This is the third album from Belgian progressive metal band Hippotraktor.
Roll up, roll up! Come one, come all! Have you had your fill of 2024’s Stasis, and crave something new? Sure you have, and Annihilist is here to satisfy your needs! Seven songs, 38 minutes; get it while it’s hot! Continue reading “Hippotraktor – Annihilist (Review)”
This is the second album from German doom metal band Fvneral Fvkk.
Fvneral Fvkk’s 2019’s debut Carnal Confessions was one of that year’s unexpected highlights. So, when Indecent Idols appeared on the horizon, all manner of alarms were triggered. Expectations, shall we say, are sky high. Fvneral Fvkk deliver 42 minutes of new material, and it’s as harrowing as it is excellent. Continue reading “Fvneral Fvkk – Indecent Idols (Review)”
Embryectomy are a Greek death metal band and this is their third album.
Beware, for a monster of slamming deathly brutality this way comes. Armed to the teeth with guttural ferocity and remorseless belligerence, Embryectomy are here to cause carnage. Vitriolic Baptism contains 31 minutes of slamming violence. Continue reading “Embryectomy – Vitriolic Baptism (Review)”
Entheos are a progressive metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.
Entheos made somewhat of a splash with 2023’s Time Will Take Us All, which means many people are looking forward to see what Empty on the Inside has to offer. Across 41 minutes, Entheos showcase an updated sound that works remarkably well for them. Continue reading “Entheos – Empty on the Inside (Review)”
Anagnorisis are a post-black metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.
Caregriever brings together a variety of extreme metal elements into a compelling 41-minute post-blackened framework. Anagnorisis have been absent a decade, but Caregriever gives us reason to be thankful they have returned, albeit in dark circumstances. Continue reading “Anagnorisis – Caregriever (Review)”
This is the eighth album from US black metallers Wolves in the Throne Room.
Wolves in the Throne Room, kings of atmospheric black metal, have returned. Across 48 minutes of expressive, mood-rich music, Estuary once again reinforces their claim to the crown. Is Estuary the album so many people want it to be? Continue reading “Wolves in the Throne Room – Estuary (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US post-rock band Shy, Low.
Existing somewhere between post-rock and post-metal, Shy, Low’s music is a thoroughly immersive affair. Purity Spiral spends 47 minutes engaged in comprehensive instrumental worldbuilding, to remarkable effect. Continue reading “Shy, Low – Purity Spiral (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Italian doom band Shores of Null.
Shores of Null do god work, as exemplified by 2020’s stellar Beyond the Shores (on Death and Dying) and 2023’s very enjoyable The Loss of Beauty. Homesick brings us 48 minutes of new material from the band, and it’s another worthy addition to the Shores of Null discography. Continue reading “Shores of Null – Homesick (Review)”
This is the third album from Iapetus, a progressive death metal band from the US.
Following on from 2019’s impressive The Body Cosmic, (which performed very respectably at the end of the year), Iapetus return with the mighty The Mother Void. It’s a long, involved, and meticulously crafted affair that deserves plenty of time and attention. Continue reading “Iapetus – The Mother Void (Review)”
This is the fifth album by Oscillotron, a solo drone/electronic band from Sweden.
Brought to us by the artist behind Kongh, Axiom delivers a 61-minute journey into expressive cinematic drone soundscapes. Oscillotron’s music blends dark ambient, drone, doom, prog, and atmospheric synths into a record that’s unreasonably immersive. Continue reading “Oscillotron – Axiom (Review)”
