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Review: Asgaard “What If…” [WormHoleDeath / Szataniec]

The legend from the 90s has returned! Polish metal band Asgaard has come back from oblivion with brand new record What if…, which was released...

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Review: Hegeroth “Sacra Doctrina”

Polish melodic black metal band Hegeroth from Silesia has returned with brand new record Sacra Doctrina which was released independently earlier this year. They continue...

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Review: Sothoris “Wpiekłowstąpienie” [More Hate Productions / Misantropia Records / Old Metal Rites / Manifestum Productions]

In the first days of January Polish extreme band Sothoris has returned with their new record Wpiekłowstąpienie with the assistance of More Hate Productions, which...

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Review: God Dethroned “The Christhunt” [Shark Records]

There’s no doubt that the Netherlands produced a huge amount of death metal during its heyday, yet bands such as God dethroned, Asphyx, Pestilence, Thanatos...

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Review: Soilwork “Övergivenheten” [Nuclear Blast]

Here is a pretty good Soilwork album, working with interesting melodies and stories, creating a melodic death/power metal hybrid with an identity of its own....

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Review: October Tide “A Thin Shell” [Candlelight Records]

Some bands are best off as side-projects and in hindsight, October Tide are one of the best examples why. From the legendary Rain Without End to the...

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Gig report: Nunslaughter & Bezdan (Nasty Abyss)

Club Močvara has lately become the center point of live blasphemy, our necks still sores from last time we saw and break bones on Sadistic...

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Review: Sarcófago “The Laws of Scourge” [Cogumelo Records]

It’s hard to imagine that this is the same band that caused havoc with I.N.R.I. some years prior. Now functioning as a much more dynamic band, Sarcofago...

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Review: Hooded Menace “The Tritonus Bell” [Season of Mist]

Nowadays the fear of your favorite doom/death metal band turning into a gothic rock act is clearly irrational, as plenty of doom/death metal bands have...

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Review: Dream Unending “Tide Turns Eternal” [20 Buck Spin]

Is there really a thing such as ordinary doom/death metal? Regardless of the style’s stagnation (which arguably became notable in the early 00’s), I believe...

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Review: Gwar “The Blood of Gods” [Metal Blade Records]

Where to begin with this one. I think it’s safe to say that after the untimely death of lead vocalist, Dave Brockie, GWAR didn’t have...

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Review: Sadistik Exekution “The Magus” [Vampire Records]

The world is about to end; no signs of redemption are in sight and mankind is doomed; at least, that comes to mind every time...

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Review: Kirkebrann / Visegard “Kirkegard” [Odium Records]

At the end of last year Odium Records have released new split Kirkegard between two Norwegian black metal bands Kirkebrann and Visegard. Actually, this is...

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Review: Black Blood of the Earth “Bleak Light, Fervent Dark” [Art of the Night Productions]

Polish doom/death metal band Black Blood of the Earth finally has released their debut album Bleak Light, Fervent Dark through underground metal label Art of...

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Review: Imperial Triumphant “Spirit of Ecstasy” [Century Media Records]

Let’s have one more trip through Imperial Triumphant’s mix of metal, jazz and weirdness. This new offering manages to be both different from their previous...

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Review: Lord Bane “Age of Elegance” [Nordic Metal]

The term progressive metal might have lost its clear meaning at this point, but once upon a time, there was a good chance that anything...

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Review: Lacrimas Profundere “Memorandum” [Napalm Records]

Lacrimas Profundere’s story isn’t an unfamiliar one; as they were yet one of those bands that ended up exchanging their melodic doom/death metal roots for...

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Review: Krisiun “Mortem Solis” [Century Media Records]

Krisiun are back to kick our asses with a loud, heavy and powerful album, with a set of nice but somewhat uneven song. Let’s look...

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Review: Crystal Darkness “Ascend Saturnine Nebulae” [Red Snow]

By the late 90’s, the better known doom/death metal bands had abandoned the paths of doom and while this must have been a disappointing period...

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Review: In Flames “Clayman” [Nuclear Blast]

The view from the top remains unclouded Two years ago I wrote a scathing review about how immensely pitiful the 2020 EP version of this...