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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