Review: Converge – Love Is Not Enough
With their first new record in five years, Covnerge show their compassion for heavy, intense music. Each song hits like a hammer and shows that the band always delivers.
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GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR @Markthalle, Hamburg
Godspeed You! Black Emperor have become a legend Formed from Montréal’s anarchic street poetry, they move like an avalance in slow motion. Whatever they do, they do it relentless, taking their time to create soundscapes of bleak grandeur. On stage, they appear almost ceremonial: backs …
Review: Skullhammer – Where Skulls Pile High
“Where Skulls Pile High” is a relentless, riff-driven love letter to old-school death metal. A no-filler assault that leaves you craving more and marks Skullhammer as a force to be reckoned with.
Review: Hemelbestormer – The Radiant Veil
Hemelbestormer’s “The Radiant Veil” is a sprawling cosmic odyssey, weaving crushing doom, blackened post-metal, and ethereal synths into an immersive journey through the stars.
Review: The Ruins Of Beverast – Tempelschlaf
The Ruins Of Beverast’s “Tempelschlaf” is a suffocating, ritualistic descent into blackened doom’s darkest corners, where the band weaves furious blasting, psychedelic synthscapes, and crushing riffs into a hypnotic, otherworldly journey.
Review: Fragments Of Unbecoming – Dawnbringer
Fragments Of Unbecoming’s “Dawnbringer” is a relentless, polished return to the melodic death metal glory of the ‘90s. Even after all these years, band still knows how to craft death metal that’s as powerful as it is precise.
Review: Katatonia – Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State
As to expect from Katatonia: “Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State” is moody and atmospheric. Yet the album occasionally loses its way but ultimately delivers enough moments of melancholic grandeur.
Review: Ulver – Neverland
“Neverland” is a record that is bold, atmospheric, and an often brilliant exploration of electronic and ambient textures, making it Ulver’s most ambitious and rewarding works.
Review: Mogwai – The Bad Fire
Mogwai’s “The Bad Fire” is a luminous, emotionally charged masterpiece that delivers post-rock grandeu. The band is weaving dream-pop hooks and shoegaze atmospheres into a sound that feels both nostalgic and boldly new.
Review: Bloedmaan – Vampyric War In Blood
Bloedmaan delivers are haunting, often brilliant exploration of vampiric black metal that sometimes repeats too much same-ish ideas, but ultimately delivers enough solid ideas to be appealing for fans to the genre.