Album Reviews

After countless albums covering the events of World War II and the last two albums about World War I the topic seems a bit exhausted, so it was interesting what Sabaton would do for their 11th studio album. And they delivered the perfect answer, an album in the same style as 'Heroes' - focusing on individuals instead of dates - dating far further back in time then ever before, all the way back to 1878 B.C.
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In the subgenre of funeral doom, the U.S. quintet Evoken reigns supreme alongside gigantic acts like Shape of Despair, Skepticism, Thergothon and Disembowelment. The band has presented itself as torchbearers of modern funeral doom metal. Their music conjured dreadful and morbid atmospheres which are well-embedded in studio works, such as 'Embrace the Emptiness', 'Quietus' and the masterpiece 'Antithesis of Light'. Evoken enshrined itself within an unprecedented sonic experience, unleashing darkness upon the listener, where the music summons unspeakable and spectral beings from unearthly domains.
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Since their founding 17 years ago, Battle Beast has continuously improved and reinvented their sound, and it's been a joy to watch them grow during the 13 years I've known this band. With 'Steelbound' they are ready to unleash yet another chapter of heavy metal madness. After a couple of listens, this album is now spinning relentlessly in my head non-stop.
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Melbourne-based death metal quartet Vile Apparition offers a classic brute delivery of Australia’s vile and monstrous profanity. The highly anticipated sophomore, “Malignity”, establishes its unique formula stemming from the band’s debut full-length album, “Depravity Ordained”, released in 2019. The ten songs are stacked with Suffocation-esque bass guitar, hammering riffs, and bludgeoning blast beats; despite the old-school flavor, Vile Apparition returns back with an impressive quality.
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Yellowcard is back with their first album in nearly a decade. In 2017, the band really thought they had played their last show ever. But after some time apart, wounds had time to heal and the band feels ready to play again. I'm curious to hear what violin punk rock they will bring. Lets check it out!
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Time for a bit of nostalgia. If you grew up in the eighties, chances are your bedroom was littered with all kinds of cool action figures from Star Wars, Master of The Universe, Transformers or G.I.Joe. This definitely must have been the case for the guys from Cold Slither since their monniker is taken from an infamous episode of the G.I. Joe Sunbow television series where Cobra Commander devised a cunning plot to corrupt America’s youth by hiding subliminal messages in the rock songs by this fictive rock band called Cold Slither.
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Hooded Menace has given us one of the towering albums in 2018 with their crushing release "Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed", helmed by the founder Lasse Pyykkö (guitars, bass, and keyboards), who has been inspired by the death doom acts of his country. “Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration” is the seventh studio album, offering the visceral elements of Hooded Menace's signature style and also uncovers the depth of the songwriting talent.
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While their band moniker sounds very Scandinavian, the fellows in Krigsgrav in fact hail from Keller, Texas. With ‘Stormcaller’ they are down to eight albums in just about 15 years. So quite busy bees really.
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Feuerschwanz is known for their power metal with fun schlager touches. They create amazing parties at festivals where I've seen them live. Released on August 22, 2025, was their new album 'Knightclub'. Another party for sure! Let's check it out.
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Paradise Lost returns with a grandeur and solemnity in their seventeenth full-length album “Ascension” out via Nuclear Blast Records since September 19th, 2025. The godfathers of doom death and gothic metal evoke memorable choruses of the band’s classic albums such as “Icon”, “Draconian Times” and the latter studio albums like “Obsidian”.
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