Mörk Gryning - Hinsides Vrede

 

Genre: Black
Country: Sweden
Year: 2020

1. The Depths Of Chinnereth
2. Fältherren
3. Existence In A Dream
4. Infernal
5. A Glimpse Of The Sky
6. Hinsides
7. The Night
8. Sleeping In The Embers
9. For Those Departed
10. Without Crown
11. Black Spirit
12. On The Elysian Fields

6th album by Mork Gryning, 15 years after their last one. The riffs are fast and icy, the drumming rapid, and the melodies sufficiently pronounced to provide a certain amount of accessibility. Their music sounds calm and satisfyingly melodic, but with a brutish force of black metal aggression, and their simple structural side made the material visibly appealing without need of progressive over-complication.

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Accuser - Accuser

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Germany
Year: 2020

1. Misled Obedience
2. Phantom Graves
3. Temple of All
4. Lux in Tenebris
5. Be None the Wiser
6. Rethink
7. Psychocision
8. Contamination
9. The Eliminator (Agnostic Front cover)
10. Seven Lives
11. A Cycle's End
12. Urgent

12th album by Accuser. An album that easily rivals the recent work of many of their more illustrious peers, 'Accu§er' is a prime example of modern old school German thrash. They’ve again conjured an album that spits fire and brimstone, a volatile cocktail of violent Teutonic thrash, Bay Area sound and hardcore spirit.  

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Isengard - Vårjevndøgn

Genre: Heavy
Country: Norway
Year: 2020

1. Cult Metal
2. Dragon Fly (Proceed Upon The Journey)
3. Floating With The Ancient Tide
4. The Fright
5. A Shape In The Dark
6. Slash At The Sun
7. Rockemillion
8. The Light
9. The Solar Winds Mantra

After 25 years Fenriz finally release a new material, although new is not really true. This compilation contains long lost material that Fenriz found again earlier this year. Tracks 4,7,8 have previously features in other Isengard releases. Some songs are really killers but there are some fillers too.

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Konvent - Puritan Masochism

 

Genre: Death/Doom
Country: Denmark
Year: 2020

1. Puritan Masochism
2. The Eye
3. Trust
4. World Of Gone
5. Bridge
6. Waste
7. Idle Hands
8. Ropes Pt. I
9. Ropes Pt. II

Debut album by Konvent. It is a strong statement of intent from this promising band. Whilst it can be a dense and difficult listen to digest at times, it sets the stage nicely for what follows. The style is mostly a heavy, slow doom metal with death metal elements such as sudden, fast guitar riffing and violent drumbeats, emerging from an otherwise slow and gloomy, melancholic atmosphere.

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Possessed Steel - Aedris

 

Genre: Heavy
Country: Canada
Year: 2020

1. The Dreamer
2. Spellblade
3. Keeper Of The Woods
4. Forest Of The Dead
5. Frost Lich
6. Assault On The Twilight Keep
7. Free At Last
8. Bogs Of Agathon
9. Skeleton King
10. Nobunaga

Debut album by Possessed Steel. Overall, Possessed Steel’s first album should sit well with those who like their heavy metal with some extra theater to it. They dabble in harsh vocals and slightly blackened elements at times to set them apart from bands like Eternal Champion, Megaton Sword, etc.

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Addaura - ... And The Lamps Expire 'Ep

 

Genre: Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2015

1. Amid The Tumult And Clamor (I Look For The Light Through The Pouring Rain)
2. Chambering Things Lost
3. The Sun Shines To​-Day Also (On The Oaks Of That Bird Hill)
4. Running Through Strands Of Blue

Great 4-track 'Ep by Addaura. A beautiful burner of a black metal album. Tremendous atmosphere and melody amidst the tortured vocals. Great listen. 

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Soulburn - Noa's D'ark

Genre: Death/Black/Doom
Country: Holland
Year: 2020

1. The Morgue Of Hope
2. Noah’s Dark
3. Tempter Ov The White Light
4. Anarchrist
5. Shrines Of Apathy
6. Assailed By Cosmic Lightning
7. Triumphant One
8. Anointed - Blessed - And Born For Burning
9. The Godless I
10. From Archaeon Into Oblivion
11. Abyssica
12. On The Crimson Wings Of My Ruin

4th album by Soulburn. Soulburn’s buzzing black metal sound also has a generous helping of doom and death metal in its mixture. Each of the songs works in its place on the album, and it flows well from one track to the next.

