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Album Review: “III” by King Witch
Edinburgh trio-ish (Andrew Scott plays drums on this album) King Witch provide a potent blend of doom metal and rock on its aptly titled third release III. The record…
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Album review: “Icons of Ruin” by Graceless
Dutch death metal newcomers, Graceless, hearken to the old school on its fourth outing, Icons of Ruin. The band does not replicate the music of bands lie Morbid Angel, Pestilence…
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Album Review: “Reader Of The Runes-Luna” by Elvenking
Elvenking's trilogy concludes on Reader Of The Runes-Luna. The band get straight to business on the hammering “Season Of The Owl”, with its rollicking drums and syncopated guitar riffing. The…
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Album Review: “Black Rite” by Maltuka
Norway is known for black metal, plain and simple. Black metal is the Nordic country's primary musical export for nearly 40 years, replete with an infamous history and classic records.…
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Album Review: “Forever We Burn” by High Parasite
Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride unite on High Parasite's debut album, Forever We Burn. My Dying Bride vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe fronts the quintet along with bassist Tombs who provides…
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Album Review: “The Judas Paradox” by God Dethroned
Dutch extreme metal outfit God Dethroned return with its twelfth album, aptly titled The Judas Paradox. The album's lyrical themes are a continuation of the band's 2020 release, Illuminati. Paradox…
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Album Review: “The Gates Beyond Mortality” by Eternal Evil
The Swedish metal band Eternal Evil conjure the spirit of Old School Metal on its sophomore effort, The Gates Beyond Mortality. The haunting opening chords of “Depths of a New…
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Album review: “The Way of All Flesh is Decay” by End Reign
Baltimore, MD quintet End Reign serve a batch blackened crossover on its debut, The Way of All Flesh is Decay. “Desolate Fog” opens with a haunting spoken word and eerie…
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Album Review: “The Curse of Kwanyep” by Xalpen
Chilean black metal trio Xalpen return from the bowels of Hell with its sophomore effort, The Curse of Kwanyep. “Chenke” is an infernal whirlwind of riffs and blast beats that…
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Album Review: Dark Embrace-Dark Heavy Metal
Spanish metal quintet Dark Embrace enfold all things heavy and dark, Dark Heavy Metal, its third album. The tongue-in-cheek album title is also appropriate as Dark Embrace churn out nearly…