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Category: CD/DVD Reviews
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Signeri – Signeri
Release date: 13 June 2025Label: Vicisolum Productions Intro Coming from Dalarna, Sweden, four-piece metal band Signeri have stepped onto the stage. Their music promises to be both enchanting and brutal, both mystical and terrifying. Indeed, some have compared their sound to the likes of Tribulation, Voivod, and Satyricon, all known for being at least dark,…
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Xenos A.D – Reqviem For The Oppressor
Releasedate: 23-05-2025Label: My Kingdom Music Sicilian thrash metal trio XENOS A.D. delivers a brand new album, Reqviem For The Oppressor. Released on May 23, 2025, via My Kingdom Music, this nine-track opus explores the realities of war through unrelenting thrash metal.
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Fat Bastard – Barely Dressed
Releasedate: 25-04-2025 Fat Bastard is a high-energy rock band from Antwerp, Belgium, known for their raw, unfiltered sound that blends elements of Motörhead, Peter Pan Speedrock, and rockabilly. With their third full-length album, Barely Dressed, they continue to deliver their signature style while exploring new musical territories.
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Ancient Bards – Artifex
Releasedate: 25-04-2025Label: Limb Music Ancient Bards, hailing from Rimini, Italy, have been a formidable force in the symphonic power metal scene since 2006. With their fifth full-length album, Artifex, they continue to push the boundaries of their genre, delivering an epic narrative and a sonically rich experience.
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DERHEROLD – Arcanum I – Rage
Releasedate: 07-03-2025Label: Fastball music DERHEROLD is a German heavy metal art project led by musician and artist Olav Däumling. The project unfolds across a trilogy titled Arcanum, with Arcanum I – Rage marking its ambitious debut. The album intertwines music, tarot-inspired themes, and visual storytelling, offering a multifaceted artistic experience.
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Matraque – Nature Morte
Releasedate: 01-05-2025Label: Ashen Tree Records The Belarusian band Matraque caught my attention for several reasons. Firstly, an important detail was the musical direction they adhere to – the official page of the band describes them as Sludge/Doom/Primitive Death – not the most common style in Belarus, in general. And, last but not least – the…
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11-05-2025 Moonspell/Dark Tranquillity
Supports: HiraesLocation: Patronaat, Haarlem (Netherlands) Haarlem’s Patronaat hosted an unforgettable night of melodic death metal, featuring Hiraes, Moonspell, and Dark Tranquillity.
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Death SS – The Entity
Releasedate: 09-05-2025Label: Lucifer Rising A band like Death SS needs no introduction. The horror metal legends have been rocking it since 1977 and the new album “The Entity” is out this month via Lucifer Rising. “The Entity” is heavily inspired by Aleister Crowley, as well as characters of writers James Hogg and Robert Louis Stevenson,…
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PREVIEW: Into The Grave 2025
What: Into The GraveWhen: 13,14,15 June 2025Where: Snekertrekweg 1, 8912 AA Leeuwarden Into The Grave is taking place on three days in June this year! A heavy weekend in Leeuwarden and this year on a different location, so update your directions! Tickets:Tickets are available through:• Into The Grave website (Original tickets only)Three days Tickets: €159Fri+Sat…
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Cthuluminati – Tentacula
Releasedate: 2025 Dutch progressive black/doom metal band Cthuluminati returns with Tentacula, a concept album that delves into themes of Faustian bargains, cosmic horror, and the human psyche.
