Album Reviews

On the seventh studio album “Liturgy of Death”, Norway’s black metal legends Mayhem ascend to the throne as they enter the fifth decade. The long reign of darkness is marked by unparalleled originality, founded by Necrobutcher (bass), Hellhammer (drums), and Attila Csihar (vocals). In addition to guitarists Teloch and Ghul, they transcend with a powerful sonic impact that surpasses the norms. Mayhem brings a demonic delivery; the album continues from where “Daemon” left off, which proved too grandiose. Since their classic masterpiece album “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas”, the Norwegians have found the right antidote to bring their most ferocious and unrelentless experience.
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Our Mirage is an german metalband formed in 2017 and quickly gained momentum through an evergrowing fanbase and a string of compelling releases. Their 2022 studio album 'Eclipse' has amassed over 15 million streams on spotify. Now the band is gearing up for their most ambitious release yet called 'Fractured Minds.' They have carved out a distinct voice in the heavier music scene with emotionally charged lyrics, atmospheric textures and searing intensity. The new album promises to be even more explosive, expanding on their signature mix of crushing heaviness and emotional depth.
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Fuath is a side project whose sole member, Andy Marshall (all instruments and vocals), is the mastermind behind the atmospheric folk black metal band Saor. But unlike the band Soar, Fuath weaves atmospheric and wintry Gaelic coldness to paint a frosty landscape of melancholy. The third studio album, “III”, was released on January 2nd via Northern Silence Productions.
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Discovery Through Torment is an Canadian brutal deathcore band that already released two full-lengths with 'Divine In Blood' (2020) and 'The Mangled God' (2022), and now their set to release their brand new EP called 'Telesynthetic Rebirth.' The lyrics follow a fictional, video game-inspired narrative where a fallen deity gives way to a new force that abducts humans, reshapes them into telepathic killing machines, and unleashes them in a genocidal conquest of Earth.
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I don’t know how many of you remember the Swedish melodic death metal band Slumber, which released its only album, “Fallout,” in 2004. Slumber played a unique style, albeit in the modern vein of bands like Rapture, Katatonia, and Swallow the Sun. The embellishments of dramatic piano lines and growls with female vocals was enrapturing. Sadly, the band split up after releasing its only album and this led the founding member and guitarist Jari Lindholm (guitars, bass, keyboards, and vocals) to unite with Sebastien Pierre (lead vocals and keyboards) to form a new band under the moniker Enshine.
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The Vegas-based deathcore band formed in the time blackhole of the pandemic, catapulted by the return of ex-Suffokate vocalist Ricky Hoover and inspired by his disdain for organized religion. In 2023 they released their debut album called 'The Burden Ov Faith' and I was blown away by this massive sound of a new band and their debut album. So I can say that my expactations are high for their second album called 'Endless.'
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The seventh studio album from one-man blackened doom metal act The Ruins of Beverast, offering the ominous and dark side of Alexander von Meilenwald’s musical grimoire. Within the band’s discography, the sole member managed to craft his own strand of black and doom metal. Yet from all his studio albums, "Blood Vaults - The Blazing Gospel of Heinrich Kramer" and “Exuvia” highlighted the stylistic changes that focused more on the atmospheric and haunting themes. While later albums like “The Thule Grimoires” went beyond the previous black metal albums and took a different approach towards blackened doom and post-punk inspirations from bands like Type O Negative and Fields of the Nephilim.
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Since their debut 'Chapter 3: The Last Section' (2020), Paleface Swiss has evolved from an underground insider tip to one of the defining forces in modern metal with explosive riffs, massive breakdowns, and an uncompromisingly powerful rhythym section. The follow-up album 'Fear & Dagger', released in 2022, went even further. More emotional, heavier and more uncompromising. And with the release of their 3rd album, 'Cursed' (2025), they caught my eye. I followed them and loved it instantly. And now for the beginning of 2026 there is this new EP called 'The Wilted' to kick off the new year properly.
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Immortal Disfigurement is an American deathcore band, formed in 2021 by vocalist CJ McCreery and guitarist Josh Freeman. The band is known as part of the symphonic deathcore scene and currently consists of CJ McCreery on vocals, Josh Freeman and Jacob Toy on guitars, Shane Slade on bass and Suki on drums. It's a band that came out of the blue and released their EP 'Hell Is Right In Front Of Us' back in October 2025 but I couldn't let that EP slip into oblivion. So here is their EP in the beginning of 2026 getting what they deserve.
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Formed in the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Deadwood quickly carved out a place in the heavy scene with their dark, unrelenting sound. The lineup unites seasoned veterans: guitarist Fred, guitarist Stéphane, drummer Charles, and vocalist Derek, reuniting with Fred after a decade since their days in Malaga. And they are set to release 3rd EP called Rituals Of A Dying Light.
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