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TÓMARÚM - Beyond Obsidian Euphoria
I just knew once I read that this album is about self-destruction, transcendence, healing from psychological torment and all that...
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CRYPTOSIS - Celestial Death
I always liked some sort of science fiction storytelling in metal like Nocturnus or Vektor did in their music. Since 2021 is...
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DYSANGELIUM - Exxekratus
After a long period of silence, Dysangelium return, albeit with only four songs. However, they still form an EP that is...
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HIRAX - Faster Than Death
Hirax started in 1984 and this alone makes some people believe that they belong to the battalion of influential thrash pioneers....
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IRAE - Promiscuous Fire
How credible are promotion sheets? Well, not at all, I guess. The one for Promiscuous Fire speaks of "timeless, medieval...
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MetalBite's Top 10 Albums of the Month - January 2025
Welcome back to MetalBite's Top 10 Albums of the Month! January is a special month for this column, because the start of the year...
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IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT - Goldstar
I do not romanticize New York City. Been there a few times and it's dirty, smells like piss, the people are rude and it's always...
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NOCTAMBULIST - Noctambulist II: De Droom
To sleepwalk… A way of life for some. The Noctambulist noun can be used as a metaphor for quite a few things: blissful ignorance,...
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SERVANT - Death Devil Magick
The Germans of Servant are back with Death Devil Magick, an album that continues their methodical approach to black metal. Much...
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KEEP OF KALESSIN - Katharsis
Sometimes, just by looking at a band's rating history, you can pinpoint the exact moment things went south. With Keep Of Kalessin...
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ARKONA - Stella Pandora
Arkona is clearly not in a rush when it comes to releasing new albums. Following the old wisdom that good things take time, the...
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SATANIC WARMASTER - Exultation Of Cruelty
Werwolf is the dude who runs the Finnish project Satanic Warmaster and I hope he allows me to start with some words for a...
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DAWN OF SOLACE - Affliction Vortex
A vision of melancholic majesty - triumphant and epic - indicative of one Tuomas Saukkonen's own capacity for deep introspection...
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CRYPTIC BROOD - Necrotic Flesh Bacteria
I don't know if it was just some pure coincidence that I got a terrible flu right after getting the new Cryptic Brood or if...
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BLEEDING THROUGH - Nine
Metalcore? There's no place for it in today's staunch true metal climate. Bands are getting back to the fundamentals of creating...
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