Paradox - Heresy II: End Of A Legend

 

Genre: Thrash/Speed
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. Escape From The Burning
2. Mountains And Caves
3. The Visitors
4. Children Of A Virgin
5. Journey Into Fear
6. Βurying A Treasure
7. A Meeting Of Minds
8. Priestly Vows
9. Unholy Conspiracy
10. A Man Of Sorrow (Prologue)
11. A Man Of Sorrow
12. The Great Denial
13. End Of A Legend

8th album by Paradox, 5 years after their last one. It is sheer speed loaded with rich harmonies and crushing riffs. In its very old-school-driven sounds and musicality, the album sounds really refreshing in the context of metal music today. 

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Fyrnask - VII: Kenoma

 

Genre: Black
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. Hrævaþefr
2. Sjóðandi blóð
3. Niðamyrkr
4. Helreginn
5. Dauðvána
6. Blótguð

4th album by Fyrnask. The group have recorded an album of pure listening pleasure. From aggression to sadness to feelings of loss, 'VII – Kenoma' is a sweltering mass of powerful songs that broaden the black metal horizons as being more than just blasphemy and hatred.

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Spirit Adrift - Forge Your Future 'Ep

 

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

1. Forge Your Future
2. Wake Up
3. Invisible Enemy

3-track 'Ep by Spirit Adrift. For all of the riffs, bass grooves, vocal lines and drum patterns that may sound heavily influenced by some of the classic favourites that shaped heavy metal forever, there’s still a huge element of the band having their own style. Catchy, entertaining and honest heavy metal.

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Morgul Blade - Fell Sorcery Abounds

 

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

1. He Who Sits Upon The Black Throne Of Angmar / The Morgul Blade
2. A Last Waltz Of Gevaudan
3. In The Grip Of The Dark Lord
4. Sons Of The Night
5. Oak In The Mist
6. The Five Will Ride At Dawn
7. The Beacons Must Be Lit!
8. Blood Has Been Spilled This Night
9. Fell Sorcery Abounds

Debut album by Morgul Blade. Here we see a group innovate with tradition and do so successfully. It is a true metal release at its core, but with elements of black metal, power metal, epic metal and doom metal scattered throughout. This is a daring sound, to take such strong elements and fuse them into something potent.

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Lock Up - The Dregs Of Hades

 

Genre: Grindcore/Death
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. Death Itself, Brother Of Sleep
2. Hell Will Plague The Ruins
3. The Dregs Of Hades
4. Black Illumination
5. Dark Force Of Conviction
6. Misdirection Thief
7. Dead Legions
8. Triumph Of The Grotesque
9. Nameless Death
10. A Sinful Life Of Power
11. Ashes
12. The Blind Beast
13. Reign On In Hell
14. Crucifixion Of Distorted Existence

5th album by Lock Up. This time Tomas Lindberg handles the mic along with Kevin Sharp, and Nicolas Barker is replaced by Adam Jarvis (misery Index, Pig Destroyer). Performances-wise, this album rips. Most of the music was written by Reisenegger and it has this distinct South American brutality and filthiness that bands of the ‘80s were renowned for.

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Wraith - Undo The Chains

 

Genre: Speed/Punk/Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Undo The Chains
2. Dominator
3. Gate Master
4. Mistress Of The Void
5. Cloaked In Black
6. Born To Die
7. Time Wins
8. Gift Of Death
9. Disgusting
10. Bite Back
11. Victims Of The Sword
12. Terminate

3rd album by Wraith. While the guitars are heavy and furious, the full-throated vocals by Matt Sokol give extra ferocity to their sound. A great suggestion for fans of blackened old school thrash metal.

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Volbeat - Servant Of The Mind

 

Genre: Groove/Heavy/Rock
Country: Denmark
Year: 2021

1. Temple Of Ekur
2. Wait A Minute My Girl
3. The Sacred Stones
4. Shotgun Blues
5. The Devil Rages On
6. Say No More
7. Heaven’s Descent
8. Dagen Før (feat. Stine Bramsen)
9. The Passenger
10. Step Into Light
11. Becoming
12. Mindlock
13. Lasse’s Birgitta

8th album by Volbeat. The group continues using the successful formula of the rockabilly, metal, groove, rock blend and produces a highly addictive album. Nice guitarwork, distinctive vocal delivery and crystal clear sound, that results to a fully entertaining album.

