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Album review: “Heartrot” by Bjorko

Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari lets his creative juices flow on his solo project Bjorko. His debut effort, Heartrot, is a textured album that combines heavy metal, rock, industrial and folk…

Jerel Johnson November 27, 2023

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Album Review: “Blackened Heartbeat” by Secret Sphere

Italian power metal sextet Secret Sphere get technical and heavy on its tenth release, Blackened Heartbeat. The album is devoid of garish overtures, as the band prefers dynamic compositions with…

Jerel Johnson November 7, 2023

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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…

Jerel Johnson October 23, 2023

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Album Review: “State Of Emergency” by Prong

Seminal New York metal trio Prong return with its newest proper album in six years. State of Emergency shifts from the thrash attack of the band's two previous albums, 2017's…

Jerel Johnson October 2, 2023

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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…

Jerel Johnson September 18, 2023

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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…

Jerel Johnson September 4, 2023

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Album Review: “Unholy Deification” by Incantation

Incantation have reached a couple milestones in these past few years. First, celebrating over thirty years as a band. The next is the release of Unholy Deification, the group's twelfth…

Jerel Johnson August 25, 2023

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Album review: “Portal To Darkness” by Unblessed Divine

Unblessed Divine add a dose of electronica to death metal on its debut effort Portal To Darkness. The band is comprised of former members of Malevolent Creation, Sinister and Decapitated.…

Jerel Johnson August 13, 2023

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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…

Jerel Johnson July 10, 2023

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Album review: “Bloodlines” by Pyramaze

Danish power metal quintet Pyramaze deliver a dynamic batch of metal on its seventh album Bloodlines. The title track is an instrumental that opens the album. It starts with a…

Jerel Johnson June 21, 2023