn't always bring to mind something that could also pass for psychedelic hard rock or electro-goth.
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08.12
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Noise rock, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
05.12
Even more proof that Chat Pile can also make interesting music when deviating from their formula.
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N/A |
05.12
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November 2025
8.8
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Technical thrash metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
24.11
What does 30 years mean to Coroner? It depends. Not a goddamn thing when you consider their impressive stamina, but for their songwriting it means everything. Dissonance Theory displays the energy of a…
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8.8 |
24.11
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N/A
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Symphonic black metal
Official review
by
RaduP
21.11
A lower stakes way to launch Carach Angren as a duo.
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N/A |
21.11
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N/A
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Blackgaze, Ambient black metal, Blackened doom metal, Post-metal
Official review
by
musclassia
04.11
When I encountered a new one-man project with a monochrome Bandcamp picture, monochrome album covers, and blackened doom and death metal genre tags, my expectations were very much tempered; however, not…
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N/A |
04.11
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6.5
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Death metal
Guest review
by
June_The_Leper
04.11
To me, Gore Obsessed has always just been an awfully average death metal album. It doesn't really try anything new and stays pretty consistently bland throughout; to me, this album doesn't have…
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6.5 |
04.11
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October 2025
N/A
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Post-metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
23.10
Conjurer are a band that have been difficult to categorize in the past: too savage and twisted musically to naturally place alongside typical post-metal bands, but too dynamic and expansive to be confined…
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N/A |
23.10
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7.3
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Doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
14.10
Before Cathedral separated back in 2013 they made one last pact with Satan, and this right here was it.
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7.3 |
14.10
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September 2025
7.8
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Doom metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
30.09
Ratatouille.
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7.8 |
30.09
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N/A
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Crust Punk, Metalcore
Official review
by
RaduP
21.09
If I had a dollar for every 90s metalcore band that had a surprise return album this summer after more than two decades, I'd have two dollars.
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N/A |
21.09
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8.4
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Avantgarde metal, Progressive black metal
Guest review
by
LeKiwi
08.09
I'm not in familiar territory, but even limited exposure confirms that the term avant-garde black metal is on an inexorable - dare I say exponential - surge, especially in the last decade, but how…
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8.4 |
08.09
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5.8
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Alternative metal, Hard rock
Official review
by
omne metallum
01.09
Bright? Well, the warning signs are flashing.
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5.8 |
01.09
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August 2025
N/A
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Progressive death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
07.08
While there have been a number of good albums in 2025, there are unusually few that I would consider to be great. In times like these, one starts to wonder if there’s a risk of new music generally losing…
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N/A |
07.08
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July 2025
8.0
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Blackened doom metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
13.07
As Crust venture deeper towards a place Where Light Fears To Descend, they unleash an offering that's just as dark and immersive as the place itself sounds.
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8.0 |
13.07
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June 2025
7.9
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Brutal death metal, Technical death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.06
None have ever been so vile as Cryptopsy when it comes to brutal death metal, and they now have an insatiable hunger for violence towards unweary listeners.
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7.9 |
23.06
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May 2025
N/A
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Sludge metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
26.05
After over 20 years together with an unchanged line-up, Clamfight are just now releasing a self-titled album. There’s no new era in terms of band membership, nor is this a radical reinvention; instead,…
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26.05
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Nu metal, Groove thrash metal
Official review
by
Thryce
25.05
Some journeys leave scars. Destination Addiction is the one that fights back.
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N/A |
25.05
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Grindcore
Official review
by
RaduP
03.05
It even has "grind" in its name!
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N/A |
03.05
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N/A
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Progressive death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
01.05
2024 was not only the year that Opeth returned to some slight semblance of extremity to collective astonishment, but it also featured multiple records from new bands heavily indebted to Opeth’s glory years.
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01.05
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April 2025
6.4
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Doom metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
30.04
Violence is a theme not typically associated with stoner doom, but when Conan are involved, it certainly is.
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6.4 |
30.04
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N/A
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Post-metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
21.04
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…
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N/A |
21.04
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7.6
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Brutal death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
18.04
Thankfully, you don't need to experience an exploding nuclear reactor by being in its vicinity, as Cytotoxin have done another grand job of recreating the brutal soundscape for you.
