Australia’s death metal act Altars delivers one hell of a complex record. Their sophomore ‘Ascetic Reflection’ is highly recommended for fans of Gorguts and Portal. Out on Everlasting Spew Records.
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Entrails may not have offered anything new on its seventh album ‘An Eternal Time of Decay’, but there is an undeniable feel for classic Swedish death metal with songs that are equally catchy and aggressive . Out on Hammerheart Records.
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Pictures of the second day of Knotfest Finland that topped everything of the day before on all levels with kings of metal Slipknot, joined by bands like Shiraz Lane, Tesseract, Stoned Statues, Cradle of Filth, Medeia, Bring Me The Horizon, and Moon Shot!
Ataraxy’s third studio album ‘A Mirror Reflects Our Fate’ cements the atmospheric framework of their suspenseful sensations of death/doom, coming highly recommended for fans of Disembowelment, Krypts and Spectral Voice. Out on Dark Descent Records.
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Yngwie Malmsteen played a show at 013 Poppodium that seemed like more of a try-out than an actual part of the Parabellum tour, but nevertheless a schooling in neo-classical metal that only someone like him could give!
Suppression’s debut ‘The Sorrow of Soul Through Flesh’ sees the Chilean band incorporating an array of elements from technical death and thrash metal that falls under the same ilk as bands like Ripper.
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Mexican duo The Chasm’s 9th album ‘The Scars of a Lost Reflective Shadow’ captures their old school aesthetics, offering a robust blend of their early albums.
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The 4th album “Summoning the Slayer” of the Michigan-based death/doom act Temple of Void delivers the crushing heaviness of old school death/doom. Temple of Void now seems to tread solemnly amidst their peers, with songs that will envelop the listener with gloomy melodies, ominous growls, heavy pacied drums and brooding guitars.
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Pictures of day 1 of Knotfest Finland with Bloodred Hourglass, Stam1na, Sara, Arch Enemy, Lähiöbotox, Lamb of God, Huora, and Nightwish
Combining metal with electronic and synth-wave elements, Bad Omens brings us another full length album titled ‘The Death of Peace of Mind’. Out on Sumerian Records.
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