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Drakkar - Falling Down 'Ep

 

Genre: Power/Epic
Country: Italy
Year: 2020

1. Falling Down
2. Knights Of Pendragon
3. Toss A Coin To Your Witcher

3-song 'Ep by Drakkar. It features two new songs of well crafted and guitar-driven power metal with some epic moments, and a cover of 'Toss A Coin To Your Witcher'.

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Mongrel's Cross - Arcana, Scrying And Revelation

 

Genre: Black/Thrash
Country: Australia
Year: 2020

1. Suffer The Witch To Live
2. Fate Of The Grail Pt. I
3. A Magician's Prayer
4. Fate Of The Grail Pt. II
5. As A Being Undead
6. What The Cards May Tell
7. The Whispering Void

3rd album by Mongrel's Cross. The recruitment of the late Absu's frontman Proscriptor McGovern on vocals, his unmistakable shrieks and growls helped the band to fully crystalize and even perfect the sound they had on their previous record. 

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Enforced - At The Walls

 

Genre: Thrash/Crossover
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2019

1. Reckoning Force
2. Skinned Alive
3. Born Lost
4. The Heat
5. Retaliation
6. Brahman
7. At The Walls Of Antioch
8. World Of Pain
9. Civilized Mind

Debut album by Enforced. It features a remixed and remastered version of the 2017 demo (tracks 6-9), their 'Retaliation' promo (tracks 3-5), and two new songs. Slayer are their main influence and their songs are well crafted and blend hardcore screams in the veins of Integrity and Cro-Mags, shredding solos, groovy and chugging riffs and powerful and violently drumming that smashes your ears.

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Lifetaker - Pit Viper 'Ep

 

Genre: Grindcore
Country: Germany
Year: 2020

1. Code Nero
2. Wolfsgesetz
3. Adrenochrome Vampire
4. Sheol
5. Panzerdämon
6. Wire Mother
7. Abyssal
8. Filtheater
9. Year Of The Rat

9-song killer 'Ep by Lifetaker. Pure grindcore madness enriched with some black metal and sludge elements. 14 minutes that will force you to listen to them again and again. 

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Injector - Hunt Of The Rawhead

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Spain
Year: 2020

1. March To Kill
2. Unborn Legions
3. Into The Black
4. Dreadnought Race
5. Rhythm Of War
6. Arcane Soul
7. Feed The Monster 
8. Interstellar Minds
9. Boundbreaker

3rd album by Injector. In 9 songs and 46 minutes, the group delivers -above your typical- thrash metal. There are moments that flirt with groove metal and more melodic moments, but the basis is pure thrash. An entertaining release that flows without being tiring.

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Piranha - Arise From The Shadows

 

Genre: Death/Thrash
Country: Greece
Year: 2020

1. Nuclear Disease
2. Eternal Night
3. Endless Dream
4. Reborn
5. Rotten Mind
6. Dead Boat
7. Arise From The Shadows
8. Haze

2nd album by Piranha, 22 years after their debut. A great comeback of oldschool death/thrash. They have the fast parts, they have the melodies, they have the outbursts and they also have the knowledge to tie them all together without making a mess of riffs and noise.

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Insidious Disease - After Death

 

Genre: Death
Country: International
Year: 2020

1. Soul Excavation
2. Betrayer
3. Divine Fire
4. Unguided Immortality
5. Invisible War
6. Born Into Bondage
7. Enforcers Of The Plague
8. An End Date With The World
9. Nefarious Atonement
10. Secret Sorcery

2nd album by Insidious Disease, 10 years after their debut. The project features Silenoz (guitars), Marc Grewe (vocals), Shane Embury (bass), Terje Andersen (guitars) and Tony Laureano (drums). They play death metal in a modern prospective and without being something outstanding, they manage to sound fresh, with full energy while the album has its moments and its highlights. 

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