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Conjurer – Unself (Review) This is the third album from UK sludge/post-metallers Conjurer. Each Conjurer album so far has been a notable one. From their 2018 debut Mire, to 2022’s Páthos, the band have show an ability …

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Unself is the most accomplished and advanced collection of songs that Conjurer have given us so far, and that’s saying something given their track record

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Psychonaut – World Maker (Review) Psychonaut are a Belgian post-metal band and this is their third album. I first encountered Psychonaut on their 2021 split with Sâver, and I really liked what I heard. So, when Violate Consensus Re…

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A album of post-metal resplendence, post-rock beauty, and progressive layers, World Maker is an essential listen for any fan of contemporary heavy music that has scope and breadth of appeal

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Dysylumn – Abstraction (Review) This is the fourth album form French black metallers Dysylumn. Following on from 2020’s Cosmogonie comes the 37-minute Abstraction. Compared to its gargantuan predecessor, it’s far shor…

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Abstraction has shocked me with its arcane vigour. Dysylumn’s new record is a triumph of blackened emotion, and a record to be savoured over time

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Void of Sleep – The Abyss into Which We All Have to Stare (Review) This is the fourth album from Italian progressive doom/sludge metallers Void of Sleep. It feels like an age has passed since 2020’s sterling record Metaphora, so it’s great that Void of…

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If you’re a fan of this sort of doomy, sludgy, progressive metallic worldbuilding, then The Abyss into Which We All Have to Stare is an essential listen

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Tribal Gaze – Inveighing Brilliance (Review) Tribal Gaze are a death metal band from the US and this is their second album. Inveighing Brilliance is the 32-minute follow up to 2022’s well-received The Nine Choirs. Tribal Gaze are back, …

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Tribal Gaze are barbaric in their application of force, and it makes for an effortlessly enjoyable record. If you’re looking for a fun, weighty, brutal slab of heaviness, then this is for you

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Defigurement – Endbryo (Review) This is the debut album from US grindcore band Defigurement. Defigurement are described as playing a technical/avant-garde/experimental form of grindcore. Couple this with the fact that the band co…

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What an album. Endbryo is a beautiful marriage of blistering hostility, fevered melody, and hallucinogenic atmosphere. Don’t miss out on Defigurement’s multifaceted #grindcore attack

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Werewolves – The Ugliest of All (Review) This is the sixth album from Australian death metallers Werewolves. Another year, another Werewolves album. Whether it’s 2022’s From the Cave to the Grave, 2023’s My Enemies Look …

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The thing is, despite their relentless aggression, Werewolves actually do know how to write songs. They pretend they don’t, but they really do

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An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City (Review) This is the third album from Swedish atmospheric death metal band An Abstract Illusion. Now here’s a very highly anticipated album. The Sleeping City is An Abstract Illusion’s follow up…

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A tour de force. It’s not an instant record, and demands attention, given over time, to truly tease out its manifold strengths

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Sanity’s Rage – The Dead Don’t Run (Review) This is the second album from Belgian thrash metallers Sanity’s Rage. Way back in 2012 I encountered You Are What You Swallow, and I liked it a great deal. Over the years, it’s stood up…

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The Dead Don’t Run is not only a love letter to the genre, it’s also a fun and very enjoyable slab of thrashy goodness

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Greyhaven – Keep It Quiet (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…

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Greyhaven have continued their ascending winning streak. Keep It Quiet is essential for any fan of modern song-based feeling-rich heaviness

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Blood Incantation/Oranssi Pazuzu – Albert Hall, Manchester – 08/10/25 (Live Review) One of the hottest bands around at the moment, (for good reason), playing in a venue I haven’t been to before, supported by another great band I’ve really wanted to see? Hard to pass up…

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Tonight belonged fully to Blood Incantation, and it was grand

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Vespéral – La Mort de l’Âme (Review) This is the second album by Canadian black metal band Vespéral. La Mort de l’Âme contains 41 minutes of black metal, brought to us in part by members of Conifère. I wasn’t consciously a…

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A quality, enjoyable album. It’s underground black #metal that’s greater than the sum of its parts

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Hæresis – Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (Review) This is the debut album by German post-black metallers Hæresis. Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum contains four tracks, with a duration of 41 minutes in total. Hæresis offer up a feast of foreboding hostili…

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A potent record. Its aggressive atmosphere is immersive and well-crafted. It’s a ferocious and intense affair, and carries with it a wealth of mood-rich extremity and blackened melodic feeling

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This is one hell of a review. The new Starer releases Friday.

