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8.8
Kvaen's third studio album 'The Formless Fires' captures the early years of Swedish melodic black metal. The album is highly recommended for fans of Dissection, The Moaning and A Canorous Quintet. Out on Metal Blade Records.
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8.6
The sixth studio album 'Host' by the Swedish heavy metal powerhouse Portrait, channels 80s speed metal and NWOBHM on its fourteen new tracks. Out on Metal Blade records.
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9.6
Akhlys' fourth studio album 'House of the Black Geminus' is an incredible manifestation brought from the dark mind of Naas Alcameth. The six new cuts project a quasi-symphonic and sinister form of black metal with ferocity and atmosphere. Out on Debemur Morti.
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The ninth studio album "Heavenly Down" from the Hungarian black metal masters Sear Bliss brings back memories of the past albums in a most breathless passionate spirit; capturing the hallmark of the band. Out via Hammerheart Records, it is a must for fans of symphonic and atmospheric black metal, and highly recommended to anyone who likes Summoning, Forest Silence, and Negură Bunget.
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8.2
Nocturnus AD returns with a new album 'Unicursal' drawing elements from thrash metal and technical death metal wrapped in bizarre cinematic symphonies of alien space. Out on Profound Lore Records.
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