Reviews
June 2026
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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April 2026
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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8.2
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Blackened speed metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
08.04
To hell with it.
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8.2 |
08.04
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February 2026
8.4
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Hard rock, Progressive rock
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
07.02
Join Hällas as they embark on a panoramic journey through a parallel universe and to a world caught between space and time, where 70s progressive rock and modern metal collide in ambitious and adventurous…
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8.4 |
07.02
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December 2025
N/A
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Industrial rock, Noise rock
Official review
by
RaduP
19.12
For the first time, Health favored conflict over disco.
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N/A |
19.12
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November 2025
8.6
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Progressive death metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
12.11
Hexrot presents us with one of the densest debut albums of the year. Despite the seemingly impenetrable nature of their death metal style, Formless Ruin Of Oblivion will lure you with its complex songwriting…
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8.6 |
12.11
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8.0
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Power metal
Guest review
by
Moonfog
10.11
Helloween surprised the world by reuniting with former members Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske, two central pieces of the golden "Keys" era. They did this not by replacing or expelling anyone, but…
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8.0 |
10.11
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October 2025
N/A
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Progressive death metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
28.10
Haxprocess have burst forth from the caverns of Duat, to journey beyond what eyes can see...
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N/A |
28.10
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8.2
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Death doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
14.10
Finland's Hooded Menace have taken a less doom and more gothic approach this time, but believe me, that still doesn't mean they're any less menacing.
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8.2 |
14.10
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September 2025
N/A
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Blackgaze, Post black metal
Official review
by
musclassia
17.09
After releasing what is (or at least what I consider to be) one of the more remarkable albums within the ‘blackgaze’ niche, Heretoir took a bit of a step backwards on the originality front with a very…
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N/A |
17.09
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8.2
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
15.09
Warning: this is hazardous black metal, listen at your own peril.
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8.2 |
15.09
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N/A
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Power metal
Official review
by
musclassia
07.09
Helloween was one of the more apt examples of self-titling a late-career record making complete sense, as it offered a first nostalgia-riddled celebration of the extravagant ‘Pumpkins United’ quasi-reunion…
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N/A |
07.09
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August 2025
7.2
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Drone doom metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
22.08
From being away for 8 years to releasing two records in one year, the extreme sludge project Hell have returned with a vengeance. Submersus might not be the most captivating album of this project, but…
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7.2 |
22.08
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N/A
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Melodic death metal, Metalcore
Official review
by
RaduP
21.08
How do Heaven Shall Burn fare after a quarter of a century of blending melodeath and metalcore?
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N/A |
21.08
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7.2
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Post-metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
09.08
Hemelbestormer goes on a cosmic post-metal exploration towards The Radiant Veil, a destination where you should expect the unexpected.
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7.2 |
09.08
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June 2025
N/A
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Neofolk, Melodic black metal, Psychedelic rock
Official review
by
RaduP
30.06
If Polar Veil saw Hexvessel dip their toes (back?) into metal, Nocturne is a fuller dive.
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N/A |
30.06
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7.6
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Viking black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
29.06
The soul of Helheim is still well and truly Viking, despite them venturing deeper into unfamiliar black metal territories.
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7.6 |
29.06
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8.2
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Power metal
Official review
by
BitterCOld
24.06
"Wait, what? Bitter is reviewing a power metal album? An all-female Japanese power metal album with art that looks like a SNES/PS1 Final Fantasy box cover? Did I wander into the wrong timeline? Account…
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8.2 |
24.06
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7.0
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Sludge metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
22.06
Hollow Leg have re-released Dust and Echoes; however, this time it's all as one album, and it works out much better this way too.
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7.0 |
22.06
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9.5
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Raw black metal
Guest review
by
jotaese
01.06
Heáfodbán is a Pacific Northwestern experimental black metal band, formed in 2021. This four piece band is a “red anarchist black metal” band that has a particularly psychedelic and chaotic sound. With…
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9.5 |
01.06
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April 2025
7.0
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Death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
21.04
If would-be tribute acts don't name themselves 'Mild Indifference', then they're missing a trick.
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7.0 |
21.04
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N/A
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Sludge metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
13.04
It’s cute to see a band comfortable being as intimate with one another as Håndgemeng seemingly are based off of that album cover; it must be all the devil worshipping.
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N/A |
13.04
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8.2
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
04.04
Perhaps the Hexecutor will cast a hex on those who haven't yet succumbed to their blackened thrash charm.
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8.2 |
04.04
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March 2025
6.0
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Technical death metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
19.03
There are ways to seduce the more freaky fans of the death metal cult, but throwing everything against the wall to see what sticks isn’t one of them.
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6.0 |
19.03
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8.7
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Black metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
02.03
Havukruunu mark their 20-year existence by honouring the ancestors of Tavastland in the most epic way possible, with what could prove to be their finest offering yet.
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8.7 |
02.03
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February 2025
N/A
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Gothic doom metal
Official review
by
RaduP
26.02
Back in 2011, Belgian pop singer Gotye (where the fuck are you?) proclaimed: "You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness". More than a decade later, that is laid out in gothic doom terms.
