Reviews
June 2026
N/A
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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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N/A |
07.06
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May 2026
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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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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April 2026
N/A
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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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N/A |
30.04
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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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N/A
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Deathcore
Official review
by
Thryce
08.04
After force-feeding Earth Eater to your unsuspecting eardrums in my last review, I regret to inform you I've found another fresh slab of carnage to plate up for, what I'm assuming is, your unsatisfiable…
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N/A |
08.04
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March 2026
7.8
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Hard rock, Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
26.03
Lady Of Lust & Steel sounds very heavy metal to me, and that it is.
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7.8 |
26.03
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February 2026
7.4
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Metalcore, Thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
16.02
Bridging the divide.
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7.4 |
16.02
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9.5
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Hard rock, Heavy metal
Guest review
by
Sebastian1982
08.02
Skid Row: more than glam heavy, and beyond future controversies as an iconic and significant piece.
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9.5 |
08.02
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January 2026
9.0
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Glam rock, Hard rock
Official review
by
ScreamingSteelUS
28.01
Quiet Riot don't know the first thing about noize.
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9.0 |
28.01
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4.0
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Deathcore
Guest review
by
Platitudinous
06.01
Slaughter To Prevail released Grizzly on July 18 of 2025; this made many fans get excited, as Kostolom was well received by the fanbase. This also made newcomers (I was one of them) check out their newest…
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4.0 |
06.01
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December 2025
N/A
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
29.12
An energetic thrash metal experience amongst a sea of complexity, with wave upon wave of progressive guitar work crashing in from all sides.
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N/A |
29.12
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7.5
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Alternative metal, Groove thrash metal
Guest review
by
thebenfo
29.12
Like any piece of art, it's important to build context for this record, the sixth full-length studio album from this monumental extreme metal band.
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7.5 |
29.12
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N/A
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Black metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
24.12
I never expected Inuit mythology to be the focus of a post-metal album, let alone one done by an Italian band.
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N/A |
24.12
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6.7
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Death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
17.12
Sepulchral have risen From Beyond The Burial Mound, where still lingering with the putrid stench of rotten decay they continue to build on the foundations that lie Beneath The Shroud.
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6.7 |
17.12
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7.0
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Death doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
11.12
The Sun Of The Dying hasn't gone just yet; they just had a lengthy absence, after which they've returned in their most emotional state yet, and just in time for the winter too.
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7.0 |
11.12
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8.0
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
09.12
And so living up to their emblem of The Phoenix, Sortilège rise once again from the ashes, this time after the passing of their guitarist Bruno Ramos. On Le Poids De L'Âme, they spread those wings…
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8.0 |
09.12
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7.9
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Epic heavy metal, Power metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
05.12
Steel Arctus deliver another blow of epic heavy power metal, this time defying the odds against the mighty Dreamruler.
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7.9 |
05.12
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November 2025
N/A
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Sludge metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
19.11
There’s quite the bittersweet feeling that arises when you come across a very good new album from a band previously unknown to you, only to see that said album is referred to as their final record. At…
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N/A |
19.11
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N/A
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Symphonic deathcore
Official review
by
Thryce
01.11
Symphonic deathcore can be a real roll of the dice. Sometimes it slaps; more often it flops harder than a fish out of water. This little EP knocked me off my socks so hard, I had to take a bus to get back…
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N/A |
01.11
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October 2025
N/A
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Dark ambient, Drone, Psychedelic folk
Official review
by
musclassia
31.10
The overwhelming length of 2024’s A Grand Stream made for a thoroughly immersive experience, but Smote’s new album Songs From The Free House represents an impressive further evolution of Daniel Foggin’s…
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N/A |
31.10
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6.8
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Groove thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
29.10
Fanning the flames.
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6.8 |
29.10
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6.5
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Power metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
27.10
History-making.
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6.5 |
27.10
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7.6
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Deathgrind, Brutal death metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
15.10
Sanguisugabogg return with their most Hideous Aftermath in brutal death yet.
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7.6 |
15.10
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N/A
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Dark Ambient, Drone doom metal
Official review
by
musclassia
05.10
Sum Of R began life as a drone/dark ambient project, which later evolved into drone metal, before turning a whole lot weirder on 2022’s Lahbryce. Spectral continues in the vein of its predecessor, but…
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N/A |
05.10
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7.9
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Death doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
03.10
From the Sorrowful Land comes another fine death doom offering fitting for this time of year in Hiraeth.
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7.9 |
03.10
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September 2025
N/A
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Industrial, Noise rock
Official review
by
RaduP
24.09
How noisy do you like your industrial music to be?