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7.6 |
18.04
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N/A
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Post-metal, Progressive metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
11.04
Calyces was formed by vocalist/guitarist Manthos Stergiou in the wake of Tardive Dyskinesia’s apparent demise. For album number two, he’s reunited with former Tardive Dyskinesia bandmate Stavros Rigos,…
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11.04
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Black metal
Official review
by
RaduP
10.04
Cult Of Fire have never been a "trve" black metal band, partly because of their thematic approach also impacting their melodic sense, but they've never felt this melodic before.
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10.04
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March 2025
8.2
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Death metal
Guest review
by
Sense_Of_Death
16.03
To start with, Butchered At Birth is one of the most essential death metal albums of the early 90s, because back then the idea of ​​death metal had not yet been fully formed as to what it should be.
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8.2 |
16.03
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7.9
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Technical thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
11.03
Cryptosis takes us on a futuristic voyage that ventures beyond the realms of thrash and leads towards Celestial Death.
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7.9 |
11.03
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N/A
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Shoegaze, Post hardcore
Official review
by
RaduP
03.03
Let's try and figure out why a shoegaze band is releasing their albums on metal labels.
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N/A |
03.03
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7.8
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
02.03
Once again, Violence Prevails.
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7.8 |
02.03
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February 2025
7.3
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Death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
26.02
It’s reliably satisfying to see one of the acts that we’ve covered in Clandestine Cuts take a step up and release a debut album, especially so if said album comes courtesy of a renowned label, as is the…
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7.3 |
26.02
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N/A
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
nikarg
24.02
Christian Mistress formed back in 2008, just before classic heavy metal revival was becoming all the rage, and they gave us three acclaimed albums. Ten years went by since To Your Death, and I had almost…
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N/A |
24.02
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8.0
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Blackened hardcore
Official review
by
Doc G.
16.02
If you were to study a hundred different subcultures built around different art forms, you’d be hard-pressed to find any who can match the metal community’s propensity for pedantic hair-splitting and collective…
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8.0 |
16.02
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N/A
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Avantgarde metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
RaduP
11.02
Every self-respecting metal band should have a dedicated accordionist and a dedicated saxophonist among its members.
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N/A |
11.02
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8.1
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.02
This Century really has taken the heavy metal scene by storm.
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8.1 |
10.02
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7.0
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Glam metal, Hard rock
Official review
by
omne metallum
04.02
Lads, Google it, it's Gene Simmons who says Rock And Roll is dead.
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7.0 |
04.02
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January 2025
8.0
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Death metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
04.01
The Finnish Hatred.
Cryptic Hatred is a Finnish band that truly impressed me with their exceptional release, Internal Torment. One of the best death metal releases on 2024, this album combines unrelenting…
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8.0 |
04.01
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December 2024
8.2
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Post-metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
31.12
In the dying embers of 2024, there’s just enough time to fit in one more review of a great extreme prog metal album.
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8.2 |
31.12
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7.1
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Mathcore, Noise rock
Official review
by
ScreamingSteelUS
29.12
After putting themselves to a time test with 2019’s Watchwinders, written and recorded in the span of a single month, Coilguns cooled off for a few years before coming out with Odd Love, a record that…
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7.1 |
29.12
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November 2024
N/A
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Black metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
28.11
Are you in the holiday mood yet? This Polish band have prepared a pleasant wintry atmosphere, full of melancholy, catchy tunes, and haunting melodies.
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N/A |
28.11
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N/A
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Doom metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
20.11
The Chapel Still Burns.
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N/A |
20.11
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October 2024
8.5
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Avantgarde metal, Avantgarde black metal
Guest review
by
Roman Doez
29.10
How fitting that a project that came back from the dead is named Chryst.
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8.5 |
29.10
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7.4
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Black metal, Drone metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
26.10
Can a spiritual journey through the Cursed Cemetery be any more unsettling?
