Reviewed: March, 2021 Released: 2021, Metal Hell Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith There is a lot of symphonic death metal around these days, and I mean a lot. In fact if you Google exactly that you get a hit with a page of ‘Top symphonic death metal artists’ which…
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Korpiklaani – Jylhä
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021 , Nuclear Blast records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva After releasing several tracks in 2020, Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani has dropped a full-length record called Jylhä, which takes us into a powerful and beautiful world full of marvellous and dynamic sound. The band dug…
Stortregn – Impermanence
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, The Artisan Era Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Newbies of The Artisan Era, Geneva-Switzerland-based act Stortregn are ready to show us the next level of their skill with a new record – Impermanence. This 8-track album is real space journey, exploring unorthodox ways and style…
Meuchelmord – Mordmelodien
Reviewed: March, 2021 Released: 2021, Purity Through Fire Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry For a decade now, Meuchelmord has been holding high the banner of traditional German black metal. The sole work of one Cernunnos AKA Kriegstreiber, the band have quietly built a body of work that is deeply reverent…
The Noctambulant – Hellrazor EP
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 19th March 2021, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith I never understood why bands select dodgy covers for albums which don’t reflect the music contained. Well known examples of this are Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranioid’ and Anthrax’s ‘Fistful of Metal’, which the bands admit themselves are ropey…
Morrigu – In Turbulence
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, Ghost Sound Media Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Returning with their fourth full-length In Turbulence, Morrigu are a Swiss metal band founded in 1999 by Mirko and Severin Bunder (ex-Eluveitie). Starting out as a doom/death metal outfit, they have forged a more melodic and progressive…
Ainur – War of The Jewels
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, Rockshot Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio “War of The Jewels” is an ambitious album, through which Ainur aims to bring to life the battles of Beleriand: if don’t speak Tolkien, you may already be lost, as the progressive rock orchestra’s new release is…
Colossus – Degenesis
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Comatose Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Illinois-based death metal trio Colossus (featuring members of Lividity, Cryptic Fog and Cereviscera) ring in the new year with upcoming debut album, Degenesis. A statement from the band on the release: “They watch from the distant, endless darkness,…
Tribulation – Where the Gloom Becomes Sound
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Century Media Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Rebecca Bush Tribulation’s fifth full length studio album ‘Where the Gloom Becomes Sound’ casts its dark spell, weaving tales full of foreboding and mystery. Stories of the dark and macabre, full of ghosts and phantoms drawing you in and taking you…
Butterfly – Doorways of Time
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Four experienced musicians with a range of musical backgrounds and influences join forces in Melbourne, Australia, to bring the world a nostalgic dose of Traditional Heavy Metal, laced with vocal harmonies, twin guitars, and massive sounds from the rhythm…
Kjeld – Ôfstân
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Heidens Hart Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Kjeld, a black metal band from Netherlands, is ready to share their new creation with listeners. Created under the label of Heidens Hart Records, their sophomore record Ôfstân shows how the band’s skill and creativity have increased…
Darklore – The Evil of Man
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, independent Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, a metal quintet by the fitting name of Darklore release their brand new album from fantastical realms. The Evil of Man combines symphonic and melodic elements with a recognisable blackened thrash metal foundation, cemented by lyrics that call upon…
Aborym – Hostile
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Dead Seed Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It can never be easy reinventing oneself, and far less so in the world of art. Establishing oneself in one frame of light, only to transform into another can be an example in both bold autonomy, and…
Abiotic – Ikigai
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, The Artisan Era Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Technical death metal band Abiotic is back after their long 5 years hiatus, and they have something to say. New members definitely brought fresh views and ideas to their music, and now Abiotic are back, dangerous and…
Interview with Colossus
Interview with Colossus Von Young – guitars Interview by Kira Levine Colossus DM Official Facebook We caught up with Von Young, guitarist of Illinois death metal trio Colossus to discuss their upcoming debut Degenesis and more. The band features members of Lividity, Cryptic Fog and Cereviscera. You’re quite a new…