review Archives - Metal-Exposure

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Concerts 2022 Live

Live: Saor ‘Origins’ release Glasgow

Metal-Exposure August 1, 2022

Writer: Tal Some bands are worth traveling from the Netherlands to Glasgow for. Saor is one of them. The release party of their 5th album, called ‘’Origins,” took place in Slay, Glasgow on Friday,...

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CD review 2022

Lord Belial – Rapture

Erik June 29, 2022

I have fond memories when it comes to Lord Belial. When listening a feeling of nostalgia enthralls me. A feeling which brings me back to the heydays of black metal when both brutal and...

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CD review 2021

Negură Bunget – Zău

Metal-Exposure December 28, 2021

It came as a bit of a surprise to find out that Romania’s pagan black metal band Negură Bunget (translating to dark, misty forest), would release a new album. The group, widely known to...

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CD review 2021

Thyrfing – Vanagandr

Metal-Exposure August 22, 2021

One of the most prominent bands in viking metal and most unique bands in the Swedish extreme metal scene has left us waiting for eight years before releasing Vanagandr. More than 20 years after...

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CD review 2021

Fluisteraars – Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking

Metal-Exposure August 19, 2021

'Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking' is not the album you would expect after 'Bloem', but certainly one you would expect from Fluisteraars....

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CD review 2021

With 'Hädanfärd', Night Crowned have delivered another strong album on which they've found the perfect blend between melody, aggression, technical prowess and with a nod to the Scandinavian metal heritage. ...

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CD review 2021

Dödsrit – Mortail Coil

Metal-Exposure June 17, 2021

Originally starting out as a one man band, Dödsrit released its self titled debut in 2017, and only a short while after, Spirit Crusher in 2018. Multi instrumentalist Christoffer Öster was thereafter joined by...

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CD reviews 2020

Enslaved – Utgard

Metal-Exposure October 14, 2020

Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album....

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CD reviews 2020

Forgotten Tomb – Nihilistic Estrangement

Metal-Exposure April 15, 2020

Italy's blackened sludge / doom band<strong> Forgotten Tomb </strong>are about to release their tenth full-length Nihilistic Estrangement via Agonia Records....

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CD reviews 2020

Ritual Dictates – Given To Despair Review

Laetitia April 5, 2020

‘Given to Despair’ by Ritual Dictates is a strong debut that combines genres that seemingly do not fit well together in a very skillful manner, resulting in some of the best songs I’ve heard...