Rating: 9/10 Release: 20 December 2024 Label: Napalm Records PREMISE: I took a lot of time to better listen to the album and understand the lyrics. This is to prevent the fan of Subway To Sally in me write things that were not so credible. That said, we can go … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 14 November 2024 Label: Trollzorn Records Kromlek is a six-member German band and III-III/Upphaf is technically their third album. “Technically” because it’s a dual-disc tour-de-force (disc 1 is III-III, disc 2 is Upphaf). If you like their sound, there’s so much content here to enjoy. There’s something … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 31 October 2024 Label: Independent Mythbegotten is an American power metal trio and “Tales from the Unseelie Court” is their first full-length album. Like the album’s title, a nod to the Forgotten Realms, the album is chock-full of nerdy references. The whole album is pandering to a … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 22 November 2024 Label: Independent / Bandcamp A new album was finally released some weeks ago from the Goblin Hovel after two years – and trust me, none of their work’s similar to the new one. More than 20 minutes out of 52 are in the form … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 30 August 2024 Label: Independent / Bandcamp The Russian band Alkonost is back with a new album, the tenth, called “Дар саламандры”, that can be translated in “Salamander’s Gift”. It has nine new songs, all dedicated to the element of fire, and can be considered as a … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.7/10 Release: 7 November 2024 Label: MDD Records Suidakra’s new effort is like their previous effort Wolfbite a competent and well-written album that proves conclusively that the ferocity and bite of the album preceding it was not luck, there is no doubt after a series of acoustic experiments and … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 22 September 2024 Label: Independend Vorgrum is a Argentenian folk metal one-man project and Summit of Dreams is the second EP. Previous also two full-length albums were released, and I binged most of their discography in a single night. It’s/ impressive, and, compared with most of the … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 1 October 2024 Label: Napalm Records Wind Rose hardly needs an introduction, but in case you haven’t heard, they’re a five-member Italian, Tolkien-inspired power metal band, and Trollslayer is their sixth album, It’s a good one. There were a few early-release singles that bode well for the … Continue reading →
Rating: 9.5/10 Release: 27 September 2024 Label: Rockshots Records Theigns & Thralls is a five-member international collaboration with members in The Netherlands, England, and northern and independent Ireland. “The Keep and The Spire” is their very first album. The vocals are clean and great, the use of violins and bagpipes … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 30 August 2024 Label: Independent Ravn is a four-member Norwegian folk metal band and Svartedans is only their second album. I say “only” here because it’s polished, stylish, well-written, and mature. There’s a lot of talent here, and despite only clocking in at just over half an … Continue reading →
