Album Reviews 2025


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Ulver – Neverland

Oslo's avant-garde veterans Ulver bravely explore uncharted lands and defy standard music tags traveling fast & free through the surreal ...

Enthroned – Ashspawn

Belgian obscure black metal stalwarts Enthroned invoke ominous forces to compose the merciless twelfth full-length “Ashspawn” which rightfully becomes a ...

Carach Angren – The Cult of Kariba

Inspired by local legends and enigmatic myths Carach Angren presents a new dramatic chapter of their prolific career with the ...

Yawning Man – Pavement Ends

Following a genuine exploratory spirit Californian desert rock trio Yawning Man embarks on a super trippy journey through the sunny ...

Vrîmuot – Lupus Viridis

German dark folk act Vrîmuot chooses an attentive DIY composition to explore diverse musical territories and develop innovative ideas to ...

Giöbia – X-ÆON

Italian psychedelic rockers Giöbia return in great shape experimenting wildly to overcome any musical boundary and promising an ambitious lysergic ...

Inhuman – GLORIÆ

Portuguese gothic metal veterans Inhuman embark on a fascinating journey of self-discovery through the shadowy soundscapes of the fourth studio ...

Glasya – Fear

Portuguese metallers Glasya present a flamboyant symphonic metal tale with the theatrical grandeur of the third album “Fear”. Through relentless ...

Stoned Jesus – Songs To Sun

With a refreshed lineup and a blazing creative approach, heavy rock veterans Stoned Jesus look forward to building a brighter ...

Igorrr – Amen

Under the name Igorrr French multi-instrumentalist and producer Gautier Serre has chosen an avant-garde artistic pathway and his extensive experimental ...

The Mon – Songs Of Abandon

Known as vocalist/bassist of the long-running Italian heavy-psychedelic trio Ufomammut, Urlo shares his personal introspective sonic vision with his project ...

Frayle – Heretics & Lullabies

In the world of the damned the enigmatic band Frayle shines brightly embarking on a new promising musical journey that ...

Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin – Stygian Bough: Vol II

Arising from the darkest doomed depths of music Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin join forces to create the ambitious philosophical ...

Testament – Para Bellum

Legendary thrash metal masters Testament demonstrate to be simply unstoppable presenting a majestic sonic manifesto through the colossal guitar driven ...

Novembre – Words Of Indigo

After an extended period of inactivity Italian veterans Novembre fully embrace the autumnal gloom to deliver the new majestic album ...

Year Of The Goat – Trivia Goddess

Swedish occult rock collective Year Of The Goat invokes dark magic to concoct the epic soundscapes of the witchy fourth ...

Nailed To Obscurity – Generation Of The Void

Throughout the years Nailed To Obscurity have worked hard touring globally and developing an appealing sonic vision within the modern ...

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia

Norwegian masters Green Carnation begin a new convoluted music trilogy returning to a long-form storytelling with the release “A Dark ...

Paradise Lost – Ascension

Across their longstanding career and prolific discography Paradise Lost have mastered the arts of darkness creating a perfect mixture of ...

Katatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State

Renowned Swedish masters of melancholic heaviness Katatonia are offering solace to the loyal acolytes traveling through the vast dystopian soundscapes ...

In Mourning – The Immortal

Swedish melodic death metal quartet In Mourning returns in excellent shape presenting a well balanced blend of melancholy and aggression ...

Messa – The Spin

Italian doom metal band Messa has already gained a lot of attention the ambitious brand new album “The Spin” perfectly ...

In The Woods… – Otra

Norwegian avant-garde metal stalwarts In The Woods... pay homage to the natural beauty and essence of their homeland throughout the ...

Electric Citizen – EC4

Cincinnati proto-heavy rockers Electric Citizen evidently accomplished a wise sonic evolution during the last seven years and proudly aim to ...

Hexvessel – Nocturne

Finnish black metal shapeshifters Hexvessel invite all travellers to join their journey to the nightside and manifest a convoluted artistic ...

Austere – The Stillness of Dissolution

Australian black metal duo Austere fearlessly dives into a dark desolate sonic realm with the new full length "The Stillness ...

Lucifer’s Child – The Illuminant

After a seven year slumber Greek black metallers Lucifer’s Child emerge from the darkest depths to offer a ritualistic sonic ...

Avatarium – Between You, God, the Devil and The Dead

In the last decade Swedish doom/hard rock maestros Avatarium successfully have been forging a darkly compelling sonic pathway that continues ...

Nite – Cult Of The Serpent Sun

Blackened heavy metal band Nite bravely chooses to persevere in times of immense darkness blasting big guitar driven grooves and ...

The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard

When iconic musicians that contributed to the creation of Gothenburg metal scene join forces you can expect great things, in ...

Wardruna – Birna

Acclaimed Norwegian world music collective Wardruna dives further into Old Norse mythology to create the majestic sixth album “Birna” which ...