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Ocean Drive – Snowpiercer
6.5/10 That first EP release is never easy. You’ve spent the time and money and even more time just to figure out who and what you are as a band, only to then spend more […]
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The Hangovers – Pardon Our Appearance
7/10 If you are still reeling over Lemmy’s death three and a half years later, then The Hangovers’s sophomore effort Pardon Our Appearance might be able to fill the void. The band might not be […]
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Carmilla – Deflector
7/10 Carmilla cement their place in their proud Swedish heritage of melodic death metal with their debut album Deflector, released on April 12th, 2019. Blending beauty and dread, their sound is familiar, but at times, […]
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Agnesis – Paradeigma
7/10 Paradeigma is the latest EP by Australian rock/metal act Agnesis. A follow-up to 2018’s In Places We Keep, this new EP is self-described as “four tracks from a band at their most potent.” What […]
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Orphalis – The Approaching Darkness
4/10 I write this review in a cave so that once it gets posted, those who take insult won’t be able to find me. I’m kidding, of course, so bite me: What is the point […]
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Mofsed – Rattenkrieg
9/10 Grab your bayonets and lace up your combat boots. It’s time to go to war! Old school death metal troupe Mosfed of Davis, California charge into a blitzkrieg in their debut album Rattenkrieg. Dropped […]
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Black Galaxy – Wrath Of The Void
8.5/10 Ottawa based four-piece Black Galaxy are at times metal, at times rock – but always heavy. While often there is just something missing with this style of music, that just isn’t the case with […]
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Odyssey – The Swarm
7/10 Instrumental metal, something I have a hard time grasping. To me, a big part of what makes metal so epic is the vocals, whether they be extremely high or low. The extreme variety of […]
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Spirit Adrift – Divided by Darkness
8/10 Divided by Darkness is the latest full-length by Arizona metal band Spirit Adrift. A mix of classic and doom metal with bits of folk and stoner rock thrown in, the band’s third album is […]
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Enigmatical – Transmission I
3/10 Enigmatical are a Swedish experimental metal project whose main schtick is combining elements of electronic and of metal music. The latest release, Transmission I, is three tracks of techno instrumentals with occasional black metal […]