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...
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Immortal – War Against All
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...
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Enslaved – Heimdal
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,...
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Behemoth – Opvs Contra Natvram
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...
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Conjurer – Páthos
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)...
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Belphegor – The Devils
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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Kreator – Hate über alles
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...
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Septicflesh – Modern Primitive
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...
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter- Wilde Kinder
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...
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Immolation – Acts of God
Immolation needs no real introduction. The veteran New Yorkers have been going at it since the end of the 80s, giving out some of the more known, heavy, anti-religious and uncompromising death metal tunes...
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