Album Reviews

'Night Owls' is the latest full length album release from husband and wife (Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas) pop punkers The Dollyrots.
If you are already a fan of the band you will know what to expect, if this is your first time hearing them buckle up and enjoy the ride, this album delivers in spades!

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On October 14, 2022, Blink-182 released a new song called 'Edging' and announced a new album. Fans were going crazy and rumors started to occur. But no real news about the name or the release date of the album was given. On October 20, 2023, almost a year later, the new album was finally real. It goes by the name of ‘One More Time’. This is the first album with all original band members together again, but will this really be the last time? Time will tell, but we are in for an emotional ride and laughs along the side.
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I discovered Twin Temple years ago, shortly before the pandemic, when they dropped by in Helsinki for a show, and was immediately bewitched by them. Bringing back that golden time of rock 'n' roll and doo-wop back in the 40s and 50s, but with a wonderful and whimsical Satanic sauce poured over it, Twin Temple really is a fresh wind in the music scene. They've been spreading their message of satanism and feminism all over the world, supporting Ghost on most of their world tour, and just hot of their US tour with Danzig and Behemoth. And now they released a brand-new album of songs on the all too fitting October Friday the 13th for us to revel in!
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Polish black metal quartet Mānbryne released its much-anticipated sophomore album “O Próbie Wiary I Jarzmie Zwątpienia" on October 13th, 2023, through Terratur Possessions and Malignant Voices. Mānbryne perceptive songwriting marked the path of the band to take a modern direction with black metal, and it feels like the sophomore album is a fantastic follow-up to the band’s debut “Heilsweg: O Udręce Ciała I Tułaczce Duszy”.
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Epic heavy/doom metal veteran Cirith Ungol unfolds their sixth full-length album “Dark Parade” which is set to be released on October 20th, 2023, via Metal Blade Records. The new album brings us to the utmost frontier of the fantasy world and elevates their sonic tome by achieving an epic piece of classic heavy metal. Resembling none but themselves, Cirith Ungol wields mighty power and glory to create a monumental display of lead guitar embellishments. And the soaring banshee vocals of Tim Baker, the galloping approach of the drums, the driving rhythm, and even the dynamic aggression demonstrate the weighty quality of the guitar work.
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Having the otherworldly sinister hallmark at the core of songwriting, Germany’s Lovecraftian cosmic blackened/death metal Sulphur Aeon upped its sonic creation that resonated with the literature art of H.P. Lovecraft. Following the third dreadful opus “The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos”, which marked its ominous entry to the fictional horror of the Cthulhu universe, the fourth album “Seven Crowns and Seven Seals” is released by Ván Records on October 13th, 2023. And is a gateway where the quintet transcendence beyond sublimity. With the enthralling elements expanding into the supernatural themes and eerily mysterious atmosphere, Sulphur Aeon reveals a groundbreaking sonic mastery that captures the listener’s imagination and wraps its scaly tentacles around them.
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Taubrą is a new black metal entity formed in Switzerland in early 2022 by guitarist and songwriter B. (AARA), drummer J. (AARA, Thron), and was later joined by the Norwegian vocalist R. (Dooms Vain, Ilhalung). In the Proto-Germanic language, Taubrą means “sorcery”. Musically the band’s debut album “Therizo” means reap or harvest however, the trio incorporates a raw black metal interpretation that burrows from Swedish bands such as Watain, Valkyrja, and other modern bands from the Scandinavian scene.
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Portland, Oregon-based death metal act Excarnated Entity debuted its first full-length album on September 8th, 2023, through Nuclear Winter Records. The band’s lineup consists of vocalist, and guitarist Dan Fried, lead guitarist Nick Strickler, bassist Rory Flay, and drummer Mike Stone. Excarnated Entity’s thunderous sound appears to have the classical old-school death/doom metal with a cavernous and low growling tone, the debut includes eight dreadful tracks that are incredibly heavy.
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Twixt sludgy death metal and obscure doom metal, Mexican four-piece Reverence to Paroxysm strike a chord by showing their inspiration to the likes of Rippikoulu, Rottrevore, Funebrarum, and Disma. The first full-length album “Lux Morte” was released by none other than Me Saco Un Ojo Records (vinyl) and Dark Descend Records (CD) on August 31, 2023.
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Dutch black metal horde Salacious Gods return with their newest album “Oalevluuk” on October 6th, 2023, via Hammerheart Records, making a solid return after eighteen years of absence. Originally formed in 1994 by the guitarist and songwriter Lezelzweard and with a strong lineup including veterans from bands like Kjeld, Lugubre, Gheestenland, Asregen, Iku-Turso, and others. The fourth album consists of nine tracks and crafted with a classic composition by skilled musicians such as Fjildslach (drums), Swerc (bass guitar), Lafawijn (vocals), and Njirrebrod (guitars).
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