Heavy metal album reviews that go deep, with band history, song by song analysis, and more!
Epic progressive black metal that sets the standard! I don’t remember how I stumbled across Atlanta’s Tómarúm (maybe an IG ad?), but I have been enamored with their latest release ever since I started listening to it. If you have read any of my reviews, you know I like stuff that isn’t straightforward, has plenty […]
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Celtic folk & melodeath meld for epic soundscapes and melodies! I have been a fan of Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie since the beginning, when they were a relatively unknown band on Fear Dark Records in the early 2000’s. They didn’t stay unknown for long, getting signed to Nuclear Blast and releasing 7 albums in
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Theatrical, cinematic & bombastic symphonic metal colliding with power, progressive, and melodeath! I absolutely love Epica. Their brand of theatrical, orchestral symphonic metal is captivating, and I have been eagerly awaiting a follow-up to 2021’s amazing “Omega.” Earlier this month, Epica released their latest opus, “Aspiral,” and it has been difficult to stop listening to
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Progressive metal for the thinker that is technical, heavy, and melodic! Sacramento, California, based Lunar is another new band for me who is playing Hyperspace. They recently released their latest full length, “Tempora Mutantur,” and I have been eating it up. It took a few times to settle in for me, but the more I
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Killer melodic progressive power metal from Italy! Italy’s Labyrinth has been around for a long time, but I wasn’t familiar with them until a single late last year for their January 2025 release, “In the Vanishing Echoes of Goodbye.” I was hooked after listening to the single and am quite enamored with this album. This
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Beautiful Brutality at its finest! Bay Area extreme metallers Dawn of Ouroboros released their latest album last weekend, “Bioluminescence,” and I absolutely LOVE it. I take my extreme metal in smaller doses and prefer it to have great melodies and unique qualities, and this does both in spades. This is blackened death metal with heavy
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Atmospheric Gothic Death Doom that takes time to build! Finnish gothic death doom metal band Swallow the Sun released their latest album, “Shining,” in October 2024. The death and doom elements are less prevalent than “Moonflowers”, though still show up at opportune times. There is tons of atmosphere and dynamic contrast as with previous releases,
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Hard hitting Dystopian Metal with Symphonic, Goth, and Industrial Flair! I just finished raving about Edge of Paradise and their 2023 dystopian concept album “Hologram,” but they just released their latest, “Prophecy,” yesterday! Edge of Paradise blends several styles together, with key metallic flavors including industrial, symphonic, and gothic, combined with a massive feel, striking
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Symphonic Power Metal as it should be! Tommy Johansson is God’s gift to metal vocals. His incredible and effortless range, strong delivery, and rich tone are the perfect combo, and I would put him up against any of the best vocalists in metal. It has been awhile since we had a full length featuring him,
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