“Defiance” is a hammer blow wrapped in poetry, part chainsaw-death, part atmospheric lament, testifying that Nightbearer are more than just worshippers of old Swedish death—they are its sharper, angrier evolution. The album stumbles just a few times in pacing and mix, but even those stumbles are over terrains of riffs and ideas worth stumbling over.
“Sorrow Falls” thrives on contrast, swinging from violent breakdowns to brittle interludes that feel like open wounds briefly exposed. It’s raw, uneven, and imperfect, but Blossom Decay’s honesty and urgency make it an EP worth bleeding with.
“Idaho” hits like a punch to the teeth and then tends your wound with surprising nuance, mixing pulverising riffs and speed with touches of folk, personal history, and community pride. It’s relentless and unforgiving, yet those cracks in the armor make the intensity hit harder.
“Asservis par l’espoir” is a bleak and ambitious debut that balances dissonant black metal with moments of fragile melody, all carried by anguished French vocals that cut like a knife.
“Candela” is an album that never hides its scars, a raw collision of blackened crust and emotional upheaval that claws at you rather than invites. It falters in pacing and clarity, but its honesty and ferocity keep it burning long after the noise fades.
Listening feels less like being invited to a performance and more like being locked in the same collapsing room the band are thrashing through. The EP doesn’t so much ask for your attention as it claws at you with its fingernails. That is both its undoing and its appeal.
Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, “Krushers Of The World”, on January 16, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The first video single has been released.
Obstruktion’s second full-length shreds complacency: nine tracks packed with riffs that scrape and bite, breakdowns that collapse the air, and uncanny atmosphere that lingers long after the storm has passed. “The End Takes Form” erupts as a roar of metallic hardcore tempered with death metal’s …
Amorphis return with “Borderland”, a record that favours refinement over upheaval. It may not shock, but its balance of melody, atmosphere, and weight proves the band’s mastery is far from fading.
Finnish metal veterans Omnium Gahterum will release “May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way” on November 7th via Century Media. “Walking Ghost Phase” has been released now: