Nuclear Blast Archives - Metal-Exposure

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CD review 2025

Malevolence – “Where Only the Truth Is Spoken”

Andy July 5, 2025

Let’s not pretend Malevolence are part of the underground anymore. Arena tours, Bloodstock mainstage, Grohl’s Studio 606 , these aren’t the rites of passage for gritty hardcore bands trying to claw their way up the sweat-slicked...

3 Minutes

CD review 2024

Simone Simons – Vermillion

Michael September 12, 2024

I always loved the work Arjen Lucassen and Simone Simons have done together. A “solo” record has been a goal for Simons for quite a while, but finally in 2024, this was made a...

4 Minutes

CD review 2023

Immortal – War Against All

Erik June 3, 2023

It’s five years already since the release of “Northern Chaos Gods.” Acclaimed by both fans and critics, Demonaz and Horgh conjured up some “Ravendark” songs (see also: https://metal-exposure.com/immortal-northern-chaos-gods/). Now Demonaz is back. And I...

3 Minutes

CD review 2023

Enslaved – Heimdal

Omer April 4, 2023

Enslaved is one of the rarest birds in the metal world. Not only because they put out some of the most prominent and well-remembered black metal releases during the glory days of the 90s,...

4 Minutes

CD review 2022

Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram

Erik November 2, 2022

Behemoth has shown constant growth since its birth in the beginning of the nineties. They stopped being a pure black metal act with “Demonic Incantations” (1998). Follow up “Satanica” (1999) was their first spawn...

3 Minutes

CD review 2022

Conjurer – Páthos

Nathalie August 1, 2022

The British gents from Conjurer released their first full length album, “Mire,” in 2018 and after their success with it they cannot be erased from the metal scene. With their unique mixture of (post)...

4 Minutes

CD review 2022

Belphegor – The Devils

Didrik July 26, 2022

There are many people who love Satan in metal – most of us jokingly, for some it represents rebellion to the mainstream, the authority, and of course, religion. But no one has managed to...

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CD review 2022

Kreator – Hate über alles

Didrik June 8, 2022

I have to be honest and say that I basically don’t listen to thrash metal, but I’ll be seeing Kreator in a few months and it’s about time I check out a bit more...

5 Minutes

CD review 2022

Septicflesh – Modern Primitive

Didrik May 17, 2022

Septicflesh is a massively important band for me as it’s one of the ones that actually got me started on this journey into the world of extreme metal. With their blend of very evocative...

2 Minutes

CD review 2022

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter- Wilde Kinder

Nathalie May 14, 2022

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, for those who have never heard of them, have been a big name in the scene for 25 years. The last studio album from the gents from Weimar is dated...