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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2336 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...

NAWABS OF DESTRUCTION Rising Vengeance Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2945 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

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2691 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

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2746 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...

VISCERA Obsidian Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2366 1 2

The deathcore genre continues to evolve, pushing the limits of musicianship and production with each new wave of releases. While UK‑based Viscera may be a fresh name to some listeners, the musicians behind the project are anything but newcomers, boasting résumés that include Sylosis,...

PLAGUE Portraits Of Mind Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2411 1 2

Portraits of Mind marks a confident and compelling debut from Greek death‑metal outfit Plague, and it’s one that should immediately pique the interest of anyone drawn to the genre’s old‑school roots. The band leans deliberately toward an early‑nineties aesthetic, raw, organic, and unvarnished. The...

KROSIS A Memoir Of Free Will Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2227 1 2

‘A Memoir Of Free Will’, the second full length album from North Carolina based Krosis, is quite a mouthful to consume and I had to give it a few spins before it really started to sink in. Their style is progressive deathcore and the...

NIGHT CROWNED Impius Viam Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2349 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...

AETERNAM Al Qassam Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3377 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...

LORNA SHORE Immortal Hot

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EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 3093 1 2

Lorna Shore’s music has gradually evolved into a more blackened direction, but without sacrificing their obvious deathcore roots. Not necessarily what I was hoping for since I’m not a huge fan of high pitch screaming vocals, and I much prefer the parts where a...