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.
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This 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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Amorphis – Borderland Review
Being a metalhead of the generation that recognizes “Black Winter Day” within seconds, Anti-Peat has always had an interest in what Amorphis are doing. But when they enter the progressive borderlands of taste, will they still make him feel the deathly chills?
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Octoploid – Beyond the Aeons Review
Somewhere deep in a Finish archipelago on a breezy and mild summer’s day a smorgasbord is taking place. At a wooden table surrounded by many Finns sits a metal loving bat. Looking more closely he has a huge grin on his face as 70s aesthetic sauce is dripping all over his chicken parm sandwich. Will you join him? Is this the sauce of the summer?
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Wolfheart – King of the North Review
Tuomas Saukkonen‘s albums all sound the same. This is both good and not so good depending on the result. At worst it can feel like […]
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Crypts of the Unknown: Capilla Ardiente – The Siege
