BAD TASTE! LOUD RIFFS! TOO MUCH CUM!
Fires in the Distance
A haunting, atmospheric journey through metal's more ethereal reaches that ultimately feels lost in its own shadows.
Lord Of The Lost
OPVS NOIR Vol. 3 finds Lord of the Lost entrenched in a familiar aesthetic, delivering an experience that’s undeniably dark but lacks genuine spark.
Swedish metallers ELEINE have dropped a new single, "Watch As We Rise," from their upcoming album, "The Water Taste Of Blood", promising a reckoning.
Visions of Atlantis
Armada – An Orchestral Voyage feels like a lavishly funded theme park ride, all spectacle and no genuine thrills.
Tarja
Tarja's latest offering is a carefully constructed soundscape of gothic grandeur and orchestral metal, but lacks the visceral punch to truly ignite.
British thrash titans XENTRIX have dropped a music video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Allied With The Enemy," promising a crushing return.
Sabaton
Sabaton’s ‘Legends’ delivers precisely what you expect: bombastic riffs, historical narratives, and enough power chords to trigger a minor earthquake.
Majestica
Rise from Ruin is a frustrating listen; moments of genuine brilliance are suffocated by an overblown, predictable structure.
Gladenfold
Gladenfold's 'Soulbound' offers a glacial, technically proficient journey, but struggles to ignite beyond its impressive foundations.
Melodic alternative metal band BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE have unleashed the blistering new single "Don't Run", signalling a return to form and hinting at an explosive full-length release.
Avatar
Avatar’s latest offering isn’t a forest; it's a swamp of repetitive riffs and tired tropes, drowning any spark of originality.
Arion
Arion's latest offering is a relentlessly bland exercise in melodic metal, devoid of spark or originality.