The Halo Effect was founded in 2020 by five former members of In Flames; Jesper Stömblad (guitars), Mikael Stanne (vocals), Niclas, Englin (guitars), Peter Iwers (bass) and Daniel Svensoson (drums). Their intention with this band was to make a...

Over the past couple of decades a jungle of sub-genres have emerged within extreme metal in particular, and I have to admit that at times I find it hard to label bands to a specific category. When it comes...

Massacre was formed in Tampa, Florida as long back as in 1984 and they released a few demos in the second half of the eighties before their debut album ‘From Beyond’ saw the light of day in 1991. Despite...

It’s time for a dose of Norwegian death metal again, as Blood Red Throne returns with their 10th full length album Imperial Congregation which is being released through Nuclear Blast Records. Although they stay true to their old school...

More than four decades has passed since Accept released their self-titled debut album back in 1979, and they are still going strong despite a whole bunch of line-up changes over the years. Since ‘The Rise Of Chaos’ bass player...

With a career spanning over 30 years and having released 13 full length albums prior to this one My Dying Bride certainly needs no further introduction. With the exception of ‘Evinta’ our British friends have always managed to deliver...

Through a carreer spanning over nearly 30 years Amorphis has always been more or less synonymous with quality, but with their 13th studio album entitled 'Queen Of Time' our neighbours from east introduces us to a masterpiece that has...

Norwegian symphonic black metal veterans Dimmu Borgir are returning to the limelight with their long awaited 10th studio album which also marks the bands 25th anniversary. The album is entitled 'Eonian', which means something like 'Everlasting' and the lyrical...

It´s been seven long years since the last studio album from Santa Cruz based tehcnical death metal outfit Decrepit Birth, but now the follow up to "Polarity" is finally here. "Axis Mundi" is pretty much following the same path...

It's been four years since the release of the brilliant 'Pinnacle Of Bedlam', by far the best Suffocation album both in terms of song material, performance and production. A follow up album has therefore been highly anticipated and now...