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Romuvos - Spirits
Have you ever imagined what a combination of Wardruna and Rotting Christ would sound like? Read more ›› |
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Hulder - Verses In Oath
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Bipolar Architecture - Metaphysicize
Started from the bottom (having your debut EP covered in our Clandestine Cuts series) now we're here (having your album released by Pelagic Records). Read more ›› |
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Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter
Between the likes of Resin Tomb, Knoll and Vitriol, the standout metal albums of the early weeks of 2024 have heavily featured releases with strong ‘I hate the world and everything in it’ energy. Cave Sermon’s new release starts off in similar fashion, but ultimately reveals itself to have more up its sleeve. Read more ›› |
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Necrowretch - Swords Of Dajjal
Dajjāl may be known as the great deceiver in Islamic mythology, but perhaps the true deceivers here are Necrowretch themselves, as it turns out they're not actually your regular blackened death band after all, but something even more sinister. Read more ›› |
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Wandering Oak - Resilience
Black. Folk. Prog. Wandering Oak combine all of these metal genres on Resilience; all they needed to do was throw in some melodeath and it would be the perfect Metal Storm album. Read more ›› |
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Insade - Human Obsession
An aggressive, fast-paced death metal rollercoaster reveals far more depth and variety upon closer inspection. Read more ›› |
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Slope - Freak Dreams
Get ready to slide your way down a funky, groovy Slope within your wildest Freak Dreams. Read more ›› |
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Madder Mortem - Old Eyes, New Heart
It takes Madder Mortem less than 20 seconds to deliver one of this year's most memorable choruses. Read more ›› |
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Heave Blood And Die - Burnout Codes
What would it sound like if a stoner/sludge band suddenly decided to make alternative post-punk? Read more ›› |
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Slift - Ilion
It's a pretty thin line between a heavy psych (and by extension a space rock) record and a stoner metal one. But the question shouldn't really be "Is Slift metal now?" but rather "Is Slift heavy enough to work in the same way a metal band would?". Read more ›› |
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Static-X - Project Regeneration, Vol. 2
Talk about mixed feelings. Read more ›› |
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Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell
Beware the pun. Read more ›› |
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Lucifer - Lucifer V
"Think, Bart. Where have you seen Roman numerals before? I know... Rocky V! That was the fifth one". Read more ›› |
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Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance
Do the newly formed Dissimulator hide any false pretences under their technical wizardry here? Read more ›› |
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Persefone - Lingua Ignota: Part I
Lingua Ignota is no more, but the exploration of unknown language endures; Persefone announce the arrival of their new vocalist in style with a typically excellent EP. Read more ›› |