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7.4 |
26.10
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N/A
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Noise rock, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
24.10
Just existing should be enough to make you angry. Very angry. Add to it all the societal pressures and injustices and it's soul crushing. Anyway, here's Chat Pile delivering the soundtrack to…
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N/A |
24.10
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N/A
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Doom metal, Heavy metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
18.10
Deal thy darkness.
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N/A |
18.10
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N/A
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Doom metal, Heavy metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
17.10
Vampires On The Castle.
After a long break since Deal Thy Fate, Castle returns with Evil Remains. The power trio consists of Liz Blackwell on vocals and bass, Mat Davis on guitar and vocals, and Mike…
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N/A |
17.10
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7.5
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Death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.10
The Cosmic Putrefaction meets the most brutal stage in its voyage yet.
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7.5 |
10.10
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N/A
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Doom metal, Stoner metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
07.10
The Return Of The Son.
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N/A |
07.10
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September 2024
N/A
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Post-rock, Post-metal
Official review
by
musclassia
30.09
As much as I find myself increasingly drawn towards bands and albums that straddle genres and create altogether new sounds, there’s still joy to be found in a band writing familiar-sounding music to a…
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N/A |
30.09
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6.5
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Metalcore, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
25.09
Cyborg Octopus’s last album was a lean, exciting, genre-hopping bonanza; coming two years after, Bottom Feeder is arguably a bit less of all those adjectives.
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6.5 |
25.09
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8.2
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Dungeon synth, Black metal
Guest review
by
Ch'ti
23.09
For a first LP, it can be said that Conifère already knows how to do things right.
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8.2 |
23.09
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8.6
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Death metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
10.09
Don’t you love it when a band’s name fully matches their music? Concrete Winds have no qualms in crushing you with a fiery mix of death metal, black metal and grindcore.
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8.6 |
10.09
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7.0
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Alternative metal, Symphonic metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
10.09
So close, yet so far.
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7.0 |
10.09
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August 2024
N/A
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Doom metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
10.08
A Diving Confessional…
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N/A |
10.08
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8.2
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
06.08
Feel the full force of what modern, dissonant black metal and post-black can offer deep within this Cold Cell as your mind becomes subdued by the Age Of Unreason.
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8.2 |
06.08
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July 2024
7.6
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Post-metal
Official review
by
musclassia
23.07
There’s many a story of major bands drastically changing their style and featuring a revolving door of musicians while retaining their original name, alienating portions of their fanbase in the process.
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7.6 |
23.07
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7.8
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Black metal, Death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.07
All hail H​á​lios, for once again the Ceremony Of Silence is broken!
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7.8 |
23.07
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8.5
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Heavy metal, Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
23.07
Look what the wind blew in.
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8.5 |
23.07
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N/A
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Doom metal, Stoner metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
23.07
The Curse Of The Sabbath's Son… A Tale of Obstinacy.
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N/A |
23.07
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N/A
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Doom metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
16.07
"Sunday Doomy Sunday."
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N/A |
16.07
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9.3
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Mathcore, Post hardcore, Metalcore
Guest review
by
Ch'ti
01.07
One of the most powerful yet emotionally expressive albums that I have heard.
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9.3 |
01.07
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June 2024
N/A
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Doom metal
Official review
by
RaduP
20.06
I'd go to church if this was the sermon.
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N/A |
20.06
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N/A
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Hardcore
Official review
by
RaduP
14.06
Candy find new electronic genres to inject into their hardcore mix.
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N/A |
14.06
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7.0
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
14.06
Yes, this is still Cloven Hoof, only they've developed a sudden urge of power after 45 years.
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7.0 |
14.06
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April 2024
N/A
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Noise rock, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
30.04
Now that I'm done regretting the Roadburn sets I didn't see, there were some ones I do cherish seeing. Some of those ones have been sets of bands playing then upcoming albums in full. One of…
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N/A |
30.04
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7.8
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Doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.04
This Castle Rat is here to take you Into The Realm of the most obscure traditional doom.
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7.8 |
23.04
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8.6
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Atmospheric black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
12.04
As stated by John Steinbeck in The Winter Of Our Discontent, "It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone", and this is true for Cistvaen; here, they…
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8.6 |
12.04
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