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Black Soul Horde - Horrors From The Void

 

Genre: Heavy/Power
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Beneath The Mountains Of Madness
2. Beware The Deep
3. Blinding Void
4. Lair Of The Wolf
5. Malediction Of The Dead
6. God Of War
7. The Curse
8. The Betrayal Of The King

3rd album by Black Soul Horde. The classic heavy sound is combined well with epic moments and power metal melodies. The most impressive fact is that while they are more close to the traditional heavy metal sound, at the same time their sound has a dark and mysterious atmosphere.

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Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I

 

Genre: Exp.Hardcore/Sludge/Post
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Blood Moon
2. Viscera Of Men
3. Coil
4. Flower Moon
5. Tongues Playing Dead
6. Lord Of Liars
7. Failure Forever
8. Scorpion's Sting
9. Daimon
10. Crimson Stone
11. Blood Dawn

10th album by Converge. It is actually a collaboration album with Chelsea Wolfe, comprised of 11 dark, brooding post-metal songs. Despite the dark, horrifying settings and atmospheres it evokes, it is a very enjoyable album. Existing Chelsea Wolfe fans should love it. Converge fans may find it more problematic due to the comparative slowness of many of the songs and the abundance of clean vocals, but the band haven’t traded in their trademark aggression for crooning.

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Dura Mater - Dura Mater 'Ep

 

Genre: Progr.Heavy/Thrash
Country: Greece
Year: 2020

1. Dead Rats Award
2. Sympathia Malevolens
3. Pervertia
4. Alluring Souls In Motion
5. Chainsaw Delirium

5-track 'Ep by Dura Mater, a group consisting of Matt (vocals, Kemerov, ex-Sicks Daze), Nick (guitars, vocals, ex-Asphodel), Spyros (bass, ex-Violet Vortex) and Kostas (drums, Diavolos, ex-Nightfall, ex-Soulskinner). The group managed to infuse many influences, many ideas and different genres in only five songs. The variety of tempos, speed and vocal delivery, create an atmosphere that is not tiring and dares to successfully blend genres.

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Thyrfing - Vanagandr

 

Genre: Black/Viking
Country: Sweden
Year: 2021

1. Döp Dem I Eld
2. Undergångens Länkar
3. Rötter
4. Fredlös
5. Järnhand
6. Håg Och Minne
7. Träldomsord
8. Jordafärd

8th album by Thyrfing, 8 years after their last one. They perfectly combine the harsh vocals and buzzing guitars of black metal with underlying melodies courtesy of keyboards and strings. It's a record that honors the bands heritage and which consistently shows their growth and goals to become a force larger than themselves.

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Sarke - Allsighr

 

Genre: Black/Heavy/Thrash
Country: Norway
Year: 2021

1. Bleak Reflections
2. Grim Awakening
3. Funeral Fire
4. Allsighr
5. Beheading Of The Circus Director
6. Through The Thorns
7. Glacial Casket
8. Sleep In Fear
9. The Reverberation Of The Lost
10. Imprisoned

7th album by Sarke. They continue to exploit a strange yet very interesting mixture of '70s hard rock influences with '80s speed metal riffs and '90s black metal cold atmosphere. It has this groovy hard rocking vibe blended with dark passages, doom aura and psychedelic sounds.

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Abyssus - Relics Of The Past

 

Genre: Death
Country: Greece
Year: 2020

1. In League With Evil
2. Relics Of The Past
3. Aggressor (Hellhammer cover)
4. Death Metal (Possessed cover)
5. Condemned System (Terrorizer cover)

5-track 'Ep by Abyssus. The twin brother of the ‘Unleash The Storm’ ‘Ep (2018), contains two new songs and three cover songs. ‘Relics Of The Past’, clocking around 16 minutes, is delicious and fully entertaining. 

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Birdflesh - All The Miseries 'Ep

 

Genre: Grindcore
Country: Sweden
Year: 2021

1. Gore Ensemble
2. High On Carnage
3. Radioactive Madness
4. The Head Of A Skull
5. Spinebreaker
6. People Of The Leprosy
7. Slaughterchild
8. Dying After Midnight
9. Pissboy
10. Kickstart My Ass
11. Sayonara Sensei
12. Inked Deth
13. Hell Satan Bro Stalker
14. Crazy Nights (Live)
15. Countless Mayhem (Live)
16. Milkshake Is Nice (Live)
17. Alive Autopsy (Live) 18. Caligoulash (Live) 19. Teenage Mutilator (Live)
20. Gut To Kill (Live) 21. Victim Of The Cat (Live) 22. Anal Misery (Live)
23. The Flying Penis (Live) 24. Coffinfucker (Live)

Killer 'Ep by Birdflesh. It contains 13 new songs and 11 bonus/live tracks recorded in Belgium. Short songs, breakneck blast-beats, a general hair-raising brutality – all these and more are in safe, experienced hands here.

