Spirit Possession- Of the Sign... (Album Review) April 3, 2023

Of the Sign...
by Spirit Possession

Steve Peacock remains one of the busier musicians in metal, as after releasing two full lengths with Ulthar in February he returns with more wild and ever-shifting black metal under the Spirit Possession banner. For those who missed self-titled debut in 2020, Peacock and Ashley Spungin (Taurus, Inse...

NEW Nu Metal Albums RANKED (From Classic Bands) April 2, 2023

New Nu Metal Tier List
by Metal Trenches

Ranking the latest new releases (2020 and on) from CLASSIC nu metal artists including Slipknot, Korn, Disturbed, Static-X, and more! Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, ...

Empyre- Relentless (Album Review) March 31, 2023

Relentless
by Empyre

Alternative and hard rock are hardly dead, but you do have to dig a little more to find new bands than before. Luckily there are still plenty of labels still bringing rock to us like Kscope, who often skew towards the progressive side but have also brought some other variants of the genre with them....

Best New Metal Albums Of 2023 March 29, 2023

Best New Metal Albums Of March 2023
by Metal Trenches

Sharing my picks for the top 15 best new metal albums of March 2023 as well as a few bonus honorable mentions. This may be the wildest monthly list so far. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, T...

Mork- Dypet (Album Review) March 28, 2023

Dypet
by Mork

Thomas Eriksen has been steadily releasing Norwegian black metal as Mork over the years, keeping up almost the same pace as fellow countrymen Darkthrone. The past few full lengths have been supported by EPs either in the same or following year, and despite how much material Mork has been giving us t...

Best New Underground Metal Albums on Bandcamp (March 2023) March 27, 2023

Best Metal On Bandcamp
by Metal Trenches

Exploring more of your requests and recommendations in search of the best underground metal albums on Bandcamp. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Pat...

Majesties- Vast Reaches Unclaimed (Album Review) March 27, 2023

Vast Reaches Unclaimed
by Majesties

Formed by Tanner Anderson of Obsequiae alongside members of Inexorum, Majesties pays tribute to the Gothenburg bands that helped develop melodic death metal throughout the 90s. One look at the cover art for their debut Vast Reaches Unclaimed and the first few notes of the album will teleport you rig...

Kringa- All Stillborn Fires, Lick My Heart! (Album Review) March 24, 2023

All Stillborn Fires, Lick My Heart!
by Kringa

Austrian black metal band Kringa has been lurking in the shadows since 2009, putting out demos and EPs for almost a decade before releasing their first full length Feast Upon the Gleam in 2019. That album showcased a band that captured the coldness and aggression listeners would expect from the genr...

Babymetal Albums RANKED Through 'The Other One' March 24, 2023

Babymetal Tier List
by Babymetal

Ranking the 4 albums of Babymetal through their new 2023 release 'The Other One.' Will the silly headbangers continue, or is this a new chapter for the group? Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook...

Cruachan- The Living and the Dead (Album Review) March 24, 2023

The Living and The Dead
by Cruachan

Irelands Cruachan celebrates their thirty-year anniversary in 2023, and if youve had even a passing interest in folk metal chances are good youve come across some of their discography. Their earlier material is regarded as some of the earlier examples of what would become folk metal in the 90s, and ...

August Burns Red Albums RANKED Through Death Below March 24, 2023

August Burns Red Tier List
by August Burns Red

Ranking the albums of metalcore legends August Burns Red through their new 2023 release 'Death Below' best to worst in Tier List format. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagr...

OTTTO- Life is a Game (Album Review) March 23, 2023

Life is a Game
by OTTTO

They may not have released material until 2020, but Los Angeles based OTTTOs roots stretch back to 2015 when Bryan Noah Ferretti and Tye Trujillo started jamming. Their self-titled EP showcased a diverse sound that fell somewhere between crossover thrash, punk, and alternative rock, and this has bee...

Acid King- Beyond Vision (Album Review) March 22, 2023

Beyond Vision
by Acid King

Acid King albums may be few and far between, but theyve had a consistent quality to them that has kept the band in the minds of fans of doom and stoner rock/metal. Founder Lori S. has really harnessed the power of the riff over the past three decades and often brought warmer, entrancing tonality alo...

Keep of Kalessin- Katharsis (Album Review) March 21, 2023

Katharsis
by Keep of Kalessin

Although Keep of Kalessin may have started off as a melodic variant on Norwegian black metal and came into existence during the formative second wave period of the genre, they branched off significantly stylistically in the years that followed and have found their own path to explore for the past fe...

Forget Metallica's 72 Seasons... These Are Some NEW Metal Bands You Should Be Following March 19, 2023

Top 10 New Up And Coming Metal Bands
by Metal Trenches

Let's be real, Metallica's 72 Seasons is gonna be one of the best selling albums of the year whether it's good or bad... but with so many NEW metal acts coming up; let's take a second to highlight 10 you should be keeping an eye on instead of legacy acts on the decline. Join the Discord for more ...

10 Blackgaze & Post-Black Bands That Don't SUCK March 17, 2023

Top 10 Blackgaze and Post-Black Bands
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 10 of my favorite post-black and blackgaze bands even the staunchest haters and most kvlt of corpse-painted black metal fans could love. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and...

80's Thrash Metal Debut Albums RANKED March 14, 2023

80's Thrash Debut Tier List
by Metal Trenches

Ranking classic 80's thrash metal debuts from best to worst in Tier List format. Is Metallica's Kill 'Em All mid? Did Megadeth do Better? Slayer? How does the German scene stack up against the US? Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the so...

End of Hope- Pushback Is Strong (Album Review) March 13, 2023

Pushback Is Strong
by End of Hope

New York Citys End of Hope found the sweet spot between punk, rock, and metal on their debut full length Cease Destroy back in 2019. Coming in somewhere between Motrhead, Black Flag, New York hardcore, and a healthy dose of doom, they put these wide range of influences together in ways that had a s...

Big Laugh- Consume Me (Album Review) March 10, 2023

Consume Me
by Big Laugh

When it comes to hardcore and punk, even some of the more straightforward sounding bands often have nuances that help to separate them from the pack. Over the decades numerous regional sounds emerged, and the newer generation of groups has had the benefit of being able to absorb all of them and fuse...

Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre + All Albums RANKED March 10, 2023

Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre
by Periphery

Ranking EVERY Periphery album through their new 2023 release 'Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre' best to worst in tier list format. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, a...

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