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156/Silence – From a Distance Review: Atmospheric Metalcore from USA (2026)

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  Artist: 156/Silence Origin: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Label: Pure Noise Records Released: September 4, 2026 Genre: Atmospheric Metalcore Rating: 5/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp 156/Silence are back with their sixth album, From a Distance. The album was released on September 4 through Pure Noise Records and follows People Watching from 2024. I have to be honest, this album starts much better than it ends. The opening slowly builds the tension before the heavy riffs and growling hit you straight in the face. It is aggressive as fuck and gives the album a really strong start. After this, the album changes quite a bit. There are some Rammstein and nu metal vibes here, mixed with post-rock, punk and little metalcore. There are both clean vocals and growling, but the clean vocals do not work for me at all. They are simply not good enough, and after a while a lot of the songs start to sound the same. The growling and heavier parts work much better. There are also plenty ...
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Colliding Worlds – Iridescence Review: Melodic Death/Gothic Metal from Germany (2026)

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  Artist: Colliding Worlds Origin: Germany Label: Independent Released: August 21, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death/Gothic Metal Rating: 7/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp Colliding Worlds are a melodic death/gothic metal band from Germany, and Iridescence is their fifth full-length album. It was released independently on August 21 and consists of six tracks with a running time of just over 50 minutes. The first thing that hit me was the guitar playing, which is absolutely fantastic. Together with the atmosphere, it creates a dark and melancholic sound filled with both longing and sadness. There are some really beautiful melodic parts here, but the album still has plenty of weight. The vocals fit the music perfectly. The growling is clear, dark and on point the whole album. It becomes even more powerful on Abyss, where the vocals sound fucking insane.  Abyss is a bit more aggressive, and it really stands out for me. The album opens with Enigma, a track that runs for more th...
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Flykt Interview: Swedish Black Metal Band Talks Sinister Strain (2026).

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  Artist: Flykt Origin: Stockholm, Sweden Label: Hammerheart Records Released: June 19, 2026 Genre: Black Metal Follow: Facebook | Instagram Flykt is a name that deserves more attention. This year they released their second album, Sinister Strain, seven years after their debut Charnel Heart — and it's a record that combines aggression with real melodic depth. I reached out to talk about the long road to this album, what drives their sound, and what comes next. 1. For those who haven't discovered Flykt yet, how would you describe the band, and how did everything get started? The band formed in 2016. I joined shortly after, and the first album, "Charnel Heart," was released in 2019. The following seven years have been devoted to the creation of our second album, "Sinister Strain," which was released this June. 2. Where did the name Flykt come from, and does it hold a special meaning for the band? Since I wasn't present at ground zero,...
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Warning – Rituals of Shame Review: Doom Metal from United Kingdom (2026)

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  Artist: Warning Origin: United Kingdom Label: Relapse Records Released: June 19, 2026 Genre: Doom Metal Rating: 7/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp Rituals of Shame has been a highly anticipated album. It's been 20 years since Warning released Watching from a Distance, and now they return with five tracks and around 45 minutes of new music. I'll be honest , i was a bit scared to review this one. This is a strong album. Strong in many different ways. There's so much emotion here, with plenty of longing, self-loathing and all that kind of crap. This is very melancholic doom metal. The music is extremely slow and built around heavy guitars, dark melodic parts and long build-ups. Most of the time it works, but there are moments when it drags out. Some parts could have been a little shorter without losing the atmosphere. The album deals with guilt, shame, longing and love. The vocals carry much of the emotion, and they are very good. Really fucking good! They fit the d...
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Coma Control – Shed the Sleep Review: Progressive Death Metal from Finland (2026)

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  Artist: Coma Control Origin: Finland Label: Independent Released: August 14, 2026 Genre: Progressive Death Metal Rating: 7.5/10 Listen/Buy: Official Links Coma Control are a progressive death metal band from Tampere, Finland, and Shed the Sleep is their second full-length album.  There was something about this dark and melancholic sound that capture me right away , and made me curious. There`s a lot happening on this album. At times it becomes chaotic, but it is technical and controlled, and most of the changes work really well. The music can go from heavy and aggressive to something much more atmospheric before changing direction again. Normally, this amount of change could easily become a mess, but Coma Control know what they are doing. The longer tracks made me skeptical at first , because this can easily loose my interest, that is not the case here. At times this is pure chaos, but it is technical and controlled chaos. There are changes everywhere, heavy...
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SAROF – Via Discendi Review: Melodic Death Metal from Finland (2026)

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  Artist: SAROF Origin: Lappeenranta, Finland Label: Independent Released: August 7, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death Metal Rating: 9/10 Listen/Buy: sarofband.com Melodic death metal from Finland just keeps getting better and better, and SAROF are no exception! Already after a few seconds, I was sold. There is just something about the sound on this album that hit me immediately. Via Discendi is the second full-length album from SAROF, following Force of Will from 2019. It contains nine tracks and runs for just under 40 minutes, and the quality stays high throughout the whole album. The sound reminds me of the old melodeath scene and that classic Gothenburg sound, and it is so fucking good. Is this the new melodeath sound coming from Finland? I do not know, but it sounds amazing. The vocals are on point all the way through. There are some great variations in the voice, which give the album exactly what it needs. The guitars are sharp, technical and fucking rhythmic, full ...
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Enshine – Elevation Review: Melodic Death/Doom Metal from Sweden/France (2026)

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  Artist: Enshine Origin: Sweden / France Label: Independent Released: January 3, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal Rating: 5.5/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp I thought I reviewed this album when it was first released, but apparently I forgot about it. So with a lack of both creativity and time, I decided it was finally time to bring out Elevation again. This is Enshine’s third full-length album and comes more than ten years after Singularity . It consists of eight tracks and runs for around 50 minutes. You can feel the atmospheric longing and darkness already from the first track. This is a heavily melancholic album. The guitars are beautiful and full of emotion, with some really good riffs and melodic parts. Together with the keyboards, they create a dreamy and almost cosmic atmosphere. The keyboards can become a little too dominant, but for the most part this works really well. The vocals are also good, although they disappear a little into the music from time to t...
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