Review: Solfatare – Asservis par l’espoir
“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.
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Review: Svdestada – Candela
“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.
KREATOR announce new record, post first single
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.
Review: Obstruktion – The End Takes Form
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 …
Review: Amorphis – Borderland
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.
Review: Hexvessel – Nocturne
“Nocturne” drifts between shadow and revelation, its folk roots stretched into darker corridors without always finding a lasting spark. Haunting in mood but hesitant in execution, it lingers like mist, evocative yet never fully consuming.
RUNEMAGICK release lyric video of “Wyrd Unwoven”
Runemagick will release their new studio album “Cycle of the Dying Sun (Dawn of Ashen Realms)”, on 31st October via Hammerheart Records. The band unveiled “Wyrd Unwoven” to give an impression of the record.
Review: Unhallowed – Awaken The Black Flame
„Awaken the Black Flame“ erupts with the icy grandeur of mid-90s Scandinavian black metal, yet it arrives not as an exercise in nostalgia but as a revitalizing statement.
Review: Bloodbark – Sacred Sound Of Solitude
“Sacred Sound of Solitude” pulls you into a blizzard of melody and desolation, quiet moments and tremolo storms that make you feel both small and alive. It sometimes leans on familiar tropes and lets the quieter vocals sag, but when it moves, it moves with a grandeur you won’t forget.
WHITECHAPEL release new video
Title track of upcoming record “Hymns in Dissonance” has been released.