ALEXISONFIRE: Otherness
ALEXISONFIRE Otherness
DINE ALONE
9/10
POST-HARDCORE: Otherness. No band boldly expresses the concept more openly than that of Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. Since 2001,...
VATICAN: Ultra
VATICANUltra
UNFD
9/10
PUNISHING METALCORE: Prepare yourself before you press play on Vatican’s Ultra, because, holy shit, this band is not pulling any punches. Opener “Slipstream Annihilation”...
DEATHWHITE: Grey Everlasting
DEATHWHITE Grey Everlasting
SEASON OF MIST
8/10
FOREBODING GLOOM AND DOOM: There are so many adjectives one could use to describe Deathwhite’s latest offering,...
downset.: Maintain
downset.Maintain
NUCLEAR BLAST
7/10
OG RAPCORE: Not all rap metal is nu metal, as many seem to think. The two can be mutually exclusive, as is the...
CAVE IN: Heavy Pendulum
CAVE IN Heavy Pendulum
RELAPSE
9/10
THE SHAPE OF ROCK TO COME: You’d be forgiven for thinking that Massachusetts maulers Cave In were done...
NORTHLANE: Obsidian
NORTHLANE Obsidian
BELIEVE
8/10
PROGRESSIVE METALCORE: Northlane is back with its first full-length in more than two years and first independent release, Obsidian. Riding a wave of...
CRISIX Full HD
CRISIX Full HD
LISTENABLE
7/10
PIZZA STAINED CROSSOVER THRASH: The pandemic period has been a busy one for these Barcelona thrashers. And following the...
SATAN: Earth Infernal
SATAN Earth Infernal
METAL BLADE
8/10
WEIGHTY AND OMINOUS HEAVY METAL: The world is fucked. If you can’t admit that to yourself, why not...
EVIL INVADERS: Shattering Reflection
EVIL INVADERS Shattering Reflection
NAPALM
8/10
MELODICALLY MATURING THRASH/SPEED METAL: The personal sticking point yours truly has always had with this, the most famous...
HELTEKVAD: Morgenrødens Helvedesherre
HELTEKVAD Morgenrødens Helvedesherre
EISENWALD
8/10
EVERYTHING BUT THE TURKEY LEG: Formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, Heltekvad first came to the public eye in late 2021 when...