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Through Zero

Elder

Pretty solid album throughout.

Within

Protest the Hero

Unrelenting album from start to finish. Feels like if The Mars Volta did Metalcore.

Initium Mortis

Left to Die

Old school death metal, baby! Feels like Death reincarnated, which kind of makes sense when looking at the lineup. Schuldiner would be proud!

Sidera

Miserere Luminis

Very good album. Definitely a grower, but you can feel the raw emotion seeping through the haunting yet powerful music throughout.

Circadian Promise

Fires in the Distance

There's a massive emotional weight to this album that strikes a careful balance between melancholy and rage. This six-track epic clocks in at 49 minutes, and not once did I feel myself waiting for any song to end. In fact, I felt myself entranced by the hypnotic yet equally crushing music from Fires in the Distance's new effort.

Khemmis

Khemmis

Khemmis at their finest

Infinite Illumination

Spirit Adrift

Solid album. Nothing eye opening. Carries a doom flavor but never reaches a peak

Stack Overflow in Corpse Pile Interface

A Forest of Stars

This is definitely an intriguing album...there's a blend of spoken word frantic vocals mixed with atmospheric tendencies. The spoken vocals are supported by an increasingly frenetic bakground and thunderous beats. You can hear the pain in the vocals as their hit their crescendo.

Beyond the Reach of Enchantment

Power Paladin

Unrelenting. Ferocious assault. Melodic tales of war, dragons, and battles. First three songs hook you in. Blend of Dragonforce meets Blind Guardian

The Moth

Devin Townsend

Very cinematic album...a lot to enjor here. In an era full of one-off hits to satiate the spotify algirthm, The Moth carries a choesive, cinematic approach to prog metal throughout the album. Visceral on first listen.