Latest Reviews
There are way too many records released every week - which one should you listen to? We want to help you by reviewing lots of records every week and you can also check out a little teaser before reading the whole thing. And if you want to, you can also browse through our archive and have a look at the amazing records you might have missed out on.
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Coffin Lurker - Foul And Defiled
11 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
Avantgarde-DoomThis record proves how differently a certain genre can be interpreted, yes how contrary the same genre can be. For this review one needs equal measures of Coffin Lurker‘s debut Foul and Defiled and Sunn O))) as a reference band to explain how nearly antagonistic doom can be.
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Pledge - Haunted Visions
10 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
HardcoreWar On Women would be proud of this new Portuguese Hardcore outfit – because they play good, modern punk with a touch for little details and breaks – and also because of the awesome vocals by front-woman Sofia Magalhães
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Mads Christensen - 5212 Helvete
09 Jul 2021 - Knut
Hard rock/Punk/Punk´n´roll/Post-Hardcore/Thrash metalA playful, vibrant, hard and raw release to keep you rocking through the warm summer days and nights - and beyond!
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Outlander - Sundowning/Unconditional
08 Jul 2021 - Pat O'
Doomgaze/Shoegaze/Post-RockBirmingham’s Outlander are back and have made a bold statement with this latest EP. It’s rich in hypnotic shoegaze melodies but it has a darker side which gives these doomgazers something slightly unique but ultimately very special
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Sundrowned - Become Ethereal
07 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
BlackgazeHow lofty and floating can post-metal or blackgaze be? If you ask Norway’s Sundrowned and their album Become Ethereal, very very much. Even when they are angry, the band never lets go of clouds to carry them through the massive songs!
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Lichfield - Dead Trees
06 Jul 2021 - Pat O'
Dark Metal/Doom Metal/Gothic MetalLichfield are dark, gothic and very heavy. They bring their own brand of melancholy that’s cleverly interwoven with flashes of classic doom influences.
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Bong-Ra - Antediluvian
05 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
Avantgarde Doom Break-Core Free-Jazz”Madness?!? No – this is Bong-Ra!!!” With a background in Doom-Metal (he was a founding member of Dutch Doom-institution Celestial Season) and harsh Breakcore (alongside acts like Venetian Snares or DJ Scud) Jason Köhnen tries to combine both with a love for Free Jazz. Now, his only full-length album sees a repress by Tartarus Records and that is reason enough for us to review this awesome record.
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Kold - dto.
04 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
Atmospheric Black MetalThis is a record to listen to in November or December or generally when it gets cold because this sort of classic-inspired Black metal is just not made for sunshine and bright colors. However, when listened to at night or during the cold, dark winter days of Northern Europe – then this debut makes sense.
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Iceburn - Asclepius
03 Jul 2021 - Thorsten
Post-Metal Sludge DoomOkay this could be a history lesson, because Iceburn are nothing less than one of the first bands to ever play something like Sludge or Post-Metal while at the same time being a Hardcore collective and incorporating completely different genres like Avantgarde into their music as well. But….
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Mannveira - Vitahríngur
02 Jul 2021 - Knut
Black MetalIn Iceland, the land of fire and ice, the Black Metal band Mannveira has been prowling in the shadows for a decade since its inception. They released an EP in 2014 and a split with Ellorsith in 2016. With Vitahringur, their first full length, they throw their shape onto the black volcanic landscape of Iceland. They bring their nihilistic, often atonal music roaring to the scene. They do not bring light, they bring more darkness, they throw the anguish of their black metal music at us.
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Thy Catafalque - Vadak
01 Jul 2021 - Gene
Metal, Avante-GardeNot often does a piece of art come about carried out so expertly that it seems to hit every hidden facet of the global psyche; but this is what has transpired.
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Longwinter - Burning Season
30 Jun 2021 - Pat O'
Ambient/Post-Rock/Post-MetalLongwinter have poured their hearts into this release. It’s brimming with soulfulness and melancholia,and perfectly showcases all the beauty that can be found in dark, emotive music.
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ISON - Aurora
29 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Cosmic Drone“Aurora“ means light or lucidity or brightness. And one might have hardly ever heard of an album whose opener fits so perfectly to the album title as this one. It radiates brightness which flows towards the listener like the warm, embracing rays of sunlight. And that’s just the first track “Jupiter”!
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Drug Church - Tawny
28 Jun 2021 - Sebastian
Hardcore, PunkDrug Church are back! Before their next studio album next year, we get an EP as an appetizer and now I am really hungry for more.
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Impure Wilhelmina - Antidote
27 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Post-MetalAfter more than 25 years, six full-lengths and several shorter releases, Impure Wilhelmina from Geneva, Switzerland still have something to say and are still relevant – not as front-runners of a new musical style (like back then) but as one of the bands that stick to their musical ideas without any pretentiousness.
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Bossk - Migration
26 Jun 2021 - Simon
post metal, progressive metalA rousing, triumphant return for Kent band Bossk which sees them delve into deeper, textured sonic territory and emerge all the better for it
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Dödsrit - Mortal Coil
25 Jun 2021 - Knut
Atmospheric Black MetalThis album got me hooked on the first listen, and for me that is a warning. A lifetime of listening to music has thought me that such albums get boring after a couple of spins. But that did not happen with this captivating album. While listening to this album you will be immersed in the coldness of Black Metal, the warmth of Death Metal, the intensity of Crust-Punk with its d-beats, but above all you will get the soaring ambiance of Atmospheric Black Metal with angst-ridden lyrics.
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Auld Blue Eyes - The Early Years
24 Jun 2021 - Pat O'
Indie/Post-Rock/Post-Hardcore“Post-hardcore” vocals dripping in attitude and laced with “indie” hooks and melodies give Auld Blue Eyes something very distinctive and fresh.
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Amenra - De Doorn
24 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Blackened Post-MetalPraise upon praise is heaped upon the new Amenra record – deservedly. But what is the distinct difference between this record and their earlier releases? Well, let’s find out!
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Year Of No Light - Consolamentum
23 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Post-MetalA few years ago Public Enemy released a track called “Don’t Believe The Hype” which by now has become a kind of catch-phrase and motto not to fall for something that seemingly everybody is rooting for. Well, when listening to the new Year Of No Light record Consolamentum I have to counter with “YES, BELIEVE THE HYPE!”
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Kollapse - Sult
22 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Post-MetalKollapse prove once and for all that there is a link somewhere between Post-Hardcore and Post-Metal. Just listen to some of the mighty drumming on Sult.
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Sleazebag - Peine Kapital - Split EP
21 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Blackened Hardcore-DoomWhat do we get when a former grindcore act from Germany teams up with a blackened doom band from France for a split? Right! We do NOT get sunlight!
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Kankar - Dunkle Millenia
21 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Black MetalWhat makes a good Black Metal album? Atmosphere? Speed? Rage? Or just simply a good mix and production? Kankar is very straightforward and punkish with their kind of Black Metal and yes, it is very effective.
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Boss Keloid - Family The Smiling Thrush
19 Jun 2021 - Simon
Progressive rock, Stoner metal, Doom metalWigan five-piece Boss Keloid return with an incredible, sonically stunning example of what happens when you follow your heart and not churn out just what is expected of you.
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White Ward - Debemur Morti (EP)
18 Jun 2021 - Thorsten
Avantgarde Black MetalThe Ukrainian metal-extremists release an 18-minute-EP in honor of the 200th release on their own label, Debemur Morti Productions. Musically, it is a really brilliant homage to DMP, but visually it might just be the worst cover of the year. But - it makes you think!
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