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 Arkhaaik and Der Weg einer Freiheit, you can do that too! Pop open a fresh bottle of German bubbly water and enjoy.
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2025 Week 39
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 Arkhaaik and Der Weg einer Freiheit, you can do that too! Pop open a fresh bottle of German bubbly water and enjoy.
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Der Weg einer Freiheit – Innern Review
2017 was a year of discovery for Cosmo. He learned a lot about himself, grew as a person, but more importantly discovered what would become his favorite black metal band of all time, Der Weg einer Freiheit. And now that DWeF is back? Well, he never really stopped stroking that stiff black metal eggplant of his…
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Sijjin – Helljjin Combat Review
“In this trying year, Helljjin Combat has become a very comfy album to just relax to”—Cosmo happily recalls his spa days in hell, having his stress relaxedly death thrashed out of him.
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Act of Impalement – Profane Altar Review
2025 has, to put it bluntly, fucking sucked for me and while I’m actively working towards improving my situation, I’ve searched for music to fill that anger. It’s been a very successful quest, and I keep finding new gems to become a vital part of my rotation as a result. Today’s act is one such example: Tennessee based death metal juggernaut Act of Impalement.
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Ritual Ascension – Profanation of the Adamic Covenant Review
Perched on a wobbly table, Cosmo clutches his peppermint mocha like a sacred relic. He lifts it skyward, eyes blazing with caffeinated conviction, and whispers with holy reverence, ‘Ritual Ascension… the bolo tie of Minnesota.’
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Délirant – Thoughteater Review
Enigmatic black metal entity D.B (Negativa, Hässlig) has returned with Thoughteater, his second album under the Délirant moniker. Mixing nightmare atmosphere with blackened dissonance, Délirant sounds like a fever-dream combination of Andavald and Deathspell Omega with a few dashes of unsettling ambience. Has Cosmo found yet another reason to sleep with his lights on?
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Fleshbore – Painted Paradise Review
Fleshbore don’t reinvent anything on Painted Paradise, instead sticking to the tried-and-trve formula of machine-gun blasts, rapid-fire vocals, and riffs for days. Who needs a revamp when the wheel is ablaze?
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Othaliël – Ectrülhys Review
For the first time since the Pandora’s box of Esoctrilihum opened, project mastermind Asthâghul created a side project. Othaliël is the folk-tinged fever dream parallel to Esoctrilihum’s metal-induced psychosis. You could call it a folk in the road.
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Crypts of the Unknown: Blunt Force Trauma – Vengeance for Nothing