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N/A |
24.09
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7.0
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Doom metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
23.09
Hey man, just chill out and enjoy some songs in the sun with the Lord Stoned Jesus while you still can.
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7.0 |
23.09
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N/A
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Melodic black metal, Melodic death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
12.09
Suotana follow firmly in the legacy of many a Finnish extreme power/melodeath band, but unlike their compatriots in Wintersun, the sequel to Ounas I took 2 years to arrive, rather than 12.
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N/A |
12.09
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6.9
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Folk metal
Official review
by
tominator
07.09
An easy listen, but an overall by-the-numbers experience.
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6.9 |
07.09
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N/A
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Alternative metal, Hard rock
Official review
by
RaduP
03.09
System Of A Down's shadow still looms high.
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N/A |
03.09
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August 2025
N/A
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Deathcore
Official review
by
Thryce
23.08
Is deathcore a joke to you?…
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N/A |
23.08
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July 2025
7.2
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Teutonic thrash metal
Official review
by
omne metallum
12.07
Ians everywhere, beware.
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7.2 |
12.07
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N/A
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Symphonic deathcore
Official review
by
musclassia
08.07
There’s something really rewarding about discovering a band midway along an exciting stylistic journey and then seeing them take that sound in even more satisfying directions; when the same band takes…
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N/A |
08.07
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June 2025
8.3
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Death metal, Thrash metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
30.06
Just like Necros Christos, who threw a curveball with their swansong Domedon Doxomedon, Sijjin have greatly altered their formula. Let’s hope that this is not an indication of Sijjin’s demise, because…
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8.3 |
30.06
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8.4
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Avantgarde metal, Black metal
Official review
by
Roman Doez
18.06
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…
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8.4 |
18.06
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8.0
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Funeral doom metal
Official review
by
X-Ray Rod
18.06
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…
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8.0 |
18.06
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N/A
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Post-rock
Official review
by
RaduP
07.06
Swans and their excess are here to stay. For now.
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N/A |
07.06
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May 2025
N/A
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Blackened heavy metal
Official review
by
nikarg
29.05
A new band has emerged out of Denmark, playing music that can be classified as heavy metal, but this particular heavy metal is having a threesome with black metal and post-punk. Does that sound appealing…
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N/A |
29.05
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N/A
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Alternative metal, Rock, Sludge metal, Stoner metal
Official review
by
musclassia
23.05
Brighton quartet Slung launch into their debut album with real gusto, blending and overlapping rock and metal genres effortlessly on In Ways, in ways that feel like they must come from a far more established…
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N/A |
23.05
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N/A
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Math metal, Math rock
Official review
by
musclassia
12.05
It’s interesting to passingly ponder how math rock in the modern era is so commonly associated with upbeat melodicism (think Covet, Chon, Tricot and their ilk), yet mathcore and math metal are respectively…
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N/A |
12.05
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8.2
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Atmospheric doom metal, Death doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
09.05
Every emotion your Heritage holds is in the very Structure of death doom itself.
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8.2 |
09.05
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N/A
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Post-metal, Sludge metal
Official review
by
RaduP
06.05
I never really expected I'd get to review a Moor Mother album on the main page.
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N/A |
06.05
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April 2025
N/A
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Progressive black metal, Technical death metal
Official review
by
musclassia
28.04
Beyond The Sleepless Aether narrates a man’s journey through various alternate realities in a quest for the meaning of life, travelling from landlocked deserts to floating within the cosmos. Presumably…
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N/A |
28.04
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7.5
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Progressive rock
Guest review
by
Mehdi Taba
22.04
First of all, I should say that I don’t consider this album a masterpiece. It’s simply a very good album—almost very good (7.5/10).
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7.5 |
22.04
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N/A
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Blackgaze, Post black metal
Official review
by
musclassia
21.04
Although it is less inclined towards such endeavours than other forms of art and media, music has had its fair share of ‘sequel’ and ‘spiritual successor’ albums across its history. Nevertheless, while…
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N/A |
21.04
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7.2
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Death doom metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
18.04
Scandinavian death doom has always been a bleak, grim, and melancholic subgenre, but now there's even a Famine to contend with.
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7.2 |
18.04
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6.0
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Progressive rock
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
18.04
An overview of The Overview.
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6.0 |
18.04
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7.8
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
04.04
The Savage Master offers another Dark & Dangerous dose of high-octane traditional heavy metal, and it could be their strongest to date.
