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  • Belphegor – Totenritual

    Belphegor‘s punishing sound has reigned supreme for a long time, proving to be an absolutely relentless mix of Norwegian black metal and death metal. The band has returned in 2017 with the sinister power of ‘Totenritual‘, yet another release...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Claim The Throne – On Desolate Plains

    If Claim the Throne’s 2013 release ‘Forged In Flame’ was a step in the right direction, then their new record On Desolate Plains is set to absolutely destroy souls as they take their folk-infused melodic death metal even further....

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • 36 Crazyfists – Lanterns

    What an institution this band has become, 23 years and eight albums into the fold. But if Lanterns is anything to go by, age hath not wearied them, not blunted their sting in any way, as it is a...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Balloons Kill Babies – Prodromal

    Brisbane’s Balloons Kill Babies have a special knack for taking all-instrumental music and infusing it with high-velocity rocket fuel, as well as ensuring it makes fascinating listening at the same time, and this is a beautiful combination. In short,...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Rosetta – Utopioid

    When your band operates with minimal to no formal/structured vocals and lyrics, you’d better be damn good at creating an aura and an atmosphere with your music. And, six albums into their career, that is precisely what this post-rock...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Novelists – Noir

    France just keeps hitting the ball clean out of the park in the heavy music arena, with just about every band they produce and just about every album produced by those bands. The French canon of heaviosity continues to...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Dream Tröll – The Knight of Rebellion

    Dream Tröll is a traditional, melodic metal band hailing from Leeds, UK. Their debut album The Knight of Rebellion was released back in May this year. After spending the last few months wading through a plethora of other new...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Iced Earth – Incorruptible

    If Iced Earth guitarist, visionary and main-man Jon Schaffer is anything, it’s a survivor. 12 studio albums and numerous other compilations and releases deep into a sterling career, Incorruptible continues a trend of very listenable, articulate metal that surely...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • Thy Art Is Murder – Dear Desolation

    Thy Art Is Murder are a seminal Deathcore band hailing from Sydney, Australia. They have legions of fans around the globe and right now you’d have no problems forming a compelling argument to say that they are Australia’s leading...

    • Posted 8 years ago

  • The Contortionist – Clairvoyant

    Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore modern tech and prog rock metal, it’s my absolute favourite style of music on the planet. But it’s good every now and then to experience a band who belong within that scheme...

    • Posted 8 years ago
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