Loch Vostok – Opus Ferox II -Mark of the Beast (ViciSolum Productions)
Ambitious in execution, Swedish progressive metal act Loch Vostok continues the Opus Ferox trilogy that started in 2021 with the stellar Opus Ferox – The Great Escape record, issuing the sequel Opus Ferox II...
SETYØURSAILS – Overcoming Demons
SETYØURSAILS left a major impression with their previous album, Nightfall. A personal album that was able to hit a variety of sonic tones and avoided any one genre in particular. With their new album,...
Sarcasm – Mourninghoul (Hammerheart Records)
Active in the early 90s, Swedish band Sarcasm released a series of demos to establish their brand of death metal before dissolving in 1994. A short-lived reunion in 1997 did not last – putting...
Ghost Kill – Ghost Kill (Self-Released)
In modern times, YouTube can feel a bit daunting. But sometimes it reaps some fantastic rewards, in the case of fresh act Ghost Kill, whom this scribe managed to discover through their recent "Heartbreak"...
Ingested – The Tide of Death and Fractured Dreams (Metal Blade)
Continuing along as one of the modern extreme metal acts that seem to be able to balance the line to appeal to both deathcore and death metal purists, Ingested have designed a visceral formula...
Leaves’ Eyes – Of Myths and Legends
Returning triumphant after 2020's The Last Viking, symphonic metal act Leaves' Eyes this time takes a turn towards the mystical and magical with their new album, Myths of Fate. Not a concept album this...
Attacker – The God Particle (Cruz del Sur Music)
While many bands who started in the 80s that reformed decades later still chase former glory, other artists such as Attacker prove that they still can write, record, and issue relevant material to the...
ALMONDot – 鋼鉄 – Koutetsu (Sony)
Adding into the list of Japanese acts that continue to defiantly blur the genre lines and the expectations associated with them is the industrial metal act ALMONDot. Comprised of literal teenagers, the guitar and...
Imminence – The Black (Believe)
One of those bands that completely throws genre boxes out of the way, Imminence have been hard at work to carve out their own niche within heavy music for over a decade now. Merging...
Disbelief – War of the Mind
Photo: Axel Jusseit
A staple of the German metal scene, Disbelief have been plugging away since 1990 combining aspects of groove, sludge, thrash and death into their sound. Killing Karma is the group’s latest effort...