Strigampire – All To Dominate (Self-Released)
Quebec, Canada is home to Strigampire, a band that have been together for over two decades. Silent for a few years during the COVID-19 downtimes, they added new members to the lineup while recording...
Axenstar – Victorious Symphony
Fortunate to access promos from this Swedish power metal outfit since the start through their debut album from 2001 Perpetual Twilight, Axenstar arrives strong as ever for their eighth studio platter for Chapter VIII....
STMLT – STMLT (Self-Released)
STMLT (ステミレイツ), abbreviated from Stimulate, are one of those Japanese groups that are really hard to classify. The ladies play all the instruments (even a saxophone, in this particular case), but they also utilize...
Crossfire – Switch to Reset (WormHoleDeath)
A popular name over the years based on Metal Archives research, this scribe remembers most the 80’s Belgian version of Crossfire – a speed/heavy metal act who released albums like See You In Hell...
Merciless Law – Grimoire for the Ultimate Sinner (Stormspell Records)
Productivity would be an accurate word to describe the discography of Chile’s Merciless Law, in the hands of main multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Pancho Ireland. In 2022 alone, he released two full-length albums and an EP for...
High Spirits – Investigate the Other Side
Almost fifteen years running, Chicago-based act High Spirits continues to resonate to those who love classic hard rock/heavy metal done from a passionate, purity perspective. It’s all about catchiness from the hooks to the...
Astray Valley – Midnight Sun (Art Gates Records)
Alternative forms of modern metal / metalcore have been gaining acclaim across all parts of the globe – probably due to the wider exposure and higher profile acceptance in streaming or satellite formats. Welcome...
Dyssebeia – Garden of Stillborn Idols (Transcending Obscurity)
There are more varieties of death metal out there than there are flavors of ice cream at a Baskin Robbins, and certainly more than Howard Johnson’s one (if you don’t get this reference, I’m...
Gama Bomb – Exploring New Adventures
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Veterans of incorporating pop culture, movie, and society topics with a sense of humor over an addictive brand of thrash metal, Gama Bomb through their latest album BATS explore varied influences and...
Kaivs – Decisively Carving Forward
Death metal is one of the most enduring styles of metal, and has continued to evolve and inspire a plethora of new acts to carry the torch forward. From the avant-garde to the classic,...
Plevail – Pancada (Vibla Music Records)
Established in 2020 in Osaka, Plevail is a Japanese alt idol act composed of 4 vocalists as well as a backing band. Pancada marks the third full-length album from the group in three years...
Progeny of Sun – Throne of Desolation (Inverse Records)
The evolution of Finnish melodic blackened death metal unit Progeny of Sun has occurred since their inception in 2017. Originally a two-piece with vocalist Niko Aromaa and guitarist Jaakko Hautamäki, the band developed a...
Sons of Eternity – End of Silence (Massacre Records)
A German quintet consisting of musicians with various experience in a variety of other heavy music outfits, Sons of Eternity seems like a fresh upstart in the heavy/power metal style through this debut effort...
Earthside – Turning Challenges into Opportunity
In the blink and you'll miss it mentality of today, some bands continue to buck the trends and double down on their own vision. Earthside is a symphonic and progressive entity that first debuted...
Rome in Monochrome – AbyssUs (Art Gates Records)
Born in Italy, Rome in Monochrome describe their brand of music as ‘ghost metal’ – incorporating a mix of post rock, doom metal, and dark progressive metal. The sextet develops an intriguing blend of...