Jinjer - Duél (Napalm Records) Out February 07 Far and away one of the most in demand bands of the last decade, the years since 2021's...

Crucial Velocity - Controller (Golden Robot Records) Out now! Welding together progressive passages and wall of sound tones reminiscent...

The Halo Effect - March of the Unheard (Nuclear Blast Records) Out January 10 "When we started doing this as teenagers in Sweden, no one...

Ad Infinitum - Abyss (Napalm Records) "Towering melodic metal made with Swiss-German skill and precision." Spending a good portion of...

Charlotte Wessels - The Obsession (Napalm Records) "A refreshing blast of melody and power from one of symphonic metal's greatest...

200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures (Metal Blade Records) "On the slab tonight: the most lethal contender for death metal album of...

Four Stroke Baron - Data Diamond (Prosthetic Records) "An ice cold, claustrophobic digital bath - enter the chaosphere if you dare." The...

Poolside At The Flamingo - Accabadora (Blood Blast Distribution) "Four devastating tracks straight from the death-grind war machine." For...

Advanced copies courtesy of Freeman Promotions, Secret Service PR and Suspiria PR Belushi Speed Ball - Stellkira (Independent) "Welcome...

Folterkammer - Weibermacht (Century Media Records) "A blackened sun rising over the realm of extreme metal - behold the future that is...

Alterium - Of War and Flames (AFM Records) "A bedazzling and spectacular crimson blur of Italian power metal." Coming to prominence as...

Brat - Social Grace (Prosthetic Records) "One part prom queen, one part killer queen, all parts ultra violent." Some might say it takes...

Borknagar - Fall (Century Media Records) "Behold the might of the north winds; powerful and inspiring." Celebrating their thirtieth...

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As the fourth quarter of the year rolls in, it can easily be said that 2023 has been packed with incredible releases from rising metal...