Year Of No Light & Altar Of Plagues - Split ''7

Genre: Black/Doom/Sludge
Country: France/Ireland
Year: 2012


Year Of No Light:
1.  Møn


Altar Of Plagues:
2. Light Through A Tomb

A nice split release by Year Of No Light and Altar Of Plagues. Year Of No Light are presenting us slow, heavy, plodding, doomy metal that slowly builds up over its ten minutes to a wall of sound. The 16-minute track by Altar Of Plagues, seems to have been brought from their pre-debut era, starting really atmospheric and ending in a dissonant, black metal burst out!

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White Wizzard - The Devil's Cut

Genre: Heavy
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2013

1. Forging The Steel
2. Strike The Iron
3. Kings Of The Highway
4. Lightning In My Hands
5. Steal Your Mind
6. The Devil's Cut
7. Torpedo Of Truth
8. Storm Chaser
9. The Sun Also Rises

3rd album by White Wizzard. Astonishing heavy metal deeply influenced by Iron Maiden, Dio, etc. 9 well crafted songs, with amazing vocal delivery by Joseph Michael (Dio's cousin!). What stands out most in this album is the chemistry between guitarists Jake Dreyer and Will Wallner, nice rifing, great solos and dual lead guitar attacks!

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In Solitude - Sister

Genre: Heavy/Gothic
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013

1. He Comes
2. Death Knows Where
3. A Buried Sun
4. Pallid Hands
5. Lavender
6. Sister
7. Horses In The Ground
8. Inmost Nigredo

The 3rd album by In Solitude, finds them with some major changes in their sound. There is still the insistent riffage of previous offerings, but filtered through an almost mid '80s goth filter. You will find the Mercyful Fate influences and the NWOBHM one, but this time combined with goth rock and with occult-themed classic rock. The result is theatrical and amazing.

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Death Angel - The Dream Calls For Blood

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2013

1. Left For Dead
2. Son Of The Morning
3. Fallen
4. The Dream Calls For Blood
5. Succubus
6. Execution - Don’t Save Me
7. Caster Of Shame
8. Detonate
9. Empty
10. Territorial Instinct / Bloodlust

7th album by Death Angel.It has solid guitar work and raspy, harsh vocals to go along with it perfectly. The dual guitars of Cavestany and Aguilar shred and gallop from beginning to end. Osegueda’s vocals have even more bite than usual.

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Rocka Rollas - Metal Strikes Back

Genre: Heavy/Power
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013

1. Night Of The Living Steel
2. Metalive
3. Heavy Metal Strikes Back
4. Blazing Wings
5. Raging Cyborg
6. Warmachine From Hell
7. Weaponizer
8. Swords Raised In Victory

2nd album by Rocka Rollas. A step forward to their sound, this time the group is trying to make its own identity. Fast riffing, melodic and lengthy solos, epic choruses and improved vocal delivery by Joe Liszt.

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Blazon Stone - Return To Port Royal

Genre: Speed/Power/Heavy
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013

1. Intro
1. Return To Port Royal
3. Stand Your Line
4. Amistad Rebellion
5. High Treason
6. Сurse Of The Ghost Ship
7. Blackbeard
8. Wind In The Sails
9. The Tale Of Vasa

Debut album by Blazon Stone, a side project of Ced (Rocka Rollas, Mortyr) and Erik Nordkvist (Assaultery). Total Running Wild worship, where Ced is playing everything (except keys), while Erik is lending his magnificent voice, to create an album that really worths and will bring in mind the mid era of Running Wild.

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Assaultery - Life Denied

Genre: Thrash
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013

1. Alien Force
2. Ancient Rites
3. March of The Damned
4. Shadows
5. Between Worlds
6. Deal In Lead
7. Cold Steel
8. The Executioner

Debut album by Assaultery, after 3 powerful demos and 1 'Ep. This release is actually a compilation (and probably re-recorded songs) of their best songs of their previous releases. Without being too brutal, they maintain aggression and with their vocalist's performance they manage to shine from the mass.

