Katavasia - Magnus Venator

 

Genre: Black
Country: Greece
Year: 2020

1. Daughters Of Darkness
2. The Tyrant
3. Blood Be My Crown
4. Chthonic Oracle
5. Saturnalia Magnus Cult
6. Triumphant Fate
7. Sinistral Covenant
8. Hordes Of Oblivion
9. Babylon (Sammu-Rawat)

2nd album by Katavasia. The core of the band are clearly more than technically proficient and there’s a solid thickness and clarity to the mix that suits the style. There is broader appeal here but folks driven by the greater zeitgeist of Hellenic black metal should be the first to rush for this record, it is an exceptionally entertaining listen that is refreshingly far from subtle.

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Benediction - Scriptures

 

Genre: Death
Country: England
Year: 2020

1. Iterations Of I
2. Scriptures In Scarlet
3. The Crooked Man
4. Stormcrow
5. Progenitors Of A New Paradigm
6. Rabid Carnality  
7. In Our Hands, The Scars
8. Tear Off These Wings
9. Embrace The Kill
10. Neverwhen  
11. The Blight At The End
12. We Are Legion

8th album by Benediction, 12 years after their last one. All tracks have this old school song writing approaching that sounds so warm in to fans ears, that feel nostalgia for early 90’s and the glorious albums that were recorded back then. Scriptures will definitely be on many top lists this year.

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Vanik - III

 

Genre: Heavy/Speed
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2020

1. Gateway
2. Carmilla
3. Running Wild
4. The Creature
5. We Approach
6. Night Danger
7. Raging High
8. Corpse Room
9. Deadly Beginning
10. Never Safe

3rd album by Vanik. It comes from a place with some speed, almost thrash-like in a lot of parts. But regardless of the tempo, shades of gritty punk rock & roll show up to help keep the music sufficiently raw and abrasive. The songs are usually descriptive clips of maniacally fun horror stories.

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Lik - Misanthropic Breed

 

Genre: Death
Country: Sweden
Year: 2020

1. The Weird
2. Decay
3. Funeral Anthem
4. Corrosive Survival
5. Female Fatal To The Flesh
6. Misanthropic Breed
7. Flesh Frenzy
8. Morbid Fascination
9. Wolves
10. Faces Of Death
11. Becoming
12. Revel In Gore

3rd album by Lik. The HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal distortion, the soaring riffs, the heavily detuned guitars, the guttural vocals, the effective bridges, the beat tempo, the catchy groove, the middle-eights, the memorable choruses, the harmony sequences, the melodic solos, the technically proficient guitar lines and the breaks are all here. 

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Incantation - Sect Of Vile Divinities

 

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2020

1. Ritual Impurity (Seven Of The Sky Is One)
2. Propitiation
3. Entrails Of The Hag Queen
4. Guardians From The Primeval
5. Black Fathom’s Fire
6. Ignis Fatuus
7. Chant Of Formless Dread
8. Shadow-Blade Masters Of Tempest And Maelstrom
9. Scribes Of The Stygian
10. Unborn Ambrosia
11. Fury’s Manifesto
12. Siege Hive

11th album by Incantation. You won’t find many differences with their previous effort 'Profane Nexus'. After all Incantation still follow the same unholy and macabre sonic path all these 31 years without many musical changes or the variety of different directions.

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Iron Angel - Emerald Eyes

 

Genre: Speed/Heavy
Country: Germany
Year: 2020

1. Sacred Slaughter
2. Descend
3. Sands Of Time
4. Demons
5. What We're Living For
6. Emerald Eyes
7. Fiery Winds Of Death
8. Sacrificed  
9. Bridges Are Burning
10. Heaven In Red
11. Dark Sorcery

4th album by Iron Angel. Have you missed teutonic speed/heavy with rough German accent and melodic guitarwork? Iron Angel delivers what you are looking for. A guitar-driven album of honest and solid German speed/heavy that will satisfy the fans of the '80s/'90s speed/heavy.

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King Parrot - Holed Up In The Lair

 

Genre: Grindcore
Country: Australia
Year: 2020

1. Banished, Flawed Then Docile
2. Blunder To Asunder
3. Nor Is Yours
4. Kick Up A Stink

4-song 'Ep by King Parrot. Recorded between tours, 'Holed Up In The Lair' during a four day stint at Nodferatu’s Lair in Louisiana in late 2017 with the motto: “four days, four tracks, write em’, record em’, and be done with it.”

