2020

10.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2848 1 2

This has been my most anticipated release of the year, and after a long and difficult wait, it has finally arrived. Work on Nucleus began roughly seven years ago, but the project was halted when founding member Erik Lindmark tragically lost his battle with...

HELL:ON Scythian Stamm Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 1879 1 2

I have to admit I wasn’t familiar with this Ukrainian band before now, despite Scythian Stamm being their fifth full‑length release. Formed in 2005 under the name Hellion and rebranded as Hell:On in 2007, the band has clearly been active for quite some time....

PROFANITY Fragments Of Solace Hot

8.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2113 1 2

German tech‑death veterans Profanity return on December 4th with their fourth full‑length studio album, Fragments of Solace. The record was tracked during the first half of 2020 across several studio locations before being mixed and mastered by Lukas Haidinger at Deep Deep Pressure Studios....

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST Seven Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2247 1 2

Mors Principium Est now enters its third decade as a band with the release of their seventh full‑length album, fittingly titled Seven. After numerous lineup changes over the years, the group has effectively been distilled down to vocalist Ville Viljanen and British guitarist Andy...

COMMUNIC Hiding From The World Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2275 1 2

Some bands never seem to run out of inspiration, and Communic is firmly among that rare group. Hiding From the World marks their sixth full‑length album, their second release through AFM Records, and once again they deliver a level of consistency that has become...

ASTRALBORNE Etenity's End Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2838 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...

SORCERER Lamenting Of The Innocent Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3047 1 2

Swedish epic doom/heavy metal outfit Sorcerer delivered an excellent album with The Crowning of the Fire King in 2017, and now they finally return with a brand‑new release. Formed back in 1988, the band issued a couple of demos in the late ’80s and...

ETERNAL DELYRIA Paradox Of the Mechanical Angel Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3534 1 2

Eternal Delyria is a new discovery for me, though the band has been active since 2011. Formed in Ticino, Switzerland, they previously released one EP and one full‑length album before unveiling Paradox of the Mechanical Angel. While the foundation of their sound is firmly...

CONCEPTION State Of Deception Hot

7.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3078 1 2

Some releases are simply harder to review than others, and State of Deception is certainly one of them. The reason is straightforward: Conception is a band that has given me mixed emotions over the years. I was a huge admirer of their first three...

MY DYING BRIDE The Ghost Of Orion Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2345 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...