Review: Recidivist – Madness Malformed
“Madness Malformed” is a solid, if occasionally messy, debut that punches above its weight. It won’t redefine death metal, but it’ll sure as hell leave a bruise.
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Review: Winselmutter – Ketzergeyst
“Ketzergeyst” proves that black metal doesn’t need reinvention when the songwriting and conviction are this strong. Winselmutter channel familiar genre hallmarks into something raw instead of another exercise in retro worship.
Review: Terror – Still Suffer
Terror return with their tenth studio album, which turns out to be a blast of pure aggression and frustration.
Review: Neurosis – An Undying Love For A Burning World
Neurosis return with a record that feels immense and alive. “An Undying Love for a Burning World” is heavy in every sense, but its real force comes from how carefully it rebulds the band’s sound after the turbulent recent years.
Review: Darkthrone – Pre-Historic Metal
22 albums in and Darkthrone still deliver. “Pre-Historic Metal” is a grim, strangely joyful reminder that the band still knows how to turn black metal into a personal expression of the world view.
Review: Cave In – Heavy Pendulum
Cave In cover the battlefield of past and present and “Heavy Pendulum” hangs there, refusing to settle.
Review: Non Est Deus – Blessings and Curses
Non Est Deus’ “Blessings and Curses “is a record that crackles with the tension of its own contradictions. This is melodic black metal designed for festival crowds, yet it never shakes off the claustrophobic intensity of a one-man operation. The album’s concept (an indictment of …
Review: Fimbul Winter – What Once Was
Fimbul Winter’s “What Once Was” is a record that doesn’t just wear its influences on its sleeve but brandishes them like a battle axe. The EP, born from a reunion of three former Amon Amarth members, offers is Swedish death metal as it was meant …
Review: Harrowed – The Eternal Hunger
Harrowed show their love for HM-2 death metal, while infusing it with a punk attitude and enough filth and grime for maximum credibility. The result is a banger of an album.
Review: At The Gates – The Ghost Of A Future Dead
“The Ghost Of A Future Dead” is a devastating, magnificent farewell record, a final burst of creativity from Tomas Lindberg and his partners in crime. This album is not just a swan song, but a triumphant testament to a legend whose ghost lives on in every riff and growl.