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MOONLIGHT HAZEInterstellar Madness
Moonlight Haze delivers a sprawling, over-produced odyssey that prioritises atmospheric grandiosity over heavy-hitting substance.
Dragonland Unleash 'Survival Of Mankind' Ahead of New Epic 'Prophecies'
Swedish symphonic power metal stalwarts Dragonland have dropped a blistering new single to preview their upcoming album.
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AMORPHISBorderland
Amorphis have crafted a haunting, majestic masterpiece that cements their status as masters of atmospheric metal.
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FIRES IN THE DISTANCECircadian Promise
A haunting, atmospheric journey through metal's more ethereal reaches that ultimately feels lost in its own shadows.
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LORD OF THE LOSTOPVS NOIR Vol. 3
OPVS NOIR Vol. 3 finds Lord of the Lost entrenched in a familiar aesthetic, delivering an experience that’s undeniably dark but lacks genuine spark.
Eleine Unleash 'Watch As We Rise' – A Fiery Harbinger of 'The Water Taste Of Blood'
Swedish metallers ELEINE have dropped a new single, "Watch As We Rise," from their upcoming album, "The Water Taste Of Blood", promising a reckoning.
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VISIONS OF ATLANTISArmada - An Orchestral Voyage
Armada – An Orchestral Voyage feels like a lavishly funded theme park ride, all spectacle and no genuine thrills.
Napalm Records Onlineshop
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TARJAFrisson Noir
Tarja's latest offering is a carefully constructed soundscape of gothic grandeur and orchestral metal, but lacks the visceral punch to truly ignite.
Xentrix Unleash Brutal 'Allied With The Enemy' Music Video
British thrash titans XENTRIX have dropped a music video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Allied With The Enemy," promising a crushing return.
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SABATONLegends
Sabaton’s ‘Legends’ delivers precisely what you expect: bombastic riffs, historical narratives, and enough power chords to trigger a minor earthquake.
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MAJESTICARise from Ruin
Rise from Ruin is a frustrating listen; moments of genuine brilliance are suffocated by an overblown, predictable structure.
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GLADENFOLDSoulbound
Gladenfold's 'Soulbound' offers a glacial, technically proficient journey, but struggles to ignite beyond its impressive foundations.
Breaking IN A Sequence Releases 'Don't Run' Single From Upcoming 'Inanimate' Album
Melodic alternative metal band BREAKING IN A SEQUENCE have unleashed the blistering new single "Don't Run", signalling a return to form and hinting at an explosive full-length release.
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AVATARDon't Go In The Forest
Avatar’s latest offering isn’t a forest; it's a swamp of repetitive riffs and tired tropes, drowning any spark of originality.
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ARIONThe Light That Burns The Sky
Arion's latest offering is a relentlessly bland exercise in melodic metal, devoid of spark or originality.
Visit Croatia
Croatia is the other side of the Adriatic Sea: a country that still has clear traces of a Roman and Venetian past, but has developed a strong identity culture, with its own traditions and artistic movements.
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EDENBRIDGESet The Dark On Fire
Edenbridge's latest offering feels less like a blazing inferno and more like a damp squib lost in the vastness of space.
President Unleashes 'Dark Heaven' Video, Announces Debut Album & Sold-Out Tour
Mysterious masked band PRESIDENT has dropped a visualizer for their new song 'Dark Heaven', alongside news of their debut album and a completely sold-out US tour.
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STARSETSILOS
SILOS isn't a chaotic explosion; it’s the slow, methodical crumbling of a meticulously constructed world.
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BLACKBRIARA Thousand Little Deaths
Blackbriar's latest feels like a beautifully orchestrated collapse; moments of genuine brilliance buried under frustrating repetition.
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BEYOND THE BLACKBreak The Silence
'Break The Silence' flirts with genuine grandeur but ultimately buckles under the weight of its own ambition; a frustratingly uneven listen.
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CYAN KICKSCome Hell, Come High Water
Cyan Kicks' debut is a frustrating exercise in overblown ideas and sloppy execution; it drowns rather than delivers.