Spectral Lore - Ετερόφωτος

 

Genre: Black/Ambient
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Ατραπός
2. The Golden Armor
3. Initiation Into The Mystery
4. The Sorcerer Above The Clouds
5. Apocalypse
6. Ετερόφωτος
7. Terean 

5th album by Spectral Lore, 7 years after their last one. The group claims that 'Ετερόφωτος' is actually the spiritual successor to 2012’s 'Sentinel'. A captivating and fascinating personal journey to the very boundaries of black metal. It has been a long time in the making, but the payoff is so worth it. 

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Ice War - Sacred Land

 

Genre: Epic/Heavy/Doom
Country: Canada
Year: 2021

1. Sacred Land
2. Crystal Mirror
3. Nuclear Gods
4. So Far Away
5. Black Horse
6. Blood And Flames
7. Slay The Beast

5th album by Ice War. While in the earlier releases, the group was more on the speed/heavy path, in this one there is an intense flirt with doom oriented epic/heavy metal. Nice songwriting, great atmosphere with a vocal delivery that may annoy some listeners.

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Nekromantheon - The Visions Of Trismegistos

 

Genre: Thrash/Black
Country: Norway
Year: 2021

1. The Visions Of Trismegistos
2. Seven Rulers Of Fate
3. Faustian Rites
4. Neptune Descent
5. Scorched Death
6. Dead Temples
7. Thanatos
8. Zealot Reign

3rd album by Nekromantheon, 9 years after their last one. Black/thrash at its best! Pompous vocals, dry sound on drums, and an out of this world guitar. In a total of 32 minutes, there’s countless riffs combining black and thrash elements. All eight tracks are top and create a solid and unified outcome, a combination that never fails.

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Gojira - Fortitude

 

Genre: Progr.Groove
Country: France
Year: 2021

1. Born For One Thing
2. Amazonia
3. Another World
4. Hold On
5. New Found
6. Fortitude
7. The Chant
8. Sphinx
9. Into The Storm
10. The Trails
11. Grind

7th album by Gojira. The group returns after 5 years with a record full of memorable moments that come off from their eclectic and defying blending of musical approaches.

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Necronomicon - The Final Chapter

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. I Am The Violence
2. The Final Chapter
3. Wall Of Pain
4. Purgatory
5. Burning The Fury
6. Spilling Blood
7. Selling Nightmares
8. World On Fire
9. The Devil’s Tears
10. The Unnamed
11. Me Against You
12. The Stormreaper

10th album by Necronomicon. If you like your thrash metal fueled by aggression, devastatingly heavy, and played at a ferocious pace, then you’ve come to the right place. The album title might hint that this is the last roll of the dice for these guys, but it doesn’t sound like an ending.

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Fall Of Efrafa - Owslafa

 

Genre: Crust/Sludge
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. Pity The Weak
2. A Soul To Bear
3. Last But Not Least
4. The Fall Of Efrafa
5. Simulacrum
6. Dominion Theology
7. Dominion Theology Continued
8. The Burial
9. Last But Not Least, Into The Fall Of Efrafa
10. The Sky Suspended Into Warren Of Snares

This release by Fall Of Efrafa, contains their first demo and their final live recording. Tracks 1-4 is the first full practice demo recording of their first album, 'Owsla'. Tracks 5-10 are their final ever live performance.

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Old Forest - Mournfall

 

Genre: Black
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. Tyrant Spell
2. The Anvils
3. Despair Is My Name
4. Red Sky In Mourning
5. My Haunting Vision
6. Solitude Apocalypse
7. Shadows Immemorial
8. A Bitter End

7th album by Old Forest. It's largely slow to mid-paced, melancholic and there's a doomy vibe that makes it feel so heavy, it's crushing at times. 'Mournfall' is much more refined than what they did in the past, showing a band that's constantly evolving with a fuller sound and more complex songwriting.

