Spirit Possession are a black metal band from the US and this is their third album.
Brought to us by a member of Black Curse/Ulthar, Cathedral Speech contains 43 minutes of engaging blackened mayhem. Spirit Possession are not your average black metal band, so get ready to inject something notable into your listening habits. Continue reading “Spirit Possession – Cathedral Speech (Review)”
This is the sixth album by Italian power metallers Frozen Crown.
Frozen Crown are one of the absolute best in the business. Although 2024’s War Hearts didn’t ascend to the same stratospheric heights as 2023’s phenomenal Call of the North, it was still a great album, one that continues to get better with every spin. So, across ten tracks of new material, what does new record The Legend of the Six Kings have to offer us? Continue reading “Frozen Crown – The Legend of the Six Kings (Review)”
Death. Void. Terror. are a black/death/doom metal band from Switzerland, and this is their third album.
This new record follows hot on the sulphurous heels of last month’s EP To the Great Monolith 2.5. So, what do these strange, otherworldly travellers have in store for us this time? The answer, is something unexpectedly special. Something, in fact, to shake you out of your complacency and really, truly, feel the music. Continue reading “Death. Void. Terror. – To the Great Monolith III: Rifts (Review)”
Rorcal are a Swiss post-black/doom metal band and this is their seventh album.
Rorcal are a shapeshifting band that are more than worthy of your attention, (here, here, here, here, here). In other words, when they release something, it always rewards investigation. So what grim shape does Mahre take? Continue reading “Rorcal – Mahre (Review)”
This is the second album by UK extreme metal band Burner.
Burner bring us 48 minutes of material to abandon all hope to on No One Is Coming to Save Us. Playing a hybrid style that’s as effective as it is unexpectedly multifaceted, Burner’s new record is a real powerhouse. Continue reading “Burner – No One Is Coming to Save Us (Review)”
This is the second album from UK solo black metal band Noctule.
The artist behind Noctule, (from Svalbard), brings us 39 minutes of melodic black and death metal on Extinguish Thy Flame. The music of Noctule has taken an assured step forward with this new record. Continue reading “Noctule – Extinguish Thy Flame (Review)”
This is the eleventh album from German progressive metal band The Ocean.
After 2023’s Holocene, The Ocean have returned a changed band, with a new drummer, two new guitarists, and two new vocalists. Bringing us 72 minutes of new material, Solaris is big, bold, and vast in scale and ambition. Continue reading “The Ocean – Solaris (Review)”
This is the fourth album by Swedish doom/sludge metal band Kongh.
Dissolved in Time contains three sprawling tracks that total 39 minutes. Kongh’s style mixes sludge, doom, and post-metal, delivering a record that makes a good impression. Continue reading “Kongh – Dissolved in Time (Review)”
Mother of Millions are a Greek progressive metal band and this is their fifth album.
2024’s Magna Mater was a fantastic record, so the enigmatically titled T has a lot to live up to. Mother of Millions haven’t just reproduced that sterling record though, as T offers something that’s clearly Mother of Millions, but also has a personality distinct from its predecessor. Continue reading “Mother of Millions – T (Review)”
This is the fourth album by UK sludge metallers Remote Viewing.
Fusing doomy sludge heaviness with noise rock urgency and dynamics, Remote Viewing are here to cause damage and drag you down into the filth. Launching 40 minutes of material right at your uncaring face, State Violence will not be ignored. Continue reading “Remote Viewing – State Violence (Review)”
