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Decline Of The I - Johannes
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I spent a lot of time pondering the intricacies of post-black metal in my review of Kevel's Mutatis Mutandis last year. Of the three possible definitions I put forward then, Decline Of The I's Johannes falls squarely into the third category, and what a great and unique fusion of post-metal and black metal it is. Read more ›› |
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Lake Of Tears - Ominous
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The only constant is change. Read more ›› |
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Alice Cooper - Detroit Stories
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Ever in search of a change of vestments, Alice Cooper dives back into a long-dead world for an album that threatens to exchange personality for nostalgia. Read more ›› |
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Blaze Bayley - War Within Me
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An enjoyable journey in the middle lane. Read more ›› |
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Fuoco Fatuo - Obsidian Katabasis
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You funeral doom should be either an atmosphere of desolation or an atmosphere of death. Fuoco Fatuo go for the latter. Read more ›› |
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Devil Sold His Soul - Loss
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By going through loss, Devil Sold His Soul seem to have found themselves again. Read more ›› |
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Nightfall - At Night We Prey
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This right here is the melodic death metal that I prefer. The one that embraces melody without sailing the seas of cheese. The one that doesn't sound like power metal if you remove the growls. This is Nightfall. Read more ›› |
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Soothsayer - Echoes Of The Earth
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That glowing album artwork promises an incendiary listening experience, and Echoes Of The Earth delivers. Read more ›› |
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Crowhurst - Harsh Metal
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The title ain't kidding. This is the harsh noise take on death metal. Read more ›› |
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Kanonenfieber - Menschenmühle
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Kanonenfieber's Menschenmühle was recommended to me by the German minesweeper of Metal Storm. Only the mines he is sweeping are fantastic albums of the underground that he brings to the attention of quality extreme metal-hungry metalheads like those of you reading this review. Read more ›› |
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Lucid Planet - Lucid Planet II
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The clear breakout hit of the 2020 Metal Storm Awards, what's the deal with Lucid Planet II? Read more ›› |
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Moanaa - Embers
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It's been a while in the making, but one of Poland's most promising post-metal acts finally tackles their difficult third album. Read more ›› |
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Evanescence - The Bitter Truth
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Why does the cover art give me Marshmello vibes? Read more ›› |
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Warrior Path - The Mad King
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Bombastic, cheesy, and energetic. What more could you possibly want? Read more ›› |
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The Beast Of Nod - Multiversal
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How many bands do you know that have their own encyclopedias for their lore? Read more ›› |
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Sanguisugabogg - Tortured Whole
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It's the funny brutal death metal band! Read more ›› |