Starchaser – Into the Great Unknown (Frontiers Music)
Evolving from a solo project by ex-Tad Morose guitarist Kenneth Jonsson into a full-fledged band, Starchaser released their self-titled debut album in 2022. A potent set of material within the melodic heavy metal hemisphere,...
Apocryphal – Facing the End (The Circle Music)
Sometimes a really cool find just falls into your lap. Such is the case with French band Apocryphal and their new album Facing the End. Now admittedly I knew nothing about the group, but...
Ad Vitam Infernal – Le Ballet des Anges (Dolorem Records)
Following up from their 2020 debut album Infernal Comedy, death metal act Ad Vitam Infernal is back with another speedy bout of death metal. Le Ballet des Anges picks up in a familiar place...
Dead Icarus – Recapturing the Spark
Many are undoubtedly familiar with vocalist Alex Varkatzas due to his tenure with the band Atreyu for many years. After he and the band parted ways, he formed Dead Icarus as his musical outlet...
Grey Attack – Back to Greysland (Metalapolis Records)
Exposure to a plethora of musicians outside of the domestic scene has been one of the fruitful aspects to metal journalism over the years. Especially acts like Grey Attack that develop a sound which...
Make Them Suffer – Make Them Suffer (SharpTone)
Never a band to stay in the same stylistic place over time, Make Them Suffer's discography is testament to their continued evolution as a band. One can look back to their more symphonic deathcore...
Neo Japonism – Egoist (Self-Released)
The fighting idols of Neo Japonism are back with a brand new full-length with Egoist, the first in two years. What was striking about the group initially was their seeming affinity towards more heavy...
Crucifiction – Image and Music
Sometimes, when you hear some extreme music, you just want to be blown away by the devastation. Crucifiction goes by the concept that intensity is something that fits the particular image of the music...
Impellitteri – War Machine (Frontiers Music)
Once musicians establish themselves in a specific style or niche, subsequent creative endeavors become more about appeasing personal instincts that hopefully translate to delightful output as they are released to the public. War Machine...
Paragon – Metalation (Massacre Records)
Behind the scenes it hasn’t been smooth sailing for Paragon in the five-year interim between studio records. Members left to the point that nearing the end of 2022, consideration of Metalation being the final...