Starer – Ancient Monuments and Modern Sadness (Review) This is the fourth album from Starer, a one-man black metal band from the US. Since appearing out of nowhere with the wonderful 18° Below the Horizon in 2021, the artist behind Starer has been busy…

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How this band isn’t more well-known/bigger/whatever is beyond me. Starer’s music is consistently better than most, and the artist really knows what he’s doing with the style

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Les Bâtards du Roi – Les Chemins de L’Exil (Review) Les Bâtards du Roi are a French black metal band and this is their second album. Les Bâtards du Roi play melodic black metal with a medieval theme. Les Chemins de L’Exil brings us 47 minutes …

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If you’ve a taste for black #metal that you just can’t get out of your head, that’s anthemic and epic, yet still has emotion and aggression, then this is not to be missed

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"Terzij de Horde play black metal forged by feeling and unleashed with the power of a natural disaster, and they want you to be part of it, to experience it fully, to feel it deeply."

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Terzij de Horde – Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone (Review) Terzij de Horde are a black metal band from the Netherlands and this is their third album. Whether it’s 2015’s Self or 2022’s In One of These, I Am Your Enemy, Terzij de Horde bei…

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A modern black #metal assault on the senses, taking in second wave ice, #hardcore vigour, #screamo intensity, #grindcore ferocity, and post-blackened texture

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Sanguisugabogg – Hideous Aftermath (Review) Sanguisugabogg are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album. Following on from 2023’s Homicidal Ecstasy comes the 48-minute Hideous Aftermath. Sanguisugabogg have created …

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Sanguisugabogg are no longer just ripping out entrails, they’re now playing with them meaningfully and using them for divination

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– Never Ending Night of Terror (Review) This is the fourth album from international death metal band Heads for the Dead. I feel Heads for the Dead are an underappreciated band. It’s Swedish death metal at its core, but with a horro…

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Another strong record from Heads for the Dead. The band continue to grow into themselves and their niche over time, refining their murderous music ever further

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Testament – Para Bellum (Review) Testament are a legendary thrash metal band from the US. This is their 13th studio album, (14th if you count First Strike Still Deadly). At this stage Testament should need little introduction. The…

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Armed with a potent new drummer, this latest Testament album offers an abundance of treats for fans of the band to enjoy, both old and new

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Today Is the Day – Never Give In (Review) This is the twelfth album from US metal band Today Is the Day. Following on from 2014’s Animal Mother and 2020’s No Good to Anyone, comes the 47-minute Never Give In. Today Is the Day a…

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This is a release that walks a path of its own in the band's discography. The stylistic ingredients used aren’t unprecedented in the band’s back catalogue, but this is the fullest expression of them so far in this form

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Mriodom – Vlies (Review) This is the debut album from German doom metal band Mriodom. Vlies contains 44 minutes of music that takes elements of doom metal, stoner metal, and psychedelic rock into itself, producing five son…

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This is charismatic doom flavoured with saxophone and clarinet. The album has a deep, thick, satisfying sound, allowing the music to embrace the listener in warm tones

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Agriculture – The Spiritual Sound (Review) Agriculture are a post-black metal band from the US and this is their second album. The Spiritual Sound is the 44-minute follow up to 2023’s well-received Agriculture. Combing a range of dive…

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The Spiritual Sound delivers a style of post-black that’s more individual than that of its predecessor, which has succeeded in allowing Agriculture to grow their sound in impactful ways

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Heathe – Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom (Review) This is the second album from Heathe, a post-metal/rock band from Denmark. Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom is the 64-minute follow up to 2019’s On the Tombstones; the Symbols Eng…

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Heathe’s new record is an essential listen for anyone that wants something uncommon and atypical. Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom offers a captivating musical experience to savour and explore at length

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De Profundis – The Gospel of Rot (Review) De Profundis are a death metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP. I have a lot of time for De Profundis. If you haven’t already, check out 2014’s Frequencies, 2015’s Ki…

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The Gospel of Rot bodes very well for the future of De Profundis. I look forward to what they do next. Make sure you get well-acquainted with this tasty new EP

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Enragement – Extinguish All Existence (Review) Enragement are a Finnish death metal band and this is their fourth album. Enragement play music that’s rooted in the brutal death metal style, but not limited to it. Across 40 minutes, Exting…

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When you want something brutal, but not boring, reach for Extinguish All Existence. Enragement have unleashed a beast of a record that’s satisfying and enjoyable

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Orbit Culture – Death Above Life (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 unf…

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A strong album. Is it their best? Yes. Let’s just commit to that right now – this is the best Orbit Culture album, the one I’ve enjoyed the most

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Wode – Uncrossing the Keys (Review) This is the fourth album from UK black/doom/heavy metal band Wode. This is the follow up to 2021’s Burn in Many Mirrors, and a record I’m pleased to see appear. Uncrossing the Keys is n…

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Wode’s change in direction won’t suit all of their fans I’m sure, but it’s a solid album that knows what it’s doing. Give Uncrossing the Keys a listen and see what you think

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