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Album review: “Struck A Nerve” by Struck A Nerve
UK thrashers Struck A Nerve have thrown its hat into the thrash ring with its eponymous debut album. Struck A Nerve is rife with speed, riffs, groove and a few…
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Album Review: “Kill All Idols” by Desaster
I have said before that blackened thrash metal done right is devilishly good. However, it is difficult to successfully fuse these sub-genres. Black metal emphasizes feeling and there is a…
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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: “Year of the Four Emperors” by Ex Deo
Canadian symphonic death metal band Ex Deo ring in the new year with EP Year of the Four Emperors. Four years have passed since the band's 2021 album Thirteens Year…
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Album Review: “Dzikkuh” by Arka’n Asrafokor
Togo quintet Arka'n Asrafokor unleash its unique brand of metal on its sophomore release, Dzikkuh. This record is a blend of complex, tribal drumbeats, crushing riffs and infectious choruses. “The…
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Album Review: “Myths of Fate” by Leaves’ Eyes
Myths of Fate is the ninth album by German symphonic metal quintet Leaves' Eyes. There is a fair degree of musical diversity on this album: we hear Nordic folk, death…
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Album Review: “Expedition One” by Metalite
Swedish power metal quintet Metalite kick off 2024 with its fourth album, Expedition One. Expedition is fairly epic in scope, as it is a concept album that spans 16 tracks.…
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Album Review: “Bloodmoon” by Kerrigan
Teutonic trio Kerrigan unleash a barrage of old school metal on its debut album, Bloodmoon. Clean vocals, anthemic choruses, blasts of speed metal and shredding guitar leads are abundant on…
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Album Review: “Make Them Beg For Death” by Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus return with another lesson in brutality on its ninth outing, Make Them Beg For Death. The Maryland trio's unique blend of technical death metal with a spoonful of…