Riverside – Lost ‘n’ Found – Live In TilburgInsideOut Music9,0/10,0 Brief:Polish progressive rock masters RIVERSIDE return with a very special live-release. Previously only available as strictly limited fanclub edition, “Lost’n’Found – Live in…
View More Riverside – Lost ‘n’ Found – Live In Tilburg
Theatre Of Tragedy – Musique (Remaster 2020)AFM Records9,0/10,0 Brief:It’s a long time since it was available – now the THEATRE OF TRAGEDY millennium opus with singer Liv Kristine called “Musique” is in stores…
View More Theatre Of Tragedy – Musique
Darzamat – A Philosopher At the End of The UniverseSzataniec9,0/10,0 Brief:After an 11-year of hiatus in publishing, Darzamat – the Polish pioneers of atmospheric black/gothic metal are back! The concept of the album…
View More Darzamat – A Philosopher At the End of The Universe
Crippled Black Phoenix – EllengæstSeason of Mist Records Records9,0/10,0 Brief:This new release, though, does not make any attempts in pairing with or succeeding its predecessor. Circumstances largely prevented it anyway. On the day…
View More Crippled Black Phoenix – Ellengæst
Dark Tranquillity – MomentCentury Media Records8,0/10,0 Brief:Swedish melodic death metal kings Dark Tranquillity are back with their new album, Moment. It’s been four years since the (Swedish) Grammy-nominated album, Atoma, but the time…
View More Dark Tranquillity – Moment
Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?Translation Loss Records9,5/10,0 Brief:Formed in 2011, the band has shown a stable upward trajectory over multiple EP’s, splits, and two full-length albums. What started as…
View More Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?
Venom Prision – PrimevalProsthetic Records6,0/10,0 Brief:Death metal trailblazers, VENOM PRISON, have today announced a new release titled, Primeval. The 11-track album will feature re-recordings of tracks from their early EPs, Defy The Tyrant…
View More Venom Prision – Primeval
The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | CenozoicMetal Blade Records8,5/10,0 Brief:In September 2020, The Ocean are poised to release the eagerly-awaited concluding parts of the Phanerozoic journey, the new album – Phanerozoic II:…
View More The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
Anaal Nathrakh – EndarkenmentMetal Blade Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Extremity has been Anaal Nathrakh’s stock in trade for more than two decades, and with 11th album, Endarkenment, they maintain their legacy of aural devastation. However, for…
View More Anaal Nathrakh – Endarkenment
Finntroll – VredesvCentury Media Records7,0/10,0 Brief:The trolls are back – angrier, hungrier and meaner than ever! “Vredesvävd” (2020) is Finntroll’s seventh full-length, the first in long seven years. The title translates to “Wrath-woven”,…
View More Finntroll – Vredesv
The Pineapple Thief – Versions of the TruthKscope Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Created in May 2008 to provide a home for the growing post-progressive genre and an evolving, flexible and adventurous style of music without boundaries.…
View More The Pineapple Thief – Versions of the Truth
Noumena – AnimaInverse Records7,0/10,0 Brief:Noumena (est. 1998, Ähtäri, Finland) have offered their distinctive and unique view of melodic metal on five full-length albums so far. Anima rarely there is a better soundtrack at…
View More Noumena – Anima
Oceans Of Slumber – Oceans Of SlumberCentury Media Records7,0/10,0 Brief:Oceans Of Slumber have long been purveyors of a uniquely human(e) and emotionally fertile strain of heavy music; hewn from the bedrocks of arcane…
View More Oceans Of Slumber – Oceans Of Slumber
Blues Pills – Holy Moly!Nuclear Blast Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Blues Pills are a Swedish rock band, formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2011. The band has released three studio albums, two EPs, three live albums and…
View More Blues Pills – Holy Moly!
Pain Of Salvation – PANTHERInside Out Music9,0/10,0 Brief:The Swedish prog heavyweights are no strangers to reinventing their sound almost on an album-to-album basis. Firmly at the forefront of the progressive rock and metal…
View More Pain Of Salvation – PANTHER
Fight The Fight – DeliveranceIndie Recordings/Metal Blade Records8,5/10,0 Brief:Fight The Fight were founded under the name Faenskap, and played shows for many years. The band is a perfect example of childhood friends and…
View More Fight The Fight – Deliverance
Moon Tooth – CruxPure Noise Records8,5/10,0 Brief:Moon Tooth is a US Progressive Metal band founded in 2012. The music is a complex and unexpected blend of various musical styles. From Long Island –…
View More Moon Tooth – Crux
Orbit Culture – NijaSeek & Strike Records8,5/10,0 Brief:In the southern parts Sweden, in between the two major revered metal cities Gothenburg and Stockholm lies the small town of Eksjö, just about 60 kilometers…
View More Orbit Culture – Nija
Hinayana – Death Of The CosmicNapalm Records8,0/10,0 Brief:Melodic death metal upstarts HINAYANA bring the flaming Texas heat on their upcoming EP, Death of the Cosmic. Following their 2018 debut full-length, Order Divine, the…
View More Hinayana – Death Of The Cosmic
Figures – Operating In Unsafe ModeSelf-release8,5/10,0 Brief:2020 sees the release of a debut album from Alt-Metal 5-piece, Figures. On Operating In Unsafe Mode, the band’s distinctive take on melodic alternative metal is familiar,…
View More Figures – Operating In Unsafe Mode
Septicflesh – Infernus Sinfonica MMXIXSeason of Mist Records9,0/10,0 Brief:Septicflesh are painting an apocalyptic vision and make full use of their impressive musical palette consisting of black/death metal and orchestral colours on their new…
View More Septicflesh – Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX
City Of Souls – SynaesthesiaSelf-Released8,5/10,0 Brief:One of New Zealand’s most reputable acts, City Of Souls was formed in August 2015 by guitarists Trajan Schwencke and Steve Boag. Vocalist Richie Simpson found their existing…
View More City Of Souls – Synaesthesia
Gaerea – LimboSeason Of Mist Records9,0/10,0 Brief:GAEREA challenges the archetype of black metal, coloring outside of the genre’s lines with melancholy, texture and passion. ‘Limbo’ devours the listener with misanthropic catharsis and cinematic…
View More Gaerea – Limbo
Voyager – Ghost Mile (reissue 2020)Season Of Mist Records8,5/10,0 Brief:Voyager is a progressive metal band from Perth, Western Australia. The band has released seven full-length albums, five singles, fourteen video clips and has…
View More Voyager – Ghost Mile