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Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment

 

Genre: Grindcore/Black
Country: England
Year: 2020

1. Endarkenment
2. Thus, Always, To Tyrants
3. The Age Of Starlight Ends
4. Libidinous (A Pig With Cocks In Its Eyes)
5. Beyond Words
6. Feeding The Death Machine
7. Create Art, Though The World May Perish
8. Singularity 
9. Punish Them  
10. Requiem

11th album by Anaal Nathrakh. I didn't enjoy much their previous one, i found it boring. This one is a great comeback following the black/grind path more than the industrial/atmospheric of their previous album. Killer songwriting, great refrains and melodies mixed with chaos! 

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偏執症者 (Paranoid) - Out Raising Hell

 

Genre: Punk/Hardcore
Country: Sweden
Year: 2020

1. 晦冥勢力 (Kaimei Seiryoku)
2. 機械仕掛けの殺戮者 (Kikaijikake no Satsurikusya)
3. まだ見ぬユートピア (Mada Minu Yuutopia)
4. 光の館 (Hikari no Yakata)
5. 墓場の目 (Hakaba no Me)
6. 闇夜の火炎 (Yamiyo no Kaen)
7. 汚れた支配者 (Yogoreta Shihaisya)
8. 狂気の端 (Kyoki no Hashi)
9. 皆殺し (Minagoroshi)
10. 地獄の軍勢 (Jigoku no Gunzei) 

4th album by 偏執症者 (Paranoid). A massive release of extreme metal punk that sounds superb. A perfect blend between an early Swedish death metal outfit, laced in punk, thrash and first wave black. The group recorded 15 songs for their new album and sought feedback from a crew of trusted supporters before choosing the 10 eviscerating tracks you’ll find on 'Out Raising Hell'.

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Heathen - Empire Of The Blind

 

Genre: Thrash/Speed
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2020

1. The Rotting Sphere
2. The Blight
3. Empire Of The Blind
4. Dead And Gone
5. Sun In My Hand
6. Blood To Be Let
7. In Black
8. Shrine Of Apathy
9. Devour
10. A Fine Red Mist
11. The Gods Divide
12. Monument To Ruin

4th album by Heathen, 10 years after their last one. The group delivers a solid, honest and flawless thrash/speed album with no fillers. An amazing performance by the members, that has as a result one of the best albums for the genre for 2020. This group has a magic touch! Brilliant release!

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Six Feet Under - Nightmares Of The Decomposed

 

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2020

1. Amputator
2. Zodiac
3. The Rotting
4. Death Will Follow
5. Migraine
6. The Noose
7. Blood Of The Zombie
8. Self Imposed Death Sentence
9. Dead Girls Don't Scream
10. Drink Blood, Get High
11. Labyrinth Of Insanity
12. Without Your Life

17th full album by Six Feet Under. This is the first SFU album that I enjoyed, since their debut. Shitty artwork, shitty lyrics, a fairly good production and songs that entertain you. It is definitely NOT a great album, nothing groundbreaking here, just 43 minutes of easy flowing, entertaining death metal.

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Raven - Metal City

Genre: Heavy/Thrash
Country: England
Year: 2020

1. The Power

2. Top Of The Montain

3. Human Race

4. Metal City

5. Battlescarred 

6. Cybertron

7. Motorheadin’

8. Not So Easy 

9. Break 

10. When Worlds Collide

14th album by Raven. There are just so many cool songs on this album, it’s a solid release. The band sound as strong and youthful as ever. The addition of new drummer Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) seems to have injected the already potent band with new life.

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Finntroll - Vredesvävd

 

Genre: Folk/Black
Country: Finland
Year: 2020

1. Väktaren
2. Att Döda Med En Sten
3. Ormfolk
4. Grenars Väg
5. Forsen
6. Vid Häxans Härd
7. Myren
8. Stjärnors Mjöd
9. Mask
10. Ylaren
11. Outro

7th album by Finntroll. 7 years on from their last album, Finntroll return sounding as unique, instantly recognisable and, despite that familiarity, as absurdly entertaining and endearingly twisted as ever. The material is darker and heavier than ever, leaning more towards the blackened side of the band, reminiscent of the band’s older work. 

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Oz - Forced Commandments

 

Genre: Heavy
Country: Finland
Year: 2020

1. Goin’ Down
2. Prison Of Time
3. Switchblade Alley
4. Revival
5. The Ritual
6. Spiders
7. Long And Lonely Road
8. Liar
9. Diving Into The Darkness
10. Break Out
11. Kingdom Of War

8th album by Oz. Here we are dealing with their 8th studio album and probably their strongest release since 2010. The songwriting is brilliant, the performance is like we hear 25 years old guys trying to bite our throats on their way to the top and the production is crystal clear. 

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