Metal Albums Reviews

 
Werewolves - Die for Us 9 / 10 Jun 13, 2024

Werewolves - Die for Us

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Prepare yourself for a relentless auditory assault as Australia’s ferocious death metal titans, Werewolves, drop their fifth studio album, Die For Us. Read more

Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - The Blossoming 7 / 10 Jun 08, 2024

Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa - The Blossoming

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Ætheria Conscientia, the progressive black metal band formed in 2016, is back with their third album, The Blossoming, with an unique blend of extreme, progressive, and psychedelic sounds. Read more

Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All....... 7.5 / 10 Jun 08, 2024

Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All.......

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The legendary Norwegian black metal duo Darkthrone, consisting of Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, continues to push boundaries with their twenty-first album, It Beckons Us All. Read more

Evergrey - Theories of Emptiness 8 / 10 Jun 08, 2024

Evergrey - Theories of Emptiness

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Gothenburg’s progressive metal maestros Evergrey are back with their fourteenth studio album, Theories of Emptiness. Slated for release on June 7, 2024, under Napalm Records, this album promises to... Read more

Severe Torture - Torn from the Jaws of Death 9.5 / 10 Jun 06, 2024

Severe Torture - Torn from the Jaws of Death

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Severe Torture, the Dutch death metal stalwarts, have made a triumphant return with their latest album, Torn from the Jaws of Death, bringing their signature aggression and dark themes with them. Read more

Witherfall - Sounds of the Forgotten 6 / 10 Jun 01, 2024

Witherfall - Sounds of the Forgotten

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Witherfall’s latest album, Sounds of the Forgotten, aims to blend aggressive metal riffs with progressive elements and intricate ballads. Read more

Rotting Christ - Pro Xristou 6 / 10 May 28, 2024

Rotting Christ - Pro Xristou

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Rotting Christ\'s fifteenth studio album, Pro Xristou, by the Greek black metal pioneers, struggles with repetition and a lack of innovation, resulting in a work that, despite its craftsmanship,... Read more

As The Sun Falls - Kaamos 9 / 10 May 11, 2024

As The Sun Falls - Kaamos

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\"Kaamos,\" the latest album by Finnish melodic death metal band As The Sun Falls, was released on May 3, 2024, under Theogonia Records. This album is a deep dive into the themes of sorrow, grief,... Read more

Pestilence - Levels of Perception 3 / 10 May 02, 2024

Pestilence - Levels of Perception

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Released on Agonia Records, "Levels of Perception" features re-recordings of some of Pestilence classic tracks. Despite high expectations, the final product leaves much to be desired. Read more

Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation 7.5 / 10 Mar 19, 2024

Saxon - Hell, Fire and Damnation

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Saxon, the indefatigable titans of NWOBHM, have returned with their 24th studio album, Hell, Fire and Damnation. Let's explore how this new album holds up against their legendary discography. Read more

The Obsessed - Gilded Sorrow 8 / 10 Feb 17, 2024

The Obsessed - Gilded Sorrow

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Scott “Wino” Weinrich, a cornerstone of the American doom metal scene, is back with Gilded Sorrow, the latest release from The Obsessed. Read more

Overkill - Scorched 9 / 10 Dec 09, 2023

Overkill - Scorched

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New Jersey’s thrash metal veterans Overkill have returned with their 20th studio album, Scorched. Following the somewhat uneven The Wings of War from 2019, Scorched brings tighter writing, raw... Read more

Enforcer - Nostalgia 8 / 10 Oct 14, 2023

Enforcer - Nostalgia

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Dive into the review of Nostalgia, ENFORCER's latest heavy metal offering that reinvents their sound, marking a resurgence in their music journey. Read more

Kalmah - Kalmah 8.5 / 10 Sep 14, 2023

Kalmah - Kalmah

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Kalmah, the Finnish melodic death metal masters, returns with their self-titled album, continuing their legacy of blending intense melodic riffs with powerful synths. Read more

Sirenia - 1977 7.5 / 10 Jun 23, 2023

Sirenia - 1977

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From cold solitude to sonic brilliance: SIRENIA's '1977' unveils emotive evolution. Embrace the retro '80s vibes in an intricate blend of atmosphere and complexity. Read more

Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 9.5 / 10 May 19, 2023

Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

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Terrasite: A Sonic Plague Unleashed - A Harrowing Journey into Humanity's Abyss by Cattle Decapitation. Read more

Besieged - Violence Beyond All Reason 8 / 10 Jun 14, 2022

Besieged - Violence Beyond All Reason

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There was a time in the early 90s when the thrash scene was pretty much dead and buried (with the exception of a few bands), but now here we are three decades later, and thrashers like BESIEGED are... Read more

Therion - Leviathan 9 / 10 May 06, 2022

Therion - Leviathan

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\"Leviathan\" is a return to where the ship was originally heading. Therion made a piece of art, a conceptual gem blending together several ways of musical expression with high-quality technical... Read more

Kataklysm - Serenity in Fire 8.5 / 10 Mar 11, 2022

Kataklysm - Serenity in Fire

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Killer guitar riffs, chaotic drums-blast-beats, awesome vocal work, are the ingredients for a great melodic-death metal album with blackish influences. If you like the technique, the loud sound, the... Read more