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Artist: Thy Catafalque Album Title: Vadak Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 25 June 2021 My reasons for letting Thy Catafalque slip under my radar for so long are incredibly hard to justify, based on the output of ‘Vadak’, the tenth album from the band. I suspect it had something to do with my  Continue Reading »

Artist: Terra Odium Album Title: Ne Plus Ultra Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 11 June 2021 Due to my unexpected but much needed early June hiatus, I am playing catch up with many of the releases that threatened to pass me by unexplored and unreviewed. The focus of this review is the debut album  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hiraes Album Title: Solitary Label: Napalm Records Date of Release: 25 June 2021 If you’re wondering exactly why I’m reviewing this particular record, it’s because of this: “This massive melodic death metal assault leaves no scope for weakness and serves an exciting take on the genre with hymnlike melodies, enthralling drums and guitar riffing  Continue Reading »

Artist: Eye Of Purgatory Album Title: The Lighthouse Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release: 18 June 2021 I’ve referred to some artists in the past as workaholics or obsessives that deliver more music than you might think possible in the given timeframe. However, none of these even come close to the Swedish guitarist, vocalist,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Crowne Album Title: Kings In The North Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 18 June 2021 The sun is finally shining, it’s warm, and one might be forgiven for thinking that the summer is finally here. It has been a while coming and with the arrival of the sun, my inevitable melodic rock itch  Continue Reading »

Artist: Desaster Album Title: Churches Without Saints Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 4 June 2021 A second review in as many days for a German band, but the contrast could hardly be more pronounced. From the up-tempo, upbeat and melodic stylings of power metal stalwarts Helloween, to ‘Churches Without Saints’, a blackened thrash  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fear Factory Album Title: Aggression Continuum Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 June 2021 The word ‘bittersweet’ was created for moments exactly like this and I’ll explain why, if you’ll indulge me. Fear Factory have been an almost ever-present in my musical life. From the moment I discovered music on the heavier side  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wooden Veins Album Title: In Finitude Label: The Vinyl Division Date of Release: 4 June 2021 When I hear the description ‘avant-garde metal’, I immediately think of music that’s off the wall, bonkers, eclectic, and downright mad. After all, we can all think of a few artists that might fit the bill in this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Plaguestorm Album Title: Purifying Fire Label: Noble Demon Date of Release: 4 June 2021 Last year, the Noble Demon record label blasted into my life rather wonderfully, thanks to the release of Night Crowned’s ‘Impius Viam’ album, a record that featured in my end-of-year ‘best-of’ list at an impressive eighth spot. It remains a  Continue Reading »

Artist: Drift Into Black Album Title: Patterns Of Light Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 28 May 2021 I have taken a long time to put this review together, because I have flip-flopped back and forth many times when trying to order my thoughts about this album. Drift Into Black is not a band that  Continue Reading »