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N/A |
26.02
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6.0
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Melodic death metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
24.02
We're a happy family.
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6.0 |
24.02
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N/A
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Industrial rock, Noise rock
Official review
by
RaduP
06.02
Do you want the energy of Chat Pile without the overt social themes? Do you wish they were gothier? Haunted Horses has ya covered.
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N/A |
06.02
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N/A
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
04.02
By grindcore standards, this is a double album.
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N/A |
04.02
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7.5
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Alternative metal, Post-metal
Official review
by
musclassia
03.02
It’s not uncommon for bands to try and defy the categorizations foisted upon them, even in cases where said labels are fully applicable; one only has to look at all the deathcore bands that tried to not…
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7.5 |
03.02
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January 2025
8.2
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Black metal, Post-metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
29.01
This is the deeply moving subject of our Scorched Earth from an emotional post-metal perspective brought to you by no other than Harakiri For The Sky.
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8.2 |
29.01
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8.0
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Black metal, Blackened heavy metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
25.01
Sympathy for the Devil.
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8.0 |
25.01
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N/A
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
17.01
The Canadian thrashers are back! Hazzerd, the band led by vocalist, drummer, and main lyricist Dylan "Shoes" Westendorp, are simply on fire, dishing out one sizzling hot thrash banger after another.
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N/A |
17.01
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N/A
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Bay Area thrash metal
Official review
by
Thryce
06.01
If you know a thing or two about Bay Area thrash metal, chances are you’ve probably heard of Hatchet before. And if you know a thing or two about modern-day thrash metal, chances are you’re also aware…
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N/A |
06.01
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October 2024
N/A
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Space ambient, Psychedelic rock
Official review
by
F3ynman
14.10
These ruins are getting real old real fast.
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N/A |
14.10
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September 2024
8.0
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Gothic doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
16.09
Spain isn't a place you'd normally associate with gothic doom, but the feelings with Helevorn are all the same.
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8.0 |
16.09
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August 2024
7.0
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Power metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
21.08
Will the mighty hammer fall to the ground once and for all, or Avenge The Fallen standards of traditional power metal?…
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7.0 |
21.08
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N/A
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Psychedelic rock, Space ambient
Official review
by
F3ynman
11.08
The megaliths have more to say, but is it anything we haven't heard before?…
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N/A |
11.08
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N/A
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Psychedelic rock, Space ambient
Official review
by
F3ynman
06.08
A meditative journey into our forgotten past.
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N/A |
06.08
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9.0
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Blackened progressive metal, Psychedelic rock
Guest review
by
ForestsAlive
04.08
2024 is shaping up to be an amazing year for atmospheric black metal. Wormwood, Labyrinthus Stellarum, and now Hail Spirit Noir with Fossil Gardens are all tapping into grand emotions of awe, wonder, and…
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9.0 |
04.08
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July 2024
8.4
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Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
12.07
“Stoner metal. Sludge. Doom. Call it what you will” – so say Horseburner about their music, and it’s fair enough; we (and especially I) can get bogged down in labels. One extra genre I’ll throw into the…
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8.4 |
12.07
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N/A
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Blackened progressive metal, Psychedelic rock
Official review
by
RaduP
04.07
The progressive nature of Enslaved, the exploratory nature of Dødheimsgard, and the psychedelia of Oranssi Pazuzu. And yet Hail Spirit Noir have never been about sounding like other bands, and Fossil Gardens…
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N/A |
04.07
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June 2024
7.4
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Depressive black metal
Guest review
by
Ch'ti
16.06
1h45 of DSBM is the equivalent of that 7h30 Hungarian movie that begins with a long 10-minute shot of cows, just cows. At the beginning I'm intrigued, after a certain moment I'm doubtful, in…
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7.4 |
16.06
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8.2
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Post-metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
14.06
On debut album Meridian, Hippotraktor occasionally gave off the slight sense of being ‘Psychonaut but different’. Stasis accomplishes the goal of establishing this band as its own unique and flourishing…
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8.2 |
14.06
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7.9
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Grunge, Post-metal, Progressive metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
11.06
Progressive stoner metal with sludge, grunge and post-metal influences: Those We Knew really feels like an album purpose-built for my tastes.
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7.9 |
11.06
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8.2
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Post-metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
05.06
After a promising debut album, Huntsmen made a big change for their second record, one that didn’t necessarily pay off. For album number three, they’ve made another big change, but this time, it definitely…
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8.2 |
05.06
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May 2024
N/A
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Progressive thrash metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
30.05
A prog thrash band with influences of Death and Vektor. Sounds like a match made in heaven, right?…
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N/A |
30.05
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N/A
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
29.05
World peace and political accountability would be a terrible thing for thrash metal, leaving bands scrambling around for inspiration and imagery on which to base their output. Thankfully for bands like…
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N/A |
29.05
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N/A
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Black metal, Hardcore
Official review
by
RaduP
26.05
Do you remember Negativa? What about Délirant? Do you wish there was a noisier and punkier version of that?
