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NAWABS OF DESTRUCTION Rising Vengeance Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2920 1 2

If you had asked me just a few days ago to name a metal band from Bangladesh, I would have struggled to come up with an answer. That changed the moment I discovered Rising Vengeance, the debut album from Dhaka-based Nawabs of Destruction. Signed...

NEPHYLIM Severance Of Serenity Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2671 1 2

Nephylim is a five‑piece melodic death metal outfit from the Netherlands, formed in 2015. After a handful of line‑up changes, the band has now completed its debut full‑length, Severance of Serenity. Their stated ambition is to craft Scandinavian‑inspired melodic death metal infused with touches...

NO RAZA Transcending Material Sins Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2720 1 2

Noble Demon Records may be a relatively new player on the scene, but founder Patrick Walch, well‑known from his tenure at Nuclear Blast, clearly has an eye for quality. A few weeks ago I covered the excellent new Night Crowned album released under his...

NIGHT CROWNED Impius Viam Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2334 1 2

Black Metal hasn’t featured on my menu too often the later years to be honest, but there are of course exceptions and I can still appreciate well produced symphonic black metal once in a while. Although Night Crowned probably is a relatively new name...

NOTHGARD Malady X Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2549 1 2

It´s been a while since I heard any of Nothgards previous albums, but I remember them as good but nothing special. Now they are back with their fourth studio album entitled ´Malady X´, after having signed a multi album deal with Metal Blade Records...

NERVECELL Past, Present...Torture Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen September 05, 2017 3484 1 2

Dubai based technical death metal outfit Nervecell are back with their thrid studio album entitled 'Past, Present...Torture' to follow up their 2011 album 'Psychogenocide'. I really enjoyed both previous albums, and in particular the excellent debut 'Preaching Venom', so I've really anticipated this new...

NOVEMBERS DOOM Hamartia Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 21, 2017 2806 1 1

Chicago based doom/death metal veterans are back with the 10th studio album of their carreer, and as always my expectations are quite high since we're talking about a band that very rarely disappoint their fans. We could hear a slight change of direction on...

NIGHT DEMON Curse Of The Damned Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated January 28, 2015 4160 2 1

Night Demon is a 3-piece traditional metal band heading from Ventura, California and 'Curse Of The Damned' is their debut album. The first thought that came to my mind after having heard this album was that it sounded like it could have been recorded...

NIGHTINGALE Retribution Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated December 04, 2014 4977 1 1

Nightingale is the brainchild of Swedish producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö also known from among others Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath and Witherscape. While most of his other projects points in the direction of death- and extreme metal Nightingale is something quite different. This...

NECROPHAGIA WhiteWorm Cathedral Hot

6.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated December 04, 2014 3613 1 1

The history of Necrophagia reaches back to 1983 and the band is considered as one of the pioneers of death metal. The band broke up in 1987 but re-united in 1998 and has since then been active. I must admit that I haven’t paid...