Half Year List
Why Wait for December? The Best Metal Releases from the First Half of 2025 Year-end lists have become a staple in the
Month: May 2025
Review: Varnheim – Void LP
The Polish Black Metal band Varnheim has been active since 2012 and has long been part of the deeper layers of the underground scene.
Review: Lurid – The Fool Provokes Album
The Chicago-based Black Metal band Lurid has been active in the underground scene for several years and first made a strong impression in 2022
Review: Mo’ynoq / Urocyon – Mo’ynoq x Urocyon EP
Named after a city in Uzbekistan, the American band Mo’ynoq, together with fellow North Carolinians Urocyon, has just released a furious 4-track
Review: BaarRa – Entheos CD
Sometimes you come across an album that you need to let sink in for at least a month before you even feel
Review: Sammale – Ikiharmaja LP
The concept of the one-man band has become deeply ingrained in the Black Metal universe. What was once an exception has now
Review: Détresse – Pessimismes LP
The Austrian/Canadian trio Déstresse emerged in 2023 and now present their first official statement in the form of a full-length album, released through the
Review: Gedanken Toten Lebens – Essenz der Urwunde Album
Gedanken Toten Lebens (literally “Thoughts Kill Lives”) is, at its core, a German one‑woman project founded and driven by vocalist Solveig. While she remains
Review: Arkaist – Aube Noir LP
The French Black Metal band Arkaist, hailing from the historic city of Rennes in Brittany, is one of those mysterious new acts
Review: Excommunicatio / Beenkerver – Mandatum LP
We were already familiar with them: Bavaria’s Excommunicatio, who made quite an impression a few years back with their unexpectedly strong debut Kodex