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Alda - A Distant Fire

 

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

1. First Light
2. Stonebreaker
3. Drawn Astray
4. Forlorn Peaks
5. Loo-Wit
6. A Distant Fire

4th album by Alda, 6 years after their last one. This is an atmospheric black metal album which paints a beautiful landscape in quick, delicate strokes; resplendent in hope and light. The warmth of the sound is a little excessive, but guarantees a traditional feel which is both satisfying and comfortable.

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Eternity's End - Embers Of War

 

Genre: Power/Speed
Country: Germany
Year: 2021

1. Dreadnought (The Voyage Of The Damned)
2. Bane Of The Black Sword
3. Hounds Of Tindalos
4. Call Of The Valkyries
5. Arcturus Prime
6. Shaded Heart
7. Deathrider
8. Embers Of War

3rd album by Eternity's End. Comprised basically of the main members of Obscura and Alkaloid with the former vocalist of Hibria, the group feel like a collective. If you’re familiar with the group, you already know that things here are fast-paced, crazy, and thrashy power metal with a lot of neoclassical elements.

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Paranorm - Empyrean

 

Genre: Techn.Prog.Thrash
Country: Sweden
Year: 2021

1. Critical Mass
2. The Immortal Generation
3. Edge Of The Horizon
4. Intelligence Explosion
5. Cannibal
6. Empyrean
7. Lost Cause
8. Desolate Worlds (Distant Dimensions)

Debut album by Paranorm. It is a fairly technical, slightly progressive take on thrash that still manages to be damned aggressive. There’s also the occasional nods to the melodic, progressive side of '90s death metal at very key moments. An entertaining and promising debut.

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Sørgelig - Slaves Of Tomorrow 'Ep

 

Genre: Black
Country: Greece
Year: 2021

1. Slaves Of Tomorrow
2. Dreaming The Void
3. Στη Φυλακή Των Νεκρών Ονείρων

3-track 'Ep by Sørgelig, a project by Isolert and Insanity Cult. The group's vision is still nihilistic and full of rage, but there’s more crust/punk flavors in these three new songs. The music is piercing in its power, ruthless in its ferocity, explosive in its passion and absolutely magnetic in the attraction of the riffing.

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Tower - Shock To The System

 

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

1. Blood Moon
2. Prince Of Darkness
3. Metatron
4. Running Out Of Time
5. Lay Down The Law
6. Hired Gun
7. The Black Rose
8. On The Line
9. In Dreams
10. Powder

2nd album by Tower. Based on their guitar duo featuring James Danzo and Zak Penley, Tower have studied perfectly the Maiden and Mercyful Fate dual guitars where the galloping rhythm is enriched with melodic sharp riffs and brilliant soloing full of intense and power. As the rhythm section is rock solid and follows the guitar lines all eyes are on their singer Sarabeth Linden.

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Mastodon - Hushed And Grim

 

Genre: Progr.Heavy/Groove
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2021

1. Pain With An Anchor
2. The Crux
3. Sickle And Peace
4. More Than I Could Chew
5. The Beast
6. Skeleton Of Splendor
7. Teardrinker
8. Pushing The Tides
9. Peace And Tranquility
10. Dagger 11. Had It All
12. Savage Lands
13. Gobblers Of Dregs
14. Eyes Of Serpents
15. Gigantium 

8th album by Mastodon. It never stops giving, and the album’s energy, depth, and power make it a completely unique addition to the band’s mammoth catalog. While 'Hushed And Grim' tracks the stages of grief, it also reflects on the soul's journey after death. 

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Cradle Of Filth - Existence is Futile

 

Genre: Symphonic Black/Gothic
Country: England
Year: 2021

1. The Fate Of The World On Our Shoulders
2. Existential Terror
3. Necromantic Fantasies
4. Crawling King Chaos
5. Here Comes A Candle… (Infernal Lullaby)
6. Black Smoke Curling From The Lips Of War
7. Discourse Between A Man And His Soul
8. The Dying Of The Embers
9. Ashen Mortality
10. How Many Tears To Nurture A Rose?
11. Suffer Our Dominion
12. Us, Dark, Invincible

14th album by Cradle Of Filth. The entire album sounds like a mixture of their story, as a compilation that indicated the band’s evolution over the last three decades they have been dominating the gothic black metal scene in Europe.

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