STORY OF THE YEAR: Tear Me to Pieces
STORY OF THE YEARTear Me to Pieces
SHARPTONE
10/10
POST-HARDCORE: Story of the Year is one of those consistently solid bands that doesn’t get enough credit as...
SYMBOLIK: Emergence
SYMBOLIK Emergence
THE ARTISAN ERA
6/10
NEO-CLASSICAL MELODI-DEATH: Before we get into the musical meat of the matter, take a look at Symbolik’s logo....
FREEDOM CALL: M.E.T.A.L.
FREEDOM CALL M.E.T.A.L.
STEAMHAMMER / SPV
8/10
POSITIVELY
POSITIVE POWER METAL: The
fact that these natives of southern Germany even exist is a curiosity that
continues to confuse, anger, and...
CYNIC: Traced in Air Remixed
CYNIC Traced in Air Remixed
SEASON OF
MIST
8/10
REMIXED AND REMASTERED: If there is one metal band that progressed the most throughout their
career, it’s Cynic. They emerged...
SEETHING AKIRA: Nozomi
SEETHING AKIRA Nozomi
FIXT
9/10
ELECTRONIC NU-CORE: Since the beginning in 2018, Portsmouth, UK band Seething Akira has always had an explosive confidence that defies...
CRAZY LIXX: Street Lethal
CRAZY LIXX Street Lethal
FRONTIERS
9/10
ACTION PACKED, CINEMATIC HARD ROCK: Crazy Lixx has never been out to reinvent the wheel, but the band...
DEATH DEALER UNION: Initiation
DEATH DEALER UNIONInitiation
NAPALM
8/10
MODERN POWER METAL: Death Dealer Union, led by enigmatic Infected Rain frontwoman Lena Scissorhands, presents a modern take on power metal, combining...
MÅNEGARM: Fornaldarsagor
MÅNEGARM Fornaldarsagor
NAPALM
6/10
SWEDISH VIKING BLACK FOLK METAL: There’s something
to be said about consistency. Månegarm is a Swedish metal act with attachments to the...
MAMMOTH GRINDER: Cosmic Crypt
MAMMOTH GRINDERCosmic Crypt
RELAPSE
9/10
FILTHY DEATH METAL: It’s a pretty good bet that any band called Mammoth Grinder ain’t playing pop punk. Considering that its roster...
CULTED: Vespertina Synaxis – A Prayer for Union and Emptiness
CULTED Vespertina Synaxis – A Prayer for Union and Emptiness
SEASON OF MIST
7/10
BLACKENED
INDUSTRIAL DOOM:
The story of Culted is an interesting one that goes above and...