Barnone of the very best albums of the year, an independent band that clears the boundaries of the genre and brings it to ...

I should have rethought that approach when I penned my first TÅRFÖDD review. As it turns out, the band is on the hyper-productive side. So here we are with the third release by TÅRFÖDD in 2026. I jest ...

Symphony In Flesh” is a modern representation of classical Swedish Death Metal, with the chainsaw guitars riffs being enriched by the lead guitars, which offer the dark melodic framework ...

The album holds hope in a delicate balance and through raging storms. It almost seems to present the listener with a ...

From Bandcamp, “For over two decades, ISKALD have stood among the leading names in Norwegian melodic black metal. Now performing as a five-piece, the band expands its trademark northern sound with its ...

CAUSTIC returns after 11 years with "Inner Deflagration", delivering a bloody masterpiece of high-speed Spanish death metal.

This was an excellent album that also had a nasty snarl in the production. Rather than making the sound clear as a bell, they kept it muted with hues of grey, so that it would better reflect the vile ...

This was a lovely album that unfolded slowly like a spring flower in bloom. The cold, hard ground of winter is no match for nature, and that flower will rise and bloom. It reminds us that even when ...

“Death Mask Messiah” is good old Thrash Metal at its best. Almost all tracks are fast, aggressive with tight and flesh-ripping guitar riffs and excellent lead guitar solos ...

In sum, Black Metal is a modern genre that can take many different directions, unlike the first wave of old. This one chooses utter desolation, frozen bodies, and loneliness that is deeper than ...

Mason’s breakthrough came in 2024 with the release of his debut album, "I Can’t Wait", […] When clicked, this video is loaded from YouTube servers. See our privacy policy for details.

You have to give Tregor some credit for creating this album alone and by himself. It also takes a considerable amount of tenacity to get an album released. That said, it just fell very flat for me. At ...