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Romuvos - Spirits

Have you ever imagined what a combination of Wardruna and Rotting Christ would sound like?

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Posted: 12.02.2024 by AndyMetalFreak | Comments (3)

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Hulder - Verses In Oath

Hulder returns to preach Verses In Oath of the most sinister black metal yet.

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Posted: 12.02.2024 by AndyMetalFreak | Comments (0)

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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).

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Posted: 10.02.2024 by RaduP | Comments (0)

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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.

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Posted: 08.02.2024 by musclassia | Comments (6)

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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.

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Posted: 07.02.2024 by AndyMetalFreak | Comments (4)

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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.

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Posted: 06.02.2024 by musclassia | Comments (1)

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Insade - Human Obsession

An aggressive, fast-paced death metal rollercoaster reveals far more depth and variety upon closer inspection.

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Posted: 05.02.2024 by F3ynman2000 | Comments (0)

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Slope - Freak Dreams

Get ready to slide your way down a funky, groovy Slope within your wildest Freak Dreams.

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Posted: 05.02.2024 by AndyMetalFreak | Comments (0)

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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.

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Posted: 05.02.2024 by RaduP | Comments (4)

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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?

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Posted: 03.02.2024 by RaduP | Comments (1)

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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?".

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Posted: 03.02.2024 by RaduP | Comments (3)

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Static-X - Project Regeneration, Vol. 2

Talk about mixed feelings.

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Posted: 03.02.2024 by omne metallum | Comments (0)

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Morbid Saint - Swallowed By Hell

Beware the pun.

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Posted: 03.02.2024 by omne metallum | Comments (1)

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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".

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Posted: 03.02.2024 by omne metallum | Comments (2)

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Dissimulator - Lower Form Resistance

Do the newly formed Dissimulator hide any false pretences under their technical wizardry here?

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Posted: 02.02.2024 by AndyMetalFreak | Comments (2)

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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.

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Posted: 01.02.2024 by musclassia | Comments (2)