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Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun (Napalm Records)

With temperatures dropping below freezing in the northeastern United States but the full force of Mother North still to come, the season...

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Besvärjelsen - Atlas (Magnetic Eye Records)

The uniqueness of any heavy metal band can be argued as one part nature, one part nurture. To be specific, the nature is in reference to...

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Static Abyss - Labyrinth of Veins (Peaceville Records)

What comes to mind when thinking of being lost in a labyrinth? The claustrophobia among the towering walls? The panic of never finding...

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ARÐ - Take Up My Bones (Prophecy Productions)

It was an ancient kingdom, its many kilometers of hills and fields flanked by endless ocean. Its people spoke in many languages, some of...

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Funeral - Praesentialis in Aeternum (Season of Mist)

There is something mystical about the Norwegian language. The way the words sway and flow easily bring to mind mighty forests and fjords...