Serenity – Codex Atlanticus (2016)
With their fifth studio release, Austria's Serenity prove that heavy metal still excels greatly from the Germanic continent. It's no surprise as to... Read more →
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The Lion’s Daughter – Existence Is Horror (2016)
It's very difficult to get around the three word bands these days, as many of the poppier and trendier acts are using three word monikers and in the... Read more →
Entropia – Ufonaut (2016)
Of the several acts with the name Entropia out there, (I found about seven on Metal Archives) this Polish five-piece creates a style of music that is... Read more →
Sarcoptes – Songs and Dances of Death (2016)
Having named themselves after mites, these Californian black metallers certainly have some fight in them. It's a bit unfair to call this style just... Read more →
In Mourning – Afterglow (2016)
Taking off right where The Weight Of Oceans left off, Afterglow continues the Swedish melodeath/doomers onslaught. It's hard for me not to be biased... Read more →
Orbit Culture – Rasen (2016)
Swedish melodic death groovers Orbit Culture have been around since 2013 and have consistently released a new album almost every year, which isn't... Read more →
Brimstone Coven – Black Magic (2016)
West Virginia's Brimstone Coven are another occult/doom rock act that cite everything from Sabbath to Zeppelin to The Mamas and The Poppas as... Read more →
Holy Grail – Times Of Pride and Peril (2016)
I can't tell you how many times I had written these guys off, but Californian modern heavy/power metallers Holy Grail actually managed to catch my... Read more →
Rotten Sound – Abuse To Suffer (2016)
The new album from Finland's Rotting Sound is just as we'd expect, an absolute molten mass of hatred and monstrosity and hatred with a socially... Read more →
Necrosic – Putrid Decimation (2016)
Just in case you need clarification, California's Necrosic make the kind of classic death metal that Grandma used to make. Big old snarling Grandma... Read more →
Ihsahn – Arktis. (2016)
Well, old Ihsahn is back with a brand new disc full of old man metal for old man ears. Fortunately, I'm getting a bit older myself and feel that I... Read more →
Vredehammer – Violator (2016)
Though admittedly short, this Norwegian black/death act's second full-length is something that I feel definitely caught me by surprise due to all of... Read more →
Haken – Affinity (2016)
I felt that London's Haken might have been wearing out their welcome a little after 2014's The Mountain and the Restoration EP that came after it. I... Read more →
Arcana 13 – Danza Macabra (2016)
If you like doom, you're going to find something here in Italy's Arcana 13 who are obviously inspired by horror greats like Luciano Fulci and Dario... Read more →
Abisso – WRNSS (2016)
Abisso is an atmospheric black metal project that I can only describe as a mantra of bitter darkness. Hailing from Sardinia, the two man group is... Read more →
