This is the fifth album from Portuguese metal/post-black metal band Gaerea.
It’s been very interesting to watch Gaerea develop over the years, peaking their black metal assault on 2022’s Mirage, before adding in a few different textures and influences on 2024’s very well-received Coma. The latter was the band’s biggest stylistic shift until that point. Loss delivers an even larger Continue reading “Gaerea – Loss (Review)”
Poison the Well are a hardcore band from the US and this is their sixth album.
When such an iconic band releases a brand new record 17 years after their last one, it’s a time of expectation, hope, and excitement, but also concern, and even suspicion. Can Poison the Well come close to their previous quality levels? Will time have dulled their unique edge? Do we need another Poison the Well album? Continue reading “Poison the Well – Peace in Place (Review)”
This is the third album from German progressive/post-metal band Monosphere.
Amnesia contains 42 minutes of music that sits somewhere between progressive and post-metal. The promo blurb references Cult of Luna and The Ocean, which should act as a decent starting point for the Monosphere sound, albeit one that doesn’t tell the whole story. Continue reading “Monosphere – Amnesia (Review)”
This is the seventh album from UK metal band Sylosis.
Following on from 2023’s extremely strong A Sign of Things to Come, The New Flesh contains 50 minutes of new material from Sylosis. It’s heavy, riffy, and good fun all-round. Continue reading “Sylosis – The New Flesh (Review)”
This is the third album from Finnish metal band Atlas.
Atlas play a contemporary form of metal that borrows from a few different styles. Although the rather generic tag of modern metal is probably an apt one, it’s also just as misleading as it is useful. There’s 29 minutes of material on Sunder, but what it lacks in quantity it Continue reading “Atlas – Sunder (Review)”
Ov Sulfur are a blackened deathcore band from the US and this is their second album.
Following on from 2023’s The Burden ov Faith comes the 46-minute Endless. On this new record Ov Sulfur continue their upwards trajectory. Continue reading “Ov Sulfur – Endless (Review)”
Another year, another list. 2025 followed 2024 as it was meant to, and brought with it a plethora of new metal albums to get excited about. Continue reading “Wonderbox Metal End of Year List – Best Metal of 2025”
This is the second album from UK mathcore band Pupil Slicer.
Following on from 2023’s well-received Blossom, Pupil Slicer have returned with the 36-minute Fleshwork. In this review I’ll make the case that this is peak Pupil Slicer so far. Fleshwork is a monster. If a mix of bands such as Converge, Deafheaven, Heriot, Rolo Tomassi, and Svalbard, sounds good, then this is one for you. Continue reading “Pupil Slicer – Fleshwork (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Greyhaven, a hardcore band from the US.
I’ve been looking forward to this. 2022’s This Bright and Beautiful World placed second from the very top on my end of year list, and I loved catching them live at the start of the year. So, with this much expectation, is disappointment inevitable, or can the 41 minutes of music on Keep it Quiet rise to the challenge? Continue reading “Greyhaven – Keep It Quiet (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Swedish metal band Orbit Culture.
I enjoyed 2020’s Nija, 2021’s Shaman, and 2023’s, Descent, so Death Above Life is well-received. If you’re unfamiliar with Orbit Culture, check these previous releases out if you’re a fan of bands such as Gojira, In Flames, Lamb of God, Meshuggah, Metallica, Slipknot, Soilwork, Static-X, Sylosis, Thy Art Is Murder, and Trivium. Continue reading “Orbit Culture – Death Above Life (Review)”
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