December 31, 2022
Albums #6-10 here. Albums #11-15 here. Check out this Spotify playlist for the full list, honourable mentions, singles and a few not-metal releases. 5 - EQUINOX VIGIL - INEXORUM (USA) June 17, 2022 The most death metal band on this list, it’s whiplash inducing fast with just the right amount...
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December 30, 2022
Albums #11-15 Check out this Spotify playlist for the full list, honourable mentions, singles and a few not-metal releases. 10 - CATHARSIS - HIGH FELLS (USA) November 25, 2022 A completely outstanding debut release from this Texan quartet; who knew something so cold and icy could come out of The Lone Star...
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December 29, 2022
With the explosive return of live music this year, it was nice to have a slightly smaller selection of albums to sift over, and the opportunity to see a few pandemic discoveries live. I rounded up some of the albums I enjoyed and present them to you as my annual recommendations....
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January 26, 2022
5 - Trisagion - ETHEREAL SHROUD (UK) December 10, 2021 A depressive cloud of black metal with doom elements, “TRISAGION”...
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January 25, 2022
10 - Bellum I - AQUILUS (Australia) December 3, 2021 Gentle classical piano paired with tragic, rasping black metal vocals....
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January 21, 2022
15 - The Zornheim Sleep Experiment - ZORNHEYM (Sweden) October 22, 2021 The single “Slumber Comes In Time” was my...
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January 16, 2022
20 - Hädanefter - JORDFÄST (Sweden) May 7, 2021 The two man black metal project of JORDFÄST has been around...
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January 4, 2022
2021 started out as a slow year for releases, it seemed many bands were still holding on to ideas of...
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September 2, 2020
Swedish black metallers Ov Shadows are back with their second full length album “I Djävulens Avbild” their first release on Hypnotic Dirge records. Their...
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September 2, 2020
In the current Covid times, everyone is fighting to keep their heads above water and the entertainment industry is one...
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October 21, 2019
The famed DEATHFESTS have been around for years ever since the inaugural Maryland Deathfest in 2003. Blossoming into North America’s...
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October 15, 2019
This week I bought a handful of new releases based solely on their album art. I have not heard of...
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October 10, 2019
At long last my most anticipated album of the year has been released. Considering INSOMNIUM’s last two releases have topped...
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