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Review: Totale Vernichtung “Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Todes” [Darker than Black Records / Final Agony Records]

You know, I’ve got a serious confession to make here… and, I honestly feel really bad for even saying this, but… Die Rückkehr Des Schwarzen Todes, well… when ...
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Review: Iselder “Fe Godwn Ni Eto” [Marwolaeth Records]

Iselder is a band that has been around for a fair amount of years. However, this is a band that is fairly new to me. With his last ...
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Review: Code “Flyblown Prince” [Dark Essence Records]

One thing I find really amusing with this Progressive Black Metal outfit from London is how they manage to change their sound for each album without losing their ...
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Review: Burning Witches “The Witch of the North” [Nuclear Blast]

This is a really nice, epic album about the adventures of the witches of the north. Burning Witches stick to their usual themes of witchcraft, but on this ...
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Review: Snailmageddon “Swansong for a Snail”

Snailmageddon’s ‘Swansong for a Snail’ may just be the greatest album centered around snails ever created. Now that I’ve gotten the obligatory and insincere snail metal joke out ...
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Review: Rostorchester “Geister : Särge : Leichen : Berge” [BergStolz]

Initially, I was hoping to start my Rostorchester reviews by reviewing their first album Verschrobenheit. Needless to say that with the release of their box set entitled ‘Geister ...
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Review: Imperia “The Last Horizon” [Massacre Records]

One of the symphonic metal masters Imperia this March has released another full-length album “The Last Horizon” via Massacre Records. And that’s their fifth work in a successful ...
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Review: Nanga Parbat “Downfall And Torment” [Sliptrick records]

Sliptrick Records this March have released the debut album “Downfall and Torment” of Italian band Nanga Parbat, hailing from an ancient city of Rome. With Nanga Parbat in ...
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Review: Xeper “Ad Numen Satanae” [Soulseller Records]

And now, for another short black metal album that has its moments without being great, with a weird and satanic atmosphere. It’s obvious from its strange intro, its ...
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Review: Byrdi “Byrjing” [Trollmusic]

The third full-length album “Byrjing” (translated as “beginning”) of Scandinavian folk band Byrdi was released this March via Trollmusic, known for their collaborations with innovative Nordic musicians. And ...
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Review: Nightfall “At Night We Prey” [Season of Mist]

After eight years of silence the Grecian dark metal legends Nightfall have returned with a brand new full-length work “At Night We Prey”, getting a deal with Season ...
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Review: Majestic Downfall “Waters of Fate” [Chaos Records]

It often fascinates me how certain bands manage to out-play the ones they were inspired by in the first place. Enter Majestic Downfall, who must have studied October ...
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Review: The Plague “Within Death” [Bitter Loss]

But yeah yeah, without any will to offend Kylie Minogue and  ACDC fans, I will not talk too much about Airbourne either because I prefer the original to ...
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Review: Sunrise “Equilibria” [Music Gym Records]

Sunrise is not that kind of band that pleases their crowd with frequent releases: their last album Absolute Clarity was released in 2016 and the newest single “The ...
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Review: Hongo Fuu “Fuu” [Sliptrick records]

The eclectic band from Costa Rica Hongo Fuu has released previous year their first full-length album after a couple of EPs (7 and 8 years ago), and this ...
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Review: Witherfall “Curse of Autumn” [Century Media Records]

This March dark progressive/heavy metal band Witherfall from California, USA has released their new creation “Curse of Autumn”, staying true to the almighty Century Media Records. And three ...
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Review: Iscuron “The Nothing Has Defeated Atreyu”

What a perfectly strange and yet pleasant dark metal album. This reminds me of those obscure one-person black metal or something-close-to-it bands I used to listen to on ...
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Review: Vrykolakas “And Vrykolakas Brings Chaos And Destruction” [Dark Blasphemies Records]

Vrykolakas has returned! Entering into an ominous thirteenth release, the Singaporean Death Metal warriors prove the caliber of compositions once again. This eight tracker is to be put ...
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Review: Solstice “Casting The Die” [Emanzipation Productions]

A country: the United States of America, a region: Florida, a style: Thrash (death) Metal, a band: Soltice. Ok, once we have listed all of that, we have ...
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Review: Fates Warning “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” [Massacre Records]

There’s something about the directions Fates Warning took throughout the 90’s that just doesn’t sit well with me. Parallels marked the start of the band’s lightweight period and follow-up Inside ...
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