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Review: Xenolith “Obscure Reflections” [Careless Records]

Getting into the more obscure branches and scenes of death metal appears to me as a bit challenging. A genre as specific as progressive death...

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Review: Dawn Ahead “Fallen Anthems” [Art Gates Records]

The debut full-length album “Fallen Anthems” from German band Dawn Ahead was released this spring by Art Gates Records, known for loyal attitude for all...

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Review: Witch Hunt “Rock n´Roll Possession” [Dead Center Productions]

This April Dead Center Productions has re-released digitally the debut album “Rock n’ Roll Possession” of Columbian speed metal band Witch Hunt. And this perky...

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Review: Wizard “Metal In My Head” [Massacre Records]

Is metal in your head? It will be, by the end of this enjoyably epic and over-the-top heavy metal album. What can you expect from...

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Review: Pestilence “Testimony of the Ancients” [R/C Records]

By the time the 80’s were over, several death metal bands tried to take death metal one step further and although bands such as Atheist...

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Review: Metalite “A Virtual World” [AFM Records]

Metalite is Modern Melodic Metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 2015 and already has three albums in their discography. The last one, A...

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Review: Suicide Forest “Reluctantly” [Avantgarde Music]

Prolific multi-instrumentalist Austin Krueger returns in the guise of his one-man metal act Suicide Forest with a 9th release in 5 years all the way...

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Review: Inferno “PARADEIGMA (Phosphenes of Aphotic Eternity)” [Debemur Morti Productions]

Ever since 2013 Czech Inferno has been giving us nightmares in form of their last two sonic void cacophonies named Omniabsence Filled by His Greatness...

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Review: Van Diemen ”Van Diemen” (Independent release)

Stranger in a Strange Land… This record is more than just merely confusing. It’s been a difficult piece to stomach, hard to digest for a...

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Review: Taake / Helheim “Henholdsvis” [Dark Essence Records]

Here is a nice little split disc, where although you wish there was more music to get your hands on, what actually is there is...

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Review: Martyrium “Lamia Satanica” [Art Gates Records]

This spring the Maltese melo/sympho black band Martyrium has returned with their fifth full-length album “Lamia Satanica” through Art Gates records. They are not very...

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Review: Morphium “The Fall” [Art Gates Records]

After five years of silence Spanish modern metal band Morphium has returned with brand new album “The Fall”, collaborating with the local music label Art...

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Review: Saviour “Memories of a Spirit Sentence” [Australis records]

Scratchy riffs, ghoulish song titles, scathing vocals, with death/trve metal elements? It can only be South American crossover entertainment from Chile’s Saviour. With 36 minutes...

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Review: Zero 2 Nothing “Limits of Temptation” [Art Gates Records]

The new band Zero 2 Nothing, hailing from Greece this February has released their debut album “Limits of Temptation” via Art Gates Records. Taunting the...

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Review: Heleven “Into the Oceans” [Art Gates Records]

Art Gates Records this March have presented new album “Into the Oceans” of alternative metal band Heleven from sunny Spain. And once again Heleven have...

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Review: Letargo “The Power of Genetic Manipulators” [Australis Records]

More offerings from Chile’s metal scene sees Letargo‘s gritty trve/colourful thrash metal second release The Power of Genetic Manipulators. Crunchy production always goes well with...

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Review: Serpent Throne “Beyond the Chains of Decadence” [Australis Records]

Their first full-length since their first demo release in 2012, Serpent Throne deliver 47 minutes of crossover metal straight from Chile’s underground scene. An intro...

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Review: Exterminated “The Genesis of Genocide” [Comatose Music]

The Philippines’ brutal death metal duo Exterminated tear towards us with their first release, The Genesis of Genocide. Opening with a typically haunting sample of...

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Review: Hymnr “Far Beyond Insanity” [Saturnal Records]

Masterful drumming, measured growls, and melodious guitar parts will form a cloud of moody black metal over your domicile on 23rd April, courtesy of Russian’s...

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Review: Sophist “Dissolution” [Niflhel Records]

Sophist is a Canadian band whose sound ranges from the most aggressive black metal to sounds and drum rhythms reminiscent of hardcore punk or grindcore...