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Aborted – Vault Of Horrors (Nuclear Blast)

Perhaps one of the bigger faces of modern Death Metal are Aborted. From their destructive debut The Purity Of Perversion to their classic Goremageddon and beyond, they have proven their worth time and time again. They’re a band who also… Continue Reading →

Exhorder – Defectum Omnium (Nuclear Blast)

It’s only been 5 years since their last offering, so nearly 6 times shorter than the last wait we had to endure. But sadly this time Vinnie LaBella isn’t returning, so it’s just Kyle Thomas from the original line up… Continue Reading →

Suicidal Angels – Profane Prayer (Nuclear Blast)

Greece, a land with a rich history of culture is rightfully seen as a place fruitful in the creation of many fine metal and alternative bands, and thrash metal is no stranger at that. Despite being more acquainted with the… Continue Reading →

Ministry – Hopiumforthemasses (Nuclear Blast)

Yeehaw rednecks beware, cantankerous moral crusader Al Jourgensen and his bunch of rebellious wranglers are back and nobody is safe from a tongue-lashing. Mind you after 16 albums and a storied career of over four decades we wouldn’t really accept… Continue Reading →

Amaranthe – The Catalyst (Nuclear Blast)

Amaranthe are a band that set the trend rather than follow in their Modern Metal genre and are surely the best known band to employ a female vocalist alongside two male vocalists, one harsh, one clean sung. They are a… Continue Reading →

Lucifer – Lucifer V (Nuclear Blast)

First review of the year for me, and well, I think 2024 is going to have to work impossibly hard to produce enough albums to force this belter out of my best of the year list. Why is that, I… Continue Reading →

Dimmu Borgir – Inspiratio Profanus (Nuclear Blast)

It’s been over half a decade since Dimmu Borgir have released an album and I’m not counting the release of a live recording from 25 years ago. and while I initially thought this would be a rerecording of all the… Continue Reading →

Suffocation – Hymns from the Apocrypha (Nuclear Blast)

Suffocation are back with their latest opus, ‘Hymns From The Apocrypha’, and a collection of nine absolutely battering tracks on which to feast. From the moment the title track kicks in it is brutally evident that the sole purpose and… Continue Reading →

Watain – Die In Fire – Live In Hell (Agony And Ecstasy Over Stockholm) (Nuclear Blast

Live albums always divide opinion with the naysayers questioning the need for a rehash of songs already available on studio albums whereas proponents cite a live album as a record of a band’s zeitgeist, a testament to where a band… Continue Reading →

Green Lung – This Heathen Land (Nuclear Blast)

It is now 2023 and Green Lung are about to release their third album in four short years. Now on Nuclear Blast, and with many of the dates on their forthcoming UK show sold out or upgraded to larger venues,… Continue Reading →

Fuming Mouth – Last Day of Sun (Nuclear Blast)

A concept album becomes a concept-reality hybrid after a near brush with death. That’s the background of this “death metal / hardcore for the deep thinker”. Ten years in existence, this is the second full release by the band from… Continue Reading →

Doro – Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud (Nuclear Blast)

Doro, metal queen indeed, is less than a year older than me. Considering how long I’ve been listening to her that is a sobering realisation. I have immense respect for her as an artist and a person – she has… Continue Reading →

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