Fleshworks arrives with an album cover reminiscent of NIN’s art-style, and singles that sound even more commercial than Pupil Slicer’s sophomore album, Blossom. As someone who spun The Fragile on repeat for the entirety of their teenage years, the question sitting at the top of Croque’s mind then is: can Davies and co handle the commercial sound as well as a heroin-fueled Trent Reznor?
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Unsouling – Outward Streams Of Devotional Woe Review
There are many, many black/death metal bands. There are few of them claiming to incorporate the calm, contemplative somberness of darkwave into that. Can unsealing pull it off, or will Peat get gaslit again?
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This Week In Metal, 2025 Week 42
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Smohalla, An Abstract Illusion, and Cult Burial, you can do that too! It’s that purple castle season again, friends.
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Cult Burial – Collapse of Pattern, Reverence of Dust Review
Collapse of Pattern, Reverence of Dust strikes more vicious in sound than previous albums with an added focus on big headbanging riffs. And at the end of the day, who doesn’t want a big, fat, honkin’ riff??
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Smohalla – Ruina Draconis Review
It’s always struck Anti-Peat as interesting how labels like avant-garde stop being a descriptor of being on the edge and become a set established sound of their own within a genre. Travel down the ruined dragon’s hole.
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An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City Review
In the Gator’s semi-advanced age, a conciliary mindset directed him to pick up the promo for The Sleeping City. But pressing play on “Blackmurmur”, and sitting through seven minutes of intro before the song reaches its four minutes of actual meat had him moments away from reaching for the metaphorical knife again.
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2025 Week 41
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Amorphis, Morke, and Paradise Lost, you can do that too! Pop open a fresh bottle of German bubbly water and enjoy.
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Morke – To Carry On Review
As Obsequiae have proved, flavoring your metal with some medievalism works. Now Morke’s mastermind Eric Wing is seeking to carry on growing that new tradition with their fourth album To Carry On. Time to dust off your chainmail and give this a spin.
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Paradise Lost – Ascension Review
This one doesn’t just sound like Paradise Lost. It is Paradise Lost! Almost as long as the novel too… does our Gator get caught up in the Ascension as any fan boy would? Well…
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Crypts of the Unknown: Animosity – Animal
