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Aephanemer – Utopie
Label: Napalm Records Release Date: October 31st, 2025 Symphonic Power Death/Black Metal, whatever the fuck you wanna call this. Utopie the 4th album (produced by Dan fuckin Swanö), released on Halloween, by French band Aephanemer, was my first experience with the band. I loved every damn second of it. All 6120 of them. Utopie is packed with orchestral grandeur, the sharp bite of melodic death metal, lush polyphonic musical texture, blood curdling screams you’d find on a blac

Carlo
Nov 52 min read
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Interview / VILT
VILT is a melodic death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2016. They released a demo in 2018 before stepping into the spotlight with their official singles beginning in 2021, building momentum through a steady stream of nine singles and two EPs rather than a full-length album. I first listened to them in 2023, and they were recently featured in our band spotlight section, after which I had the chance to get to know the band through a full interview. Let’s rewind

Rakkan
Oct 146 min read
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(Band Spotlight) VILT
VILT is one of those rare bands that hit you hard from the first listen. I first came across them with the release of their single Heart...

Rakkan
Sep 132 min read
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Acrid Semblance - Land of Cowards
This has been a long time coming. And I don't mean just this review (the album was released on 20th March). Quite literally, the last...

Saurabh
May 145 min read
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Admire the Grim - Resist
Compared to my other reviews, this one is shorter. I've only listened to Admire the Grim’s debut album, Resist , twice so far. I plan to...

Rakkan
Apr 193 min read
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Interview / Alma Alizadeh (For I AM King)
Today's interview is undeniably special as I have the privilege of conversing with Alma, the front-woman of the Dutch metal outfit For I...

Rakkan
Sep 13, 20237 min read
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Interview / HIRAES
HIRAES is a melodic death band based in Hannover. After the split of Dawn of Disease, all four instrumentalists—Lukas Kerk, Oliver...

Rakkan
Sep 6, 20239 min read
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Hiraes - Solitary
Hiraes originates from Lower Saxony, Germany. The four musicians had previously played together in the melodic death metal band Dawn of...

Thomas
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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Demonstealer - The Propaganda Machine
This is one album I am absolutely stoked to review: "Propaganda Machine" by Demonstealer. The man behind this solo outfit is Sahil...

Saurabh
Jul 30, 20234 min read
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Interview / Solemn Vision
Born and bred in Brooklyn, NYC, Solemn Vision is a progressive melodic death metal band that has developed a name in the mid-Atlantic...

Rakkan
Jul 25, 20236 min read
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(Gallery) For I Am King
Date: 08 Nov 2019 Location: The Black Heart, London, UK FOR I AM KING is a Dutch metal band. The quintet offers modern, complex and...

Rakkan
Nov 8, 20191 min read
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