Brotthogg are from Norway and they know how to capture bleakness. This album is pure cold atmospheres and fury and it was one that surprised me with the quality.

This album succeeds because Castle Rat isn’t trying to fit into a genre checklist. They take doom, stoner rock, and heavy metal and infuse it with a story. Every track is a chapter, every riff fits right, and the narrative sneaks in without ever feeling forced.

Five years after Obsidian, Paradise Lost rise again with Ascension, their 17th studio album and a masterclass in gothic doom metal. This is Paradise Lost refusing nostalgia and proving why they still reign in 2025.

Queens/Long Island thrash trio Electrocutioner return with Harbinger, a vicious follow-up to False Idols. Fueled by breakneck riffs, war-cry vocals, and apocalyptic lyrics, the band sharpen their old-school influences into a weapon of mass destruction.

Panzerchrist return with Maleficium Part 2, a sharpened blast of Danish blackened death metal. Our review dives into the witch-trial concept, Tue Madsen’s Antfarm production, and standout cuts Witchfinder General and Hex Maleficium Pex.

Parisian trio Hexekration Rites debut with an album that prizes authority over chaos. Misanthropic Path of Carnal Deliverance fuses ritual menace with disciplined songwriting, blasts, hulking mid-tempos and incantatory vocals across nine tracks.

Swedish death metal legends Unleashed return with Fire Upon Your Lands, a fifteenth album of searing riffs, mythic storytelling, and battle-ready ferocity. From the first note to the final roar, it’s a masterclass in veteran metalcraft.

Philadelphia’s epic doom torchbearers Crypt Sermon are back with Saturnian Appendices, a masterfully heavy, atmospheric EP weaving myth, melancholy, and colossal riffs into an unforgettable journey.

Since first emerging in 2022, Blackbraid has become a defining force in American indigenous black metal. Blackbraid III marks the project’s most ambitious and technically accomplished work yet.

Ancient Torment unleash one of 2025’s strongest USBM records with Follow the Echo of Curses—a raw, ritualistic debut soaked in sorrow, filth, and conviction. From haunting riffs to liturgical pacing, this is black metal with purpose.

Nihilvm’s Ancient Cosmic Emanation explodes into the Polish black metal scene. Blending razor-sharp riffwork, precision drumming, and cosmic-scale atmosphere, this debut is equal parts violent, methodical, and downright massive.

Bruce Dickinson’s More Balls to the Wall reworks his 1994 solo album with heavier riffs, modern production, and the same commanding voice that defined an era.

Alice Cooper’s The Revenge of Alice Cooper is a riotous blend of old-school shock-rock swagger, bluesy grit, and macabre humor that proves the king of theatrical rock still reigns.

Abigail Williams return with A Void Within Existence, blending searing black metal fury, cinematic atmospheres, and razor-sharp technical precision into their most ambitious album yet.

Submersus by Hell is a slow-motion descent into sonic despair. With glacial riffs, cavernous production, and gut-wrenching emotion, it’s funeral doom perfected.

Oskoreien’s Hollow Fangs is a masterclass in atmospheric black metal—blending beauty, trauma, and fury into a cinematic, fanged ritual.

Crepuscule Natura is an album that surprises with its production and dynamism. Uada deserves a nod for their meticulousness. Read more!

Celestial Sanctuary's "Insatiable Thirst For Torment" delivers a rancid, intense experience, evolving from earlier output to deliver a pummelling modern DM album.

Spirit Adrift return with another full-length of pure, unadulterated metal, the kind that gets your blood pumping and your head banging 'til your necks snaps like a Twix bar. This is Ghost At The Gallows!

In the vast, black waters of the musical ocean, there exists a leviathan hailing from the depths of Stuttgart known as Bees Made Honey in the Vein Tree. Discover how their latest album Aion is the musical equivalent of dipping your spirit into the seas of eternity.