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Review: Shape of Despair “Return to the Void” [Season of Mist]

Let’s return to a melancholic, desolate landscape, created by this tormented doom metal album. Yes, this is the kind of album that needs to be described with words ...
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Review: Black Sabbath “Headless Cross” [I.R.S. Records]

Ever since the proper vocalists became a part of Black Sabbath, the band’s sound had more or less become accessible (that’s not to say that there haven’t been ...
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Review: Gwar “Lust in Space” [Metal Blade Records]

Ah, Lust In Space, my old High School companion. This was an album that got me through many a boring shift at work and drives down the highway. ...
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Review: Orbstruct “Deimos Falling” [Envenomed Music / Paragon Records]

In the end of September of 2021 the Ukrainian young death metal formation Orbstruct has released its sophomore full-length album Deimos Falling through local Envenomed Music together with ...
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Review: Howlin May Queen “Tapes from the White Ballroom”

The debut album Tapes from the White Ballroom from British band Howlin May Queen has been released on 21st September of 2021 via mysterious music label Indian Summer. ...
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Review: Tad Morose “Modus Vivendi” [Century Media Records]

It always amuses me to hear how inconsistent certain bands can be and unfortunately, Tad Morose are one of the best examples that I can think of. The ...
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Review: Vio-Lence ”Let The World Burn” [Metal Blade Records]

The enormous amount of 80s Thrash Metal bands reuniting seems endless. It feels like at least two times a year I still get a massive surprise of either ...
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Review: Ossian “Acélszív” [Hungaroton]

Hungarian metal is something that has yet to break into the West and while bands like Ossian and Pokolgép have been doing their thing since the 80’s, I ...
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Review: Sakis Tolis ”Among The Fires Of Hell” [Metal Hammer Records]

(Don’t) Sleep the Sleep of the Angels just yet! I’ve admittedly not been too pleased with the more recent song collections of the mighty Rotting Christ, as their ...
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Review: Nokturnal Mortum “До Лунарної Поезії | To Lunar Poetry” [Oriana Music]

The year, 2017… this was the year that brought me into the realm of Nokturnal Mortum. I remember with the first track off their Істина/ Verity album, how ...
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Review: Hallows Die “Masks”

Finally, finally, Canadian melodic death metal band Hallows Die has ripened for their sophomore full-length album Masks, releasing it absolutely independently. Twelve years have passed since their debut ...
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Review: Existentia “Calculating Failure”

Last year was very significant for the young American band Existentia from Pennsylvania State, when they have released two singles and one EP Calculating Failure, independently and via ...
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Review: Voivod “Synchro Anarchy” [Century Media Records]

This is an album that’s weird and off in the best way possible, with distorted riffs, quirky vocals and strange stories. This is immediately established in the first ...
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Review: Insanity “Death After Death” [M.B.R. Records]

There are a variety of death metal bands that formed during the genre’s early stage, but started to release albums way later and in this case, we’re talking ...
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Review: Cult of Luna “The Long Road North” [Metal Blade Records]

Let’s go on a long, scary trip through a dark and cold road, because that’s what this album feels like. Dark but huge, elaborate, full of many adventures. ...
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Review: Immolation “Acts of God” [Nuclear Blast]

Since 1988, New York’s finest death metal majesty Immolation had granted us an impressive track record of distinctive quality albums. Very recognizable thankfully first to bands founder/guitar player ...
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Review: Needless “The Cosmic Cauldron” [UPRISING! Records]

I still remember back in 2015 when I wrote the review for Needles’s first EP The Dark spirit of Ages, being totally blow back by the band’s atmosphere, ...
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Review: Between the Buried and Me “Colors II” [Sumerian Records]

I remember when Between the Buried and Me started out back in the day when the big Metalcore boom exploded. I have never been a fan of Metalcore ...
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Review: Amorphis “Halo” [Atomic Fire Records]

Let’s have a new trip through the strange and varied musical landscapes created by Amorphis, because there is unexpected beauty to this musical world. Amorphis has always had ...
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Review: Gwar “Beyond Hell” [DRT Entertainment]

Oh boy, it’s time to talk about GWAR again! While War Party wasn’t my cup of tea, it was still received positively by fans and critics alike. Personally, ...
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