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Vulture - Dealin' Death

 

Genre: Speed/Thrash
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. Danger Is Imminent
2. Malicious Souls
3. Count Your Blessings
4. Gorgon
5. Star-Crossed City
6. Flee he Phantom
7. Below The Mausoleum
8. Dealin' Death
9. Multitudes Of Terror
10. The Court Of Caligula

3rd album by Vulture. Vulture know how to harness the old ways without being overly derivative, very likely due to the obviously huge passion that goes into crafting their songs alongside top-tier musicianship that captures the primal speed metal spirit while giving it a soaring performance that is unmissable.

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Necropolis - Necropolis

 

Genre: Crust/Punk
Country: Greece
Year: 2018

1. Τελευταία Πνοή
2. Mastemah
3. Βουλιαγμένοι Στην Μιζέρια
4. Νεκρόπολη
5. Κάνε Την Αλλαγή
6. Ξεθάβοντας Το Παρελθόν
7. Μόνος Με Την Φωτιά
8. Obsession

Debut album by Necropolis. The group consists of members of Πάνκρεας, Μόρα, Ομίχλη, and delivers melodic crust/punk with Greek lyrics. Well-crafted and catchy songs with passion, rage and aggression. 

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Agent Steel - No Other Godz Before Me

 

Genre: Speed/Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Passage To Afron-V
2. Crypts Of Galactic Damnation
3. No Other Godz Before Me
4. Trespassers
5. The Devil’s Greatest Trick
6. Sonata Cosmica
7. Veterans Of Disaster
8. Carousel Of Vagrant Souls
9. The Incident
10. Outer Space Connection
11. Entrance To Afron-V

6th album by Agent Steel. Agent Steel circa 2021, is actually Johnny Cyriis and some young musicians who gathered around him. There are some good guitar ideas, but the albums lack the great composition(s) that would take it off. The good old Cyriis would take these mediocre compositions and level them up, but his vocals nowadays are totally annoying!

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Ereb Altor - Eldens Boning 'Ep

 

Genre:Black/Viking/Epic
Country: Sweden
Year: 2021

1. The Twilight Ship
2. Fenrisulven
3. Eldens Boning
4. Sacrifice 2.0

The 4-track 'Ep by Ereb Altor, is absolutely massive sounding. Ereb Altor have done a fantastic job in continually unveiling gorgeous new layers of sound and hinting at epic new soundscapes. The epic black metal unveiled by Ereb Altor on this 'Ep is incredibly fun to really immerse yourself in.

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Achelous - Northern Winds 'Ep

 

Genre: Epic/Heavy
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Northern Winds
2. The River God
3. Macedon (live)
4. Myrmidons (live)
5. Warriors With Wings (live)

5-track 'Ep by Achelous. Celebrating their 10-year existence, Achelous released an 'Ep with one new song (it will be also available in their upcoming album), 3 live songs and a re-recorded old one. The group manages to deliver epic heavy metal in a more atmospheric way compared to other bands of the same genre.

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Čad – Zabi Ma

 

Genre: Crust/Hardcore/Punk
Country: Slovakia
Year: 2019

1. Žerem Hnev
2. Ľudia Smrdia
3. Mŕtvi Okolo Mňa
4. Strážcovia Ohňa
5. Zabi Ma
6. Pancierová Päsť
7. Boj
8. Sám Proti Celému Svetu
9. Metalosaurus
10. Karpatské Bratstvo
11. Zbojnícke Móresy

8th album by Čad. Starting as a grindcore group, after 20+ years of activity, the group now delivers a spicy version of crusty hardcore/punk. 11 songs, clocking around 40 minutes, with a great tempo variety and tight musicianship, that make the whole album a listening pleasure.

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Sanguisugabogg - Tortured Whole

 

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Menstrual Envy
2. Gored In The Chest
3. Dragged By A Truck
4. Pornographic
5. Dead As Shit
6. Tortured Whole
7. Interlube
8. Dick Filet
9. Urinary Ichor
10. Posthumous Compersion
11. Felching Filth

Debut album by Sanguisugabogg. The riffs are decidedly inclined toward classic American death metal bands, while the delivery is much more contemporary, and in many ways comparable to slam. They’ve managed to craft something unique, catchy and most importantly, something fun!