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Testament - Practice What You Preach

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 1989

1. Practice What You Preach
2. Perilous Nation
3. Envy Life
4. Time Is Coming
5. Blessed In Contempt
6. Greenhouse Effect
7. Sins Of Omission
8. The Ballad
9. Nightmare (Coming Back To You)
10. Confusion Fusion

3rd album by Testament. It introduced a wider array of lyrical topics, vocal styles and guitar melodies to their already impressive formula. They chose to change their style towards maybe a bit more "accessible" format and the output was destined to divide opinions.

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Age Of Taurus - Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times

Genre: Doom/Heavy
Country: England
Year: 2013

1. Rush Of Power
2. Sinking City
3. Always In The Eye
4. Walk With Me, My Queen
5. Desperate Souls
6. Embrace The Stone
7. The Bull And The Bear

Debut album by Age Of Taurus.  From the first note you are thrown into classic doom territory, the 1980’s and the sounds of classic Candlemass and Black Sabbath, with its infectious yet simple riffing. Don’t expect anything new or innovative, as the band have gone for an enduring, classic sound which, if you’re a fan of doom metal, will make this release one of your top ten albums of the year.

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Dodheimsgard - Monumental Possession

Genre: Black
Country: Norway
Year: 1996

1. Intro
2. Utopia Running Scarlet
3. The Crystal Specter
4. Bluebell Heart
5. Monumental Possession
6. Fluency
7. Angel Death
8. Lost In Faces
9. The Ultimate Reflection

2nd album by Dodheimsgard. The musical approach is more primitive and straightforward compared to their debut, while the vocal performance is shared between three different members. A mix of old school black metal with black/thrash. The improvement in all the sections is obvious, while some avant garde moments are thrown in.

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Skaldic Curse - Devourer

Genre: Black
Country: England
Year: 2013

1. Last Humanoid Howling
2. Devourer
3. End-Earth
4. Bloodstained Asylum
5. Psy-War Approaching
6. Impact Winter
7. Abduction Void
8. Self-Replicating Armageddon Assembler
9. Torus

3rd album by Skaldic Curse. This album was recorded back in 2009 and is now ''released'' for a free download in group's bandcamp page. This is a pretty much more progressive follow up to their 2nd one. Without loosing their aggression or brutality, they became more complex and progressive.

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Witherscape - The Inheritance

Genre: Mel.Death/Progr.Heavy/Gothic
Country: Sweden
Year: 2013

1. Mother Of The Soul
2. Astrid Falls
3. Dead For A Day
4. Dying For The Sun
5. To The Calling Of Blood And Dreams
6. The Math Of The Myth
7. Crawling From Validity
8. The Wedlock Observation
9. The Inheritance

Debut album by Witherscape, a project of Dan Swano with Ragnar Widerberg. If you missed Swano's growls, you will find plenty here, but not accompanied with solid death metal. Death metal moments are present here and there, but the basis of their music is a mix of atmospheric/goth with progressive heavy/rock. A pretty interesting and catchy release with great composition and ideas. 

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Coffins - The Fleshland

Genre: Death/Doom
Country: Japan
Year: 2013

1. Here Comes Perdition
2. Hellbringer
3. The Colossal Hole
4. No Saviour
5. The Vacant Pale Vessel
6. Rotten Disciples
7. Dishuman
8. The Unhallowed Tide
9. Tormentopia

4th album by Coffins. They remain true to the type of music they set out to create when forming the band in 1996. Downtuned death metal, sometimes fast, but always pummeling. The album carries out its assault with punishing brutal death riffs, screaming old school leads and sludgy, furious doom.

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Hammered - The Beginning

Genre: Thrash/Speed
Country: Italy
Year: 2013

1. No Time For Us
2. Space Invaders
3. See You In Hell
4. Masters Of Your Nightmares
5. Money
6. Bloody Fields
7. From Paradise To Hell
8. The Five Hunters
9. Never Dies
10. Wait For Sleep (Dream Theater cover)

Debut album by Hammered. The group is offering honest and solid speed/thrash, influenced by the '80s. Clean vocals, modern production, great musicianship, nice riffing and music that focuses on the guitarwork. Nothing really special, but there is room for improvement and a need to define their own identity!

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