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Review: AKHLYS “Melinoë” [Debemur Morti Productions]

Naas Alcameth who you may know from Nightbringer, is known for his dark and nightmare awakening musical creations. AKHLYS is an emotional ride for the...

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Review: And Now The Owls Are Smiling “Dirges” [Clobber Records]

Atmospheric black metal suits my temperament well. And not just one small niche of the genre, but across all its many variations: whether the atmosphere...

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Review: Urkraft “Urkraft” [Narcoleptica Productions]

Permeating in the dark fog, under the full moonlight of the Norwegian sky arises the black metal, one-man band known as ‘Urkraft’. Fronted by one...

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Review: Korpiklaani “Jylhä” [Nuclear Blast]

After three great and a couple of controversial albums, it seems that Finns Korpiklaani reconsidered their music and once again found their sound. Anyway, their...

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Review: Vøidwomb “Altars of Cosmic Devotion” [Iron Bonehead]

Short and sweet, Altars of Cosmic Devotion is the first release from Portugal’s VØIDWOMB, and what a promising EP it is. Tension is something of...

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Review: StarGazer “Psychic Secretions” [Nuclear War Now! Productions]

The Australian extreme avant-garde formation StarGazer has returned with their fifth full-length album “Psychic Secretions” through the Nuclear War Now! Productions. And that’s a significant...

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Review: Alpha Boys “Saviours Of Rock ‘N’ Roll” [Sliptrick records]

The bad boys from Sweden Alpha Boys have confidently flooded the rock ’n’ roll scene, presenting their debut album “Saviours of Rock ’n’ Roll” via...

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Review: Worm Shepherd “In The Wake Ov Sòl”

We begin here in instrumental that converges into the heavy bringing on a haunting feeling and depressive overtones that continues thrusting the blades deeper into...

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Review: Sintax “Nano 3000” [Sliptrick Records]

In 2015 Israeli Thrash/Groove Metal band Sintax released their debut album Sway For A Better Day. It gained a lot of fans’ attention and got...

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Review: Accept “Too Mean To Die” [Nuclear Blast]

Four years after the release of Rise Of Chaos and with another line-up changes Teutonic Heavy legends Accept are back with their new, 16th album...

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Review: SKAM “The Sound of Disease” [Petrichor]

Is it grindcore? Is it brutal/black/death metal? Is it empathetic or a cry for help? Either way, the Swedish one-man project comes at us full-pelt...

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Review: Crystal Viper “The Cult” [Listenable Records]

The Eighth studio album from Polish metallers Crystal Viper follows on in their tradition of strong melodies, soaring vocals, and expert lead guitar work held together...

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Review: Coffins / Depression [Hells Headbangers]

Coffins kick off this split LP with a whirlwind of demonic riffs laden with enough bass to make you feel the claustrophobia of being buried...

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Review: Aborym “Hostile” [Dead Seed Productions]

It’s not easy to be an Aborym fan, for a good decade and a change, we were frequently scratching our heads ever since their Generator...

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Review: Stass “Songs Of Flesh And Decay” [Emanzipation Productions]

It’s more conventional for the vocals to be the weakest part of an album, but Dreams of Rotting Flesh goes against those norms as Felix Stass leads his...

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Review: Significant Point “Into the Storm” [Dying Victims Productions]

A Priestesque cover, a Priestesque title, and Priestesque guitar work… it can only be Into the Storm by Japan’s Significant Point. I’ve forever argued that speed metal...

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Review: Deathblow “Insect Politics” [Sewer Mouth Records]

It’s hardly normal for a thrash band to start an album with 85 seconds of arpeggio plucking coming through a phaser, but then Insect Politics is hardly...

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Review: Revulsion “Revulsion” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

Indian label Transcending Obscurity show off their new toy with their first full-length album in 16 years – it’s been worth the wait. Despite their relatively long...

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Review: Dark Zodiak “Ophiuchus” [Self Release]

According to Wikipedia, “Ophiuchus is a 13th large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek Ὀφιοῦχος (Ophioukhos, serpent-bearer)”. It is also...

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Review: Pounder “Breaking the World” [Shadow Kingdom]

The second LP from California’s classic hard rock rompers Pounder takes us back in time for cheesy fist-pumping riffs reminiscent of bands your dad grew...