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7.8 |
04.04
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March 2025
7.8
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Death metal, Hardcore, Crossover thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
28.03
What lies in Helldorado certainly isn't treasure, it's a SpiritWorld south of heaven and west of hell, full of zombified cowboys who unleash some of the most exhilarating hardcore/crossover thrash…
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7.8 |
28.03
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N/A
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Progressive rock
Official review
by
RaduP
25.03
A return to longer form songwriting for Steven Wilson.
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N/A |
25.03
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N/A
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Djent, Metalcore, Progressive metal
Official review
by
Thryce
22.03
In the tsunami wave of new metal releases, we all have our guilty pleasures from time to time. So, I’ll let the genie out of the bottle and the spirit out of the box, and admit: Spiritbox is one of mine.
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N/A |
22.03
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N/A
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Progressive death metal
Official review
by
RaduP
18.03
Do you like your progressive death metal whimsical?
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N/A |
18.03
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7.1
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Heavy metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
18.03
NWOTHM has an all too familiar formula, but if it still works, then why bother changing it?
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7.1 |
18.03
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N/A
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Death metal
Official review
by
RaduP
16.03
There's been enough metal about World War 1, some of it by Scalpture themselves. Time for some metal about the 30 years war!
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N/A |
16.03
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7.2
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Avantgarde metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
musclassia
08.03
With Amogh Symphony, Vishal Singh built his reputation as part of a band frequently categorized as avantgarde; therefore, it’s perhaps unsurprising that his next project would also be referred to in such…
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7.2 |
08.03
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February 2025
N/A
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Speed metal, Thrash metal
Guest review
by
Blackcrowe
21.02
Back In Time.
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N/A |
21.02
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7.1
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Hard rock
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
21.02
With 9 years passing by since their last album, the Scorpion Child is now a fully fledged hard rock adult.
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7.1 |
21.02
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8.4
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Atmospheric black metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
10.02
Get ready to embark on Saor's latest journey Amidst The Ruins of the ancient, majestic Highlands of Scotland.
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8.4 |
10.02
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6.4
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Atmospheric black metal, Folk metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
07.02
Selvans hope to mark the end of a trilogy in true festive Saturnalia style to honour the ancient Roman god Saturn.
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6.4 |
07.02
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January 2025
N/A
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Shoegaze, Doom metal
Official review
by
RaduP
27.01
Well, it's been a few years since we last checked in with Shedfromthebody, and I've also rarely seen yearning portrayed as passionately as on this cover art, so it's time to drop by again.
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N/A |
27.01
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N/A
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Sludge metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
26.01
"There is no life in the void. Only death."…
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N/A |
26.01
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7.5
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Blackened thrash metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
24.01
Sarcator are a young, fresh, and ferociously energetic Swedish blackened thrash band looking for a way to unleash their true inner fury. Could Swarming Angels & Flies help them succeed in doing so?
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7.5 |
24.01
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N/A
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Thrash metal
Official review
by
nikarg
22.01
Canadian thrashers Sacrifice’s heyday was around the late ‘80s (Forward To Termination and Soldiers Of Misfortune are considered ‘classic’), and had a 16-year gap between 1993 and 2009 in terms of studio…
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N/A |
22.01
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N/A
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Progressive death metal, Technical thrash metal
Official review
by
F3ynman
10.01
2023 was a great year for fans of technical, progressive, Vektor-like thrash metal with bands like Terminalist, Venus, and Hellix. After the subsequent drought of 2024, I was beginning to get worried that…
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N/A |
10.01
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N/A
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Hardcore, Metalcore
Official review
by
Thryce
07.01
If you’re like me, and you’re still plowing through all the incredible releases of 2024 in preparation for the upcoming Metal Storm Awards, then you’ve probably become a husk of caffeine and blast beats,…
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N/A |
07.01
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7.9
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Atmospheric black metal
Official review
by
AndyMetalFreak
04.01
Skagos present Chariot Sun Blazing as a perfect atmospheric black soundtrack for the cold, harsh, wintry Northern environment.
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7.9 |
04.01
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December 2024
N/A
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Post-rock
Official review
by
RaduP
30.12
What do you do when your past couple of releases have been pretty middling affairs? You remember that you used to be a black metal band once.
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N/A |
30.12
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N/A
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Melodic death metal
Official review
by
Thryce
24.12
Somewhere in the putrid grey zone between melodic death metal and brutal death metal, there lies this ominous wonderland where the air is thick with guitar riffs, blast beats, and guttural growls, where…
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N/A |
24.12
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7.4
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Alternative metal, Progressive metal
Official review
by
musclassia
19.12
In the year that a whole new portion of the mainstream became aware of Gojira following their appearance at the Olympics, a fresh wave of French bands following in their footsteps seems to be emerging.
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7.4 |
19.12
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