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5.0
DIMMU BORGIRGrand Serpent Rising
Grand Serpent Rising offers scale without urgency, burying flashes of menace beneath an overextended and emotionally distant design.
5.0
ORGA MECHAHumanity.exe
Humanity.exe has flashes of conviction, but too much of its metallic attack lands without a clear identity.
6.0
MORKMonolitt
Mork’s Monolitt carries old black-metal frost into a focused modern record, though its midsection occasionally settles into routine.
6.0
CONVERGEHum of Hurt
Converge remain emotionally exacting, but Hum of Hurt sometimes circles familiar devastation without finding a sharper new wound.
9.0
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.
6.0
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.
7.0
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.
Necrot Sign With Metal Blade Records
Oakland death metal trio Necrot have joined Metal Blade Records and begun work on their next album.
Babymetal Announce North American Tour With Halestorm
Babymetal will tour North America with Halestorm and Violent Vira while preparing a deluxe edition of ‘Metal Forth’.
7.0
RIOT CULTMelodic Death Metal Anarchy, Vol. 1
Riot Cult shape political unease into a cold, melodic record whose atmosphere is stronger than its confused genre label.
Upon A Burning Body Announce June US Tour
Upon A Burning Body will headline a June tour with Traitors, Carcosa and Swollen Teeth.
7.0
CRYPTIC SHIFTOverspace & Supertime
Cryptic Shift turn technical extremity into a vast, hostile environment, though the scale sometimes obscures the point.
Raven Plan to Record New Album This Summer
Raven have written a large pool of songs and expect to begin recording their next album in July or August.
1.0
ANGUS MCSIXAngus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye
A 42-minute plastic siege engine of dead hooks, synthetic blare and jokes that arrive already embalmed.
Moonspell Announce New Album ‘Far From God’
Moonspell will release gothic metal album ‘Far From God’ on July 3 through Napalm Records.
Unearth Return to Metal Blade Records
Unearth have rejoined Metal Blade and are writing a new studio album for release in 2027.