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R.I.P. William J Tsamis

 

Sweven - The Eternal Resonance

 

Genre: Progr.Death
Country: Sweden
Year: 2020

1. The Spark
2. By Virtue Of A Promise
3. Reduced To An Ember
4. The Sole Importance
5. Mycelia
6. Solemn Retreat
7. Visceral Blight
8. Sanctum Sanctorum

Debut album by Sweven. It is a progressive death metal album. It feels like a progressive/psychedelic rock record written whilst trying to see the path beyond ‘old school’ progressive death metal conventions. It has beautifully realized acoustic passages, heavier, dynamic riffs and a complex layout and structure.

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Wode - Burn In Many Mirrors

 

Genre: Black
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. Lunar Madness
2. Serpent's Coil
3. Fire In The Hills
4. Sulphuric Glow
5. Vanish Beneath
6. Streams Of Rapture (I, II, III)

3rd album by Wode. It is as about as good as traditional black metal comes. It offers a fresh and exciting listening experience, one that challenges and entertains in equal measure. Wode achieve an interesting concoction that manages to be eminently listenable without being too refined.

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Haunt - Beautiful Distraction

 

Genre: Heavy
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Beautiful Distraction
2. In Our Dreams
3. Fortunes Wheel
4. Face Of Danger
5. Sea Of Dreams
6. Keeping Watch
7. Imaginary Borders
8. A Fool's Paradise
9. Hearts On Fire
10. It's In My Hands

5th album by Haunt. With 5 albums (+1 album with re-recordings) in the last 4 years, the group reeks of high quality ultra-activity. The 70's hard rock melodies are harmonically mixed with all heavy metal parts. The band’s super fun heavy metal style remains on display.

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Solstice - Casting The Die

 

Genre: Thrash/Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. The Altruist
2. Transparent
3. Who Bleeds Whom
4. Lifeline
5. Ignite
6. Outlast
7. Seven
8. Embellishment Exposed
9. Cast The Die
10. Eyes Sewn Shut
11. Scratch

4th album by Solstice, 12 years after their last one. The group makes a glorious comeback with 'Casting the Die', reuniting founder members Alex Marquez and Dennis Munoz for the first time since 1995’s 'Pray'. An eclectic but perfectly weighted mix of thrash, progressive death metal, and hardcore!

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Downwinder - Downwinder

 

Genre: Death/Hardcore/Crust
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Infertile Seeds
2. Balance Of Terror
3. Towards The End
4. Fission Bomb
5. Cachectic Existence
6. Divide And Conquer
7. Χολή Να Ξερνάς​
8. Barren Wasteland

Debut album by Downwinder. A powerful and promising debut album by a group consisting of members of Dirty Wombs, Nihilsect, etc. 25 minutes of crusty D-Beat blended with stenchcore and death metal. Raw production, great musicianship, full of energy and aggressiveness. 

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Bewitcher - Cursed Be Thy Kingdom

 

Genre: Heavy/Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Ashe
2. Death Returns...
3. Satanic Magick Attack
4. Electric Phantoms
5. Mystifier (White Night City)
6. Cursed Be Thy Kingdom
7. Valley Of The Ravens
8. Metal Burner
9. The Widow's Blade
10. Sign Of The Wolf

3rd album by Bewitcher. The group continues to provide an excellent source of beer-raising, fist-pumping and head-banging action. Imagine a mix of Midnight with mid-era Tribulation, blackened heavy metal at its best!

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Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined

 

Genre: Death
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Murderous Rampage
2. Necrogenic Resurrection
3. Inhumane Harvest
4. Condemnation Contagion
5. Surround, Kill, Devour
6. Ritual Annihilation
7. Follow The Blood
8. Bound And Burned
9. Slowly Sawn
10. Overtorture
11. Cerements Of The Flayed

15th album by Cannibal Corpse. The album is straightforward and catchy, with Erik Rutan’s joining marking a new era.. The music direction is once again simple following the path the band is going on the past few years and despite the multiple tempo changes and the technical passages and parts the final result is easy to remember. 

