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ENSIFERUMIron
Ensiferum’s second album sharpens the production and delivers major anthems, though it lacks some of the debut’s raw surprise and cohesion.
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NO CUREIt Is Going To Get Dark
A vicious hardcore record whose physical intensity is stronger than its emotional and structural range.
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITYGood God / Baad Man
Corrosion of Conformity sound grounded and heavy, but this sprawling record confuses accumulated mass with sustained purpose.
Beast in Black Announce EU Tour
Beast In Black will hit Europe in autumn 2026 with Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown.
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CRYING STEELAgent Steel
Agent Steel delivers sturdy traditional metal, but its strongest hooks are separated by too much routine material.
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END ALLHAIL MIND
HAIL MIND combines sharp modern-metal production with energetic structural shifts, though several songs confuse constant motion with development.
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Haken Release ‘Bleeding Sky’ and Announce European Tour
Haken unveil emotionally direct new single ‘Bleeding Sky’ ahead of a September and October European headline run.
Hatebreed Sign With BLKIIBLK for New Album
Hatebreed have joined the Frontiers metal imprint BLKIIBLK, with a Zeuss-produced album scheduled for autumn 2026.
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DIMMU BORGIRGrand Serpent Rising
Grand Serpent Rising offers scale without urgency, burying flashes of menace beneath an overextended and emotionally distant design.
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ORGA MECHAHumanity.exe
Humanity.exe has flashes of conviction, but too much of its metallic attack lands without a clear identity.
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MORKMonolitt
Mork’s Monolitt carries old black-metal frost into a focused modern record, though its midsection occasionally settles into routine.
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CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIXSceaduhelm
Crippled Black Phoenix turn a long runtime into a coherent descent, balancing progressive structure with genuine emotional pressure.
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CONVERGEHum of Hurt
Converge remain emotionally exacting, but Hum of Hurt sometimes circles familiar devastation without finding a sharper new wound.
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VOMITORYIn Death Throes
Vomitory turn thirty-seven minutes of death metal into a relentless, sharply written assault with hooks hiding inside every blast of violence.
Allco Waterproofing Solutions
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HEADHUNTER D.C.Rise of the Damned…
Rise of the Damned delivers disciplined old-school death metal, but its strongest riffs are too often trapped inside predictable structural cycles.
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INGESTEDDenigration
Ingested deliver a tightly engineered beating, strongest when the grooves are allowed to land without extra ornament.
William Shatner Recruits Dave Lombardo for Metal Album
William Shatner’s forthcoming heavy metal project now features Dave Lombardo, John Moyer and Rob Halford.
Immortal Finish Writing Eleventh Studio Album
Demonaz has completed the material for Immortal’s follow-up to 2023’s ‘War Against All’.
Snot Continue Work on First New Album With Andy Knapp
Snot say their first studio album with vocalist Andy Knapp is developing naturally and retaining the band’s original sound.
DevilDriver Announce ‘Strike And Kill’ Album
DevilDriver will release their eleventh album ‘Strike And Kill’ on July 10 through Napalm Records.