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CITADELLION

Citadellion are a Symphonic Power metal band hailing from Gothenburg/Sweden. Having just released their EP Introspection, I was eager to have a listen to what Citadellion are all about. The five-track EP starts off with Set you...

PLEASANT VIEW

Pleasant View were formed in 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. The quintet are set to release their debut album in the near future. As a taster they have released a video for their track Phosphorus, a monster of a track, and video. Pl...

FLY AGARIC

Fly Agaric are a Doom quartet from New South Wales in Australia. I have reviewed them a while back when they released another single. This single is actually a split single on limited edition vinyl with Thunder God of the Multi...

UNDUSTED

Undusted are a quintet that hail from Latvia, who formed back in 2005. They have just released a new single, entitled Lashed into Circles. I am not too familiar with Latvian bands, but if Undusted are anything to go by, then we...

SOMETIMES WE MAKE MUSIC

Sometimes We Make Music or SWMM hail from Norway, and have been around since 2013, recording EP’s and singles throughout that time. Recently the band has taken matter a step further and are working on their live performan...

POST LUCTUM

Post Luctum hail from California/USA have recently released their EP entitled After Mourning, and what an awesome EP it is! Four tracks of the most awesome Death/Doom with a hint of Black metal thrown in for good measure. A ver...

THE MOLOTOV

Molotov have released their new album, Resistentia, a 12 track monster of an album! I recently reviewed their single Break, so I was interested to hear what the rest of the material would entail. I am glad I got the chance to h...

ELYSIAN DIVIDE

Hailing from London and Bedfordshire/ UK Elysian Divide have been around since 2013 and have released their new EP entitled Beast, and what a “beast” of an album it is! The UK metal scene is still alive and new band...

SCHIZOID

The Nicaraguan thrashers Schizoid have released another single called Alters, at what a great track it is! The track is an instrumental, but with such an awesome riff driven thrashterpiece who needs lyrics?! The track reminds m...

K.A.Z

K.A.Z were formed in Lidköping/Sweden back in 2013, an have since had a fair bit of success touring Sweden. In August 2019 they released their first full length album, Fighting for Life. Now Sweden is probably best known for it...

THE CRAWLING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7hKTRNo4uA

HIRSIPUU

Formed between 06-08, in Finland, Hirsipuu are a quartet who have an interesting style of music. Their new release is entitled Immentikki, which is the bands third release since their formation. The ten-track- album is one of t...

THE CONJURED

Formed in Petaluma, California, U.S.A, The Conjured have a distinct 80’s punk/black metal sound, that, to my ears, goes right back to the very roots of where Black Metal was formed. Their latest offering, Speak with the D...

CLINE’S MIND

Cline’s Mind is a project that I have reviewed a few times now, and this is the second album I have reviewed this year! The new album is entitled One Nation Under Hell. Once again, the album has been recorded in Tom Cline...

STONE BRIGADE

Stone Brigade were formed back in 2011 in Uppsala, Sweden and have been creating some great thrash ever since. Their new album Madman’s Paradise will be released shortly. The album contains 8 tracks of some of the finest ...

THE MOLOTOV

The Molotov are a quintet haling from Brisbane, Australia, who have just released their first single, Break! Their style is quite interesting in that they have two female vocalists in their ranks, one doubling up on bass duties...

CEREBRAL CORTEX

Cerebral Cortex hail from Ohio, USA and were formed only last year in August! In that one year since forming they have just released their debut EP Seizing Bedlam. I have no clue in which genre of metal to try and pigeon hole C...

BEASTIAL PIGLORD

Bestial Piglord is a solo project based in Kinston, North Carolina, USA who released their first album back in 2014, and have since released a further 5 albums! Beastial Piglord have just released their new album, Sunder. Eight...

EDAN H

Back to Eden guitarist Edan has released his first solo single, Down in Flames. Some of you may remember the name Back to Eden as I reviewed their epic album last year. Once I heard that this project was with the band’s g...

DRATNA

Dratna is a one-man-band from Belfast Ireland who have previously released three EPs. The new release is entitled An Cath (The Battle) which contains four tracks of Northern Black metal. I have kinda lost touch with Black metal...

ANIMUS COMPLEX

Animus Complex hail from Tempe Arizona, USA and have released a fantastic new video for their single Animals. the band have introduced me to a new style of metal that I was not very familiar with until now. Their style is descr...

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