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Japanische Kampfhörspiele - Neues Aus Dem Halluzinogenozinozän

 

Genre: Exp.Grindcore
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. Mantra
2. Der Schweinetransport
3. Familie Fährt Mit Auto
4. Drohnenangriff Auf Unsere Werte
5. Madal 1
6. Erregte Männer Auf Der Venus
7. Build A Better World
8. Halt Deine Schnauze
9. Deutsches Handwerk
10. Lass Deinen Müll Auf Dem Festivalgelände Liegen
11. Madal 2
12. Trauerorgasmus
13. Superspreader

10th album by Japanische Kampfhörspiele. The group continues delivering an experimental version of grindcore. The days of pure death/grind have long gone. 30 minutes full of elements from different genres, ranging from free-jazz, to industrial, to rap, to grindcore, to groovy metallic hardcore.

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Warrior Path - The Mad King

 

Genre: Heavy/Power
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. It Has Begun
2. The Mad King
3. His Wrath Will Fall
4. Beast Of Hate
5. Don't Fear The Unknown
6. Savage Tribe
7. Avenger
8. Out From The Shadows
9. Neverending Fight
10. Last Tale

2nd album by Warrior Path. Listening to the album makes it clear; the debut’s fire is kept very much alive. Sharp axed lead guitar parts and fluent melodic lines are incredibly mixed with fatal riffing parts. This time behind the mic we find Daniel Heiman (ex- Lost Horizon, ex-Fierce Conviction, ex-Crystal Eyes, ex-Destiny, Heed).

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Cryptosis - Bionic Swarm

 

Genre: Techn.Progr.Thrash
Country: Holland
Year: 2021

1. Overture 2149
2. Decypher
3. Death Technology
4. Prospect Of Immortality
5. Transcendence
6. Perpetual Motion
7. Conjuring The Egoist
8. Game Of Souls
9. Mindscape
10. Flux Divergence

Debut album by Cryptosis. The songs are well-written and demonstrate a band with an easy familiarity with the genre. Amidst the high-octane thrash adventures that you’ll find on this record, you’ll also be treated to moments of atmosphere and progressive nuance. 

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Armored Assault - Blood Queen

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Death Surrounds You
2. Blood Queen
3. Dead Before Dawn
4. Winter’s Arms
5. Call The Beast
6. Toxic Tower
7. Dead Man’s Stare 

Debut album by Armored Assault. A promising debut album that delivers an extreme form of thrash metal. They combine different influences from death metal, crossover and grindcore to enrich their sound. The group managed to create a solid and honest extreme thrash album. 

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ADX - Bestial

 

Genre: Speed/Heavy
Country: France
Year: 2020

1. Rituel Ancestral
2. Au-dessus Des Croix Noires
3. Les Sanguinaires
4. Overlord
5. Collecteurs De Chair
6. La Marche Des Spectres
7. Action Cannibale
8. Disgrace
9. L’Epreuve
10. Du Sang Sur Les Pierres
11. Le Desordre
12. La Traque
13. L'incertitude
14. Le Mensonge

11th album by ADX, a great concept album by the French veterans. Plenty of fast riffs mixed with slower grinding stompers with solos in abundance. Simply put, nicely constructed and beautifully executed metal, a must listen for all the metalheads!

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Memoriam - To The End

 

Genre: Death
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. Onwards Into Battle
2. This War Is Won
3. No Effect
4. Failure To Comply
5. Each Step (One Closer To The Grave)
6. To The End
7. Vacant Stare
8. Mass Psychosis
9. As My Heart Grows Cold

4th album by Memoriam. Once again the rhythm section is concrete solid, the groove is monstrous, and the riffs kill without mercy, while there’s a sick, dramatic and oppressive atmosphere. The album has tremendous songs that deserve your attention.

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Rapture - Malevolent Demise Incarnation

 

Genre: Death/Thrash
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Malevolent Demise Incarnation
2. Inanimate Frigidity
3. Predatory Menace
4. After Your Eternity
5. I Am Become Death
6. Birthrape Leftovers, Praising The Maggots
7. Herald Of Defiance
8. Requiem For A Woeful Dynasty

3rd album by Rapture. The group has taken a significant leap forward with this album, and while there’s a bit more death metal tonality and atmosphere, the material is still split fairly evenly between death and thrash. It never becomes boring and is a joy to listen to over and over again.

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