Negative Vortex / Tomb Absolute hugely atmospheric, powerful and bleak
Leper Colony / Debut album pushes the boundaries beautifully
From The Abyss / Jools Green looks back at a year of Extreme Metal
Fäust / Death From Beyond full of good old Swedish Black Death riffs
Sirrush / No shortage of fury in the finally unleashed Molon Labe
Speglas / Time, Futility and Death delivers an impactful punch
Gorycz / Kamienie is dark, slightly harrowing and decidedly different
Ingested / Ashes Lie Still their most ambitious and impressive offering to date
Vananidr / Beneath The Mold, atmospherically melancholic and raw
Abduction / Black Blood is a Black Metal work of utter brilliance
Goatwhore lift the bar of excellence even higher
Goatwhore / Louis B. Falgoust II is a master of his craft, says Sammy Duet
Upon Your Grave / Gold And Decay is powerful meld of Melodic Death Metal with Metalcore
Autopsy deliver their promised ” raw, rough and ugly ride” on Morbidity Triumphant
Gaerea / Mirage is powerful, evocative and unnerving but utterly irresistible
Mork / Atmospheric Black Metal, delivered in fine Norwegian style
Behemoth / Opvs Contra Natvram is intoxicating and intense
Angrrsth and Czort / Excellent Polish Black Metal at its most vital