Tight, vicious Blackened Thrash that gets down to business. Review of Ritualhammer - Grand Pestilential Flame. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Oppressive, ominous black metal. Review of Finistère - Am grauen Meer. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Quality thrash with elements from the San Francisco and German scenes. Review of Darkness - Death Squad Chronicles. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Solid old-school heavy metal with a modern edge. Review of Blaze - Out Through the Door. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Pummeling, raw-edged Blackened Death Metal. Review of Valdur - Guilded Abyss. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

An album crammed full of pugilistic riffs, leather-lunged vocals and a whole lot of pure steel. Review of Sölicitör - Enemy in Mirrors. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Fast, heavy death metal with a cool, creepy atmosphere. Review of TombWorm - Worm War III. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Updated version of the band's 2025 heavy/folk metal album that should please fans of the style. Review of Lothlöryen - ...Of Bards and Madmen [Reimagined]. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A short, murderous dose of Death Metal. Review of Övervåld - Vigarv. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Some good parts, but a rather disjointed album that doesn't leave much of a mark once it's over. Review of Testament - Para Bellum. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Melodic, riff-oriented Black Metal. Review of Oskoreien - Hollow Fangs. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Awesomely cheesy, '80s style heavy metal with hard driving guitars and bashing drums. Review of Ültra Raptör - Fossilized. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Another excellent thrash record from Charly Steinhauer and the Paradox crew. Review of Paradox - Mysterium. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A really good prog band who would be better if they reined it in a little. Review of Cea Serin - The World Outside. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Speedy, catchy heavy metal that will have you headbanging in no time. Review of Speed Queen - ...with a Bang! www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

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Pure, turn of the millennium power metal. Review of Aedan Sky - The Universal Realm. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Far from perfect but should be enjoyable for fans of melodic black metal. Review of Blackbraid - Blackbraid III. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Finnish Melodic Death Metal that harks back to the glory days of the sound. Review of Shadecrown - 0. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Old-school thrash that just gets right down to thrashing. Review of Kasck - Deal with the Devil. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Ambitious but flawed Black Metal. Review of Hasard - Abgnose. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Crunchy, catchy heavy/speed metal that gets the head banging. Review of Ültra Raptör - Fossilized. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Adventurous and sometimes stellar Black/Death. Review of Krigsgrav - Stormcaller. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Heavy/power metal that won't blow you away, but with some sharp playing and a good amount of hooks, you can do worse. Review of Ninth Circle - Anthem of the Immortal. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A feast for Death Metal fans. Review of Ashen (Australia) - Leave the Flesh Behind. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Sawing guitars and howling vocals but nothing that rises above the sea of black/death releases. Review of Thaumaturgy - Pestilential Hymns. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Melodic speed metal that will have you breaking out the air guitar. Review of Revenge (Colombia) - Night Danger. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A band with the right idea who need some work. Review of Temptress - Catch the Endless Dawn. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A couple of good tracks, but at only two songs, perhaps not a mandatory purchase. Review of Behölder - Tower of the Broken God. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A dynamic mix of hooky and melodic black/folk, with some issues but still worth raising a horn to. Review of Manegarm - Edsvuren. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Gloomy, atmospheric Doom. Review of Lights of Vimana - Neopolis. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Ambitious but muddled Black/Death. Review of Antiversum - De Nemesis Omnes et Omnia. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Brutal, angry post-blackish crust/hardcore. Review of Anti Ritual - 80 Years. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Catchy, fun power metal that will have you tapping your feet and singing along with the choruses in no time. Review of Airborn - Lizard Secrets: Part Three - Utopia. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Middle-of-the-road Death Metal. Review of Centinex - With Guts and Glory. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A big step up from their previous album for this melodic metal band from Australia. Review of Darker Half - Book of Fate. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

An album that's flawed but compelling, and worth a spin for fans of melodic black metal. Review of Déhà - Ashes as Rain. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Powerful, raw, epic and atmospheric black metal. Review of Al-Namrood - Al Aqrab. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

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Another buzzing aural onslaught from Ribspreader. Review of Ribspreader - As Gods Devour. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Heavy/Doom with a lot of rock in the mix. Review of Beast Eagle - Sorceress. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Bashing, rolling drums, thundering riffs and spiteful vocals, just how you want your black/thrash metal. Review of Desaster - Kill All Idols. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Speedy, European power metal in the vein of early Blind Guardian, Celesty and Stormwarrior. Review of Crystal Skull - Arcane Tales. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Heavy and chaotic Black/Death. Review of Cruentation - Damned Fallen Angels. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

A compilation of raw, brutal speed/thrash/crossover. Review of Bloodcum - The Clothes Hanger Chronicles Complete Recordings 1986 - 2014. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

An EP worth it for the Mayhem cover alone. Review of Crypt Sermon - Saturnian Appendices. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Like you crossbred classic Entombed with The Crown. Review of Undead - This Side of the Grave. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Old school thrash brought to you by guys who were there in the '80s when the style was at its peak. Review of Nefarious - Addicted to Power. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Formulaic, but enjoyable speed/thrash. Review of Sölicitör - Enemy in Mirrors. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...

Loud, hard rocking heavy metal from this long-running band out of New York. Review of The Rods - Wild Dogs Unchained. www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review...