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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2179 1 2

More than four decades have passed since Accept released their self‑titled debut in 1979, yet the band continues to push forward with remarkable vitality. Lineup changes have been frequent over the years, and since The Rise of Chaos, founding bassist Peter Baltes has departed,...

ASTRALBORNE Etenity's End Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2803 1 2

Astralborne is a melodic death metal trio from Toledo, Ohio, formed in 2018. Their debut album, Eternity’s End, was originally self‑released in November 2019 but is now receiving worldwide distribution through Prosthetic Records. Some may argue that Astralborne isn’t reinventing the genre, and while...

AETERNAM Al Qassam Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3332 1 2

It’s no secret that I’ve been a big fan of Aeternam since the release of their debut album ‘Disciples Of The Unseen’ back in 2010, and I still consider the ‘Moongod’ album among my favorite death metal albums of the last two decades. Their...

ARCHON ANGEL Fallen Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2274 1 2

Archon Angel was born out of a collaboration between former Savatage vocalist Zak Stevens and Secret Sphere guitarist and producer Aldo Lonobile. On the songwriting side the duo has received creative help from a few prominent personalities of the Italian metal scene, such as...

AMON AMARTH Berserker Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2776 1 2

Amon Amarth, the undisputed Swedish kings of melodic death metal strikes again with their eleventh full length album entitled ‘Berserker, and as always our Swedish friends have delivered pure quality. Amon Amarth is a band that have remained true to their style over the...

ALLEGAEON Apoptosis Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3295 1 2

'Apoptosis' is fifth full-lenght album from Denver, Colorado based Allegaeon, and as all their previous albums this one is also released through Metal Blade Records. Guitarist Greg Burgess is the only remaining original member, but the sound is still unmistakeable Allegaeon and we're of...

AMORPHIS Queen Of Time Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2887 1 2

Through a carreer spanning over nearly 30 years Amorphis has always been more or less synonymous with quality, but with their 13th studio album entitled 'Queen Of Time' our neighbours from east introduces us to a masterpiece that has exceeded all my expectations and...

APOPHYS Devoratis Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen December 07, 2017 4205 1 2

Dutch death metal act Apophys has been around since 2012 and ‘Devoratis’ is their sophomore album. Featuring members of God Dethroned and Toxocara this is a band with both experience and a clear vision and approach to their writing – song structure above technicality....

APALLIC Of Fate And Sanity Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated August 25, 2017 3282 1 2

German band Apallic released an EP a couple of years ago, but this is their first full-length album. I've noticed that they are beeing promoted as a progressive/technical death metal band, but even though there are such elements in their music I tend more...

AFTERBIRTH The Time Traveler´s Dilemma Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen August 12, 2017 3273 1 2

´The Time Traveler´s Dilemma´is the debut full-lenght album from Long Island, New York based technical death metal act Afterbirth and what a magnificent way to enter the limelight. The album is released through Unique Leader Records which as a rule is synonymous with quality...