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Marduk – Memento Mori

9.8
Marduk's fifteenth studio album "Memento Mori" perfectly fits with the raw aesthetics of the band. In terms of quality and songwriting the ten tracks offer sinister and furious black metal, this is one of the band's best albums and is set for release this Friday via Century Media Records!
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30/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

Horrendous – Ontological Mysterium

8.6
Fifth album "Ontological Mysterium" from the US metal four-piece Horrendous is a sonic feast for fans of technical/progressive death metal. The album shines with its intricate guitar work with a superb level of technicality. Released a couple of weeks ago via Season of Mist.
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30/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

Spirit Adrift – Ghost At The Gallows

8
The superb musicianship of US heavy metal outfit Spirit Adrift delivers another glorious record with fifth album “Ghost At The Gallows”. This comes recommended for fans of Khemmis, Black Sabbath, and Solitude Aeternus and was released via Century Media Records!
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30/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

Incantation – Unholy Deification

8.6
Incantation has evolved over the past 30 years and "Unholy Deification" is another solid and visceral album from these veterans who have delivered a slab of familiar yet very fresh material for the fans. Out via Relapse Records.
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25/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

Asphodelus – Sculpting From Time

9
Asphodelus's second full length album 'Sculpting the Time' embodies the archaic haunting melancholy of doom death metal. The songwriting continues in the vein of the first studio album and fuses the dismal sound with a perfect dim atmosphere. Out on August 25 via Hammerheart Records.
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21/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

Godthrymm – Distortions

8.6
With their unique style of epic doom metal, the British quartet Godthrymm has released another stunning album. The sophomore 'Distortions' is beautifully cloaked in a sorrowful vocals and heavy guitar dirges. Out today via Profound Lore Records.
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18/08/2023 /0 Comments/by

The Night Eternal – Fatale

8
Germany has been a home for many heavy metal and thrash metal bands in the past, and The Night Eternal is no exception. "Fatale" combines many elements from the NWOBHM era and occult heavy metal, this is a very catchy and infectious album, released via Ván Records.
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30/07/2023 /0 Comments/by

Undergang / Spectral Voice split

8.8
Dark Descent Records and Extremely Rotten Productions surprised the fans with one of the best split releases of the year. Offering three exclusive songs from Denmark's death metal outfit Undergang and one monolithic 14-minute track from the U.S. death/doom metal act Spectral Voice.
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29/07/2023 /0 Comments/by

Cavalera – Bestial Devastation

9.2
Almost four decades later, Cavalera resurrects the classic spirit of Sepultura by re-recording the debut E.P. 'Bestial Devastation', hence surprising their fans around the world with a revamped and improved sound quality. The end result surely does not disappoint. Out via Nuclear Blast.
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29/07/2023 /1 Comment/by