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N/A |
26.05
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N/A
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Black metal, Death metal
Official review
by
RaduP
08.05
Heresiarch (/hɛˈriːzɪɑːk/): the founder of a heresy or the leader of a heretical sect. Also the name of a some sick ass blackened death metal band.
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N/A |
08.05
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N/A
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Black metal
Official review
by
RaduP
02.05
Move over Tolkien, there's a new fantasy inspiration for black metal in town.
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N/A |
02.05
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April 2024
7.4
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Sludge metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
23.04
When he first launched High On Fire, Matt Pike had to learn to push beyond the doomy confines of Sleep and let loose. Over two decades of ripping thrashy sludge later, High On Fire seem to have shifted…
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7.4 |
23.04
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N/A
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Doom metal
Official review
by
RaduP
04.04
After being lost at sea for years, an apparition, dripping wet, shows up at your door.
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N/A |
04.04
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8.4
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Post hardcore, Sludge metal
Official review
by
musclassia
04.04
Horndal, the metal historians dedicated to chronicling the story of the hometown from which they took their name, cover another chapter in the small town’s history, and once more set it to a backdrop of…
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8.4 |
04.04
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March 2024
7.5
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Melodic death metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
musclassia
05.03
I’ve always felt that Fallujah are a band that more metal artists should take inspiration from; on Corryvreckan, Hand Of Kalliach demonstrate that they feel the same way.
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7.5 |
05.03
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February 2024
N/A
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Death metal
Official review
by
Auntie Sahar
19.02
Gentlemen, please contain yourselves. The new Dune movie is still 2 weeks away.
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N/A |
19.02
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7.5
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Black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
12.02
Hulder returns to preach Verses In Oath of the most sinister black metal yet.
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7.5 |
12.02
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N/A
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Alternative rock, Post-metal
Official review
by
RaduP
03.02
What would it sound like if a stoner/sludge band suddenly decided to make alternative post-punk?
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N/A |
03.02
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January 2024
N/A
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Atmospheric black metal, Post-metal
Official review
by
RaduP
14.01
Do you ever think Mgła just isn't post-metal enough? Hauntologist are here to deliver that very premise.
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N/A |
14.01
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December 2023
7.7
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Melodic death metal, Metalcore
Official review
by
musclassia
17.12
Halysis pitch themselves as a modern death metal band; the extent to which their particular sound revolves around death metal fluctuates, but the stylistic synthesis delivered here is very much that of…
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7.7 |
17.12
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N/A
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Industrial rock, Noise rock
Official review
by
RaduP
16.12
Having just had newfound appreciation for Health due to their collaborative series of albums, it's time to hear how well they fare back on their own terms.
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N/A |
16.12
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4.5
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Alternative metal, Rock
Official review
by
omne metallum
03.12
Somethings are better just unsung.
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4.5 |
03.12
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N/A
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Progressive thrash metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
01.12
Fast, technical, progressive thrash hardcore bursting with creativity. Sounds cool, huh? Welcome to Hellix.
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N/A |
01.12
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November 2023
8.1
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Art pop, Dark folk, Neofolk, Folk metal
Official review
by
musclassia
26.11
When I first heard Helga with the release of their single “Skogen Mumlar”, I was immediately excited for a great neofolk-metal hybrid album. As it turns out, Wrapped In Mist is only partially folk, and…
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8.1 |
26.11
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7.4
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Psychedelic rock, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
16.11
A ‘glass future’ gives off an impression of fragility; however, with their sophomore full-length album, Nashville’s Howling Giant appear to be laying solid foundations for their nascent career.
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7.4 |
16.11
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N/A
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
nikarg
01.11
There have been quite a few unanticipated comeback albums in metal in the last few years. From Possessed to Conception and from Psychotic Waltz to Cirith Ungol, bands that dissolved decades ago have resurfaced,…
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N/A |
01.11
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October 2023
N/A
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Hardcore, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
10.10
Dropping the apostrophe in the band name on the album cover for some reason isn't indicative of Harm's Way dropping any fundamental part of their sound. This is still dense metallic hardcore.
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N/A |
10.10
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9.0
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Blackgaze, Post black metal
Official review
by
musclassia
07.10
Of all the different metal genres, the ‘blackgaze’ or ‘metalgaze’ niche is one that I’m perhaps most neutral to, which is why when an album comes along that makes a more lasting impression than just ‘enjoyable’,…
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9.0 |
07.10
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7.3
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Blackgaze, Post black metal
Official review
by
musclassia
07.10
Of all the different metal genres, the ‘blackgaze’ or ‘metalgaze’ niche is one that I’m perhaps most neutral to; there’s usually one or two albums each year that stands out, but most of it is ‘good, not…
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7.3 |
07.10
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N/A
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Neofolk, Melodic black metal, Psychedelic rock
Official review
by
RaduP
05.10
For the longest time, Hexvessel was that psychedelic folk band that metalheads liked because of the line-up connections it had to metal bands. Now, that connection runs deeper than just line-ups.
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N/A |
05.10
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