Nuclear Blast Records

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen April 19, 2026 196 1 2

As one of the true pioneers of the American death metal scene, New York’s Immolation really needs little introduction. Descent marks the band’s twelfth studio album overall, their fifth for Nuclear Blast Records, and the third recorded with a lineup that has now remained...

THE HALO EFFECT Days Of The Lost Hot

10.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 27, 2026 3589 1 2

The Halo Effect emerged in 2020, formed by five former members of In Flames: Jesper Stömblad (guitars), Mikael Stanne (vocals), Niclas Engelin (guitars), Peter Iwers (bass) and Daniel Svensson (drums). Their mission was clear from the outset — to return to the roots of...

PATHOLOGY The Everlasting Plague Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 4285 1 2

Over the past couple of decades, extreme metal has splintered into a dense thicket of subgenres, and even seasoned listeners can struggle to pin down where certain bands belong. Pathology, however, has long been rooted firmly in the brutal end of the death metal...

MASSACRE Resurgence Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 23, 2026 4064 1 2

Massacre’s story stretches all the way back to Tampa, Florida in 1984, when the band emerged during the formative years of American death metal. After a handful of demos in the late eighties, their debut From Beyond finally arrived in 1991. Yet despite a...

BLOOD RED THRONE Imperial Congregation Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3313 1 2

Norwegian death metal stalwarts Blood Red Throne return with their tenth full‑length album, Imperial Congregation, released through Nuclear Blast Records. While the band remains firmly rooted in the old‑school death metal sound that has defined their career, three elements in particular make this record...

ACCEPT Too Mean To Die Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2196 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,...

MY DYING BRIDE The Ghost Of Orion Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2331 2 2

With a career spanning more than 30 years and 13 full‑length albums behind them, My Dying Bride hardly needs an introduction. With the exception of Evinta, the British doom legends have consistently delivered quality, sometimes producing outright classics, other times more modest but still...

AMORPHIS Queen Of Time Hot

10.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2901 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...

DIMMU BORGIR Eonian Hot

10.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3109 2 2

Norwegian symphonic black metal veterans Dimmu Borgir are returning to the limelight with their long awaited 10th studio album which also marks the bands 25th anniversary. The album is entitled 'Eonian', which means something like 'Everlasting' and the lyrical theme deals with how humans...

DECREPIT BIRTH Axis Mundi Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated August 10, 2017 2429 1 1

It´s been seven long years since the last studio album from Santa Cruz based tehcnical death metal outfit Decrepit Birth, but now the follow up to "Polarity" is finally here. "Axis Mundi" is pretty much following the same path as it´s predecessor with full...