SEVEN SPIRES: Gods of Debauchery
SEVEN SPIRES Gods of Debauchery
FRONTIERS
9/10
SYMPHONIC POWER METAL: Berklee College of Music grads and Boston symphonic metal band Seven Spires—featuring vocalist...
LUCIFER: IV
LUCIFER IV
CENTURY MEDIA
7/10
ROCKING METAL OF DOOM: Teutonic and Sverige bell bottom warriors, Lucifer may be a mere four albums deep into its career...
BOSS KELOID: Family the Smiling Thrush
BOSS KELOID Family the Smiling Thrush
RIPPLE
8/10
PROG DOOM SLUDGE: Boss Keloid’s name has been kicking around for years—and by default, their name has...
IRON SAVIOR: Firestar
IRON SAVIORFirestar
AFM
8/10
TOP-NOTCH POWER METAL: Spending three decades at the top of your craft is something to be commended. And 28 years in, Germany’s Iron...
WARBRINGER: Weapons of Tomorrow
WARBRINGER Weapons of Tomorrow
NAPALM
8/10
THRASH METAL: California thrashers Warbringer have been flying the flag for modern thrash metal since its 2004 formation....
IHSAHN: Telemark
IHSAHN Telemark
CANDLELIGHT
8/10
BLACK METAL FOLK: Ihsahn
has always been one of the most distinctive figures in extreme metal. As the
man behind the black metal...
TRIBULATION: Where the Gloom Becomes Sound
TRIBULATION Where the Gloom Becomes Sound
METAL BLADE
7/10
DARK DREARY SWEDISH METAL: There are chills in the night, and you are encompassed by...
TRIBULATION: Down Below
TRIBULATIONDown Below
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
EVIL METAL: It’s surprising that rising Swedish stars Tribulation would choose to do a concept album about Australia after three horror themed...
MIDNIGHT: Rebirth By Blasphemy
MIDNIGHT Rebirth By Blasphemy
METAL BLADE
8/10
BLACKENED SPEED METAL: The one word that describes the Cleveland “one-man band” Midnight is “raw.” Formed in...
MONOLORD: No Comfort
MONOLORD No Comfort
RELAPSE
6/10
STONER DOOM: The feeling that trails in the wings after a spin of No Comfort is that someone is getting good and...