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Review: Star One ”Revel In Time” [Inside Out Music]

After the rather mediocre mess that was Transitus, Arjen Lucassen completely redeem himself with what does best. A new metal opera in his typical amazing...

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Review: Mandragora Scream “Nothing But The Best” [Music for the Masses]

Gothic metal scene isn’t prospering at this moment, but there are some high-quality bands that have made their names and now are firmly holding their...

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Review: Dark Redeemer “Into the Deep Black” [Blasphemous Records]

In the end of September Italian band from Lombardy Dark Redeemer has released its debut album Into the Deep Black through Blasphemous Records. Yes, this...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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/...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...