1. Scorched
2. Goin' Home
3. The Surgeon
4. Twist Of The Wick
5. Wicked Place
6. Won't Be Comin' Back
7. Fever
8. Harder They Fall
9. Know Her Name
10. Bag o' Bones
21st album by Overkill. If you are looking for aggressive, creative and timeless thrash metal with inspired lyrics, excellent musicianship and perfect production, you have found what you have been looking for.
1. The Living
2. The Queen
3. The Hawthorn
4. The Harvest
5. The Festival
6. The Ghost
7. The Crow
8. The Reaper
9. The Children
10. The Changeling
11. The Witch
12. The Dead
9th album by Cruachan. The Celtic folk elements are more diverse in tone and composition than before, and the band incorporates elements from across extreme metal even more seamlessly and with strong hooks. A great and fully entertaining release.
1. Violent Creed Of Vengeance
2. The Talisman And The Blade
3. Midnight In The Mirror World
4. Path Of Witchery
5. Victims Of Fate
6. Spellforger
7. Dragonslayer's Doom
2nd album by Smoulder. We can witness the overall metamorphosis of Smoulder’s music that has been taken to the very next level: An extremely well performed mixture of epic metal that is now delivered under the formulas of technical US power metal riffing, combined with selected musical pieces that highlight the obscure heavy metal realm.
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1. Indre Demoner
2. Forført Av Kulden
3. Svik
4. Et Kall Fra Dypet
5. Høye Murer
6. Bortgang
7. Avskum
8. Tilbake Til Opprinnelsen
6th album by Mork. The music takes on more of an almost cinematic approach to black metal than it has previously and this is what elevates the record. It is still an evil sounding black metal album and the misanthropic heaviness is what ultimately propels it to greater heights, it is just enhanced by its epic nature and the results are exhilarating.
1. Behind The Mirror
2. Congelia
3. Forest Dweller
4. Kingdom
5. The Eternal Sea
6. Caravans To The Outer Worlds
7. Heimdal
1. Into The Glory Land
2. Heart Of The Lion
3. The Era Of Darkness
4. Higher Ground (Rasmussen cover)
5. Together We Ride
6. In Your Eyes
7. Riding Into The Sun
8. The Forsaken
9. When Will The Wounds Ever Heal
10. Bridge To Paradise
11. A New Star
12. The Last Unicorn
4th album by Crom. It finds that sweet spot between power and heavy metal while also having the occasional doom and folky tone. If you need a fix of epic viking powered heavy metal, this is where to look. Full of glorious hooks, crystal clear vocal harmonies and undeniably memorable songs.
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1. Dis
2. Emerge
3. Charm
4. The Silence
5. To The Night, On My Knees
6. Gold Dust
7. No Plan
8. Hellish Style
9. Crawling On All Eight
10. Shit Insignia
11. Sonic Fucker
12. Exorcist Love
13. Mercy Of Effigies Past
Debut album by Ninth Circle. A promising and entertaining debut, that delivers a tasteful and well-crafted mix of black metal with crust/punk. Raw D-Beat parts with epic ripping melodic guitar work.
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1. Scaffold
2. The Blue Thread
3. Shrouds
3rd album by Decemberance. It is a splendid album to say the least, it has no weak points and is simply to be listened to and made one’s own by immersing oneself in a painful and involving sound. One of the best death/doom releases for 2023 so far.
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1. Et Smelter
2. Tankespinnerens Smerte
3. Interstellar Nexus
4. It Does Not Follow
5. Voyager
6. Halow
7. Det Tomme Kalde Morke
8. Abyss Perihelion Transit
9. Requiem Aeternum
6th album by Dodheimsgard. There are some prog parts here and there that flourishes the psychedelic sci-fi spectral, in which black metal stands in the background as a heavy shadow that interferes when it’s needed, are combined perfectly with piano and keyboards, weeping cello, groove, trippy Pink Floyd parts, emotional melodies, some electro elements (both modern and 70’s), several tempo changes, atmospheric aura and Vikotnik’s eclectic performance.
1. Black Market Vasectomy
2. Face Ripped Off
3. Pissed
4. Testicular Rot
5. Hungry For Your Insides
6. Skin Cushion
7. A Lesson In Savagery
8. Narcissistic Incisions
9. Mortal Admonishment
10. Proclamation Of The Frail
11. Necrosexual Deviant
12. Feening For Bloodshed
2nd album by Sanguisugabogg. They bring a greater amount of skill and creativity to their sophomore record rather than relying on gimmicks like before. They’re still as revolting as ever, but they present it in amazing ways.
1. Ήσουν Κομμάτια
2. Νέμεση
3. Καθρέφτης
4. Φαντάσματα Της Ουτοπίας
5. Σκουπίδια
6. Αθώοι Του Αίματος (Χορός Του Θανάτου)
7. Όρνεα
8. Στο Βωμό Του Κέρδους
Debut album by Όρνεα. A promising and fully entertaining debut that combines a crusty version of hardcore/punk with crossover/thrash metal.
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1. Poseidon
2. Attila
3. Derrière Les Portes De Babylone
4. Le Scare Du Sorcier
5. La Parade Des Centaurs
6. Walkyrie
7. Encore Un Jour
8. Trahison
9. Vampire
10. Apocalypso
4th album by Sortilège. The sound is a bit far from what we are used to, losing bands’ trademark heaviness and this heavy fucking metal -in your face- attitude of their past legendary works. It has though good moments.
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1. Existence Of Awe
2. The Whir Of Flies
3. While Bloodsprings Become Rivers
4. Bodies As Driftwood
5. Eyes To Burning Skies
6. Final Vows
7. Unredeemable
8. Optograms Of Disgust
6th album by Downfall Of Gaia. It is a powerful and cathartic album that demonstrates exactly why Downfall Of Gaia are held in such high regard and shows that while they honour their roots superbly, they aren’t afraid to take risks with their music and the results speak for themselves.
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1. Myndhöggvari Lífsins Og Dauðans
2. Hraun Og ástríða
3. Aska Sigursæl
4. Eldorgía
5. Heklugjá
2nd album by Vosbud. The style here is defined by longform pieces which dance between pagan black metal’s valiant sentimental nature and sleepier touches of post-black metal’s postmodern defeatism.
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