21/11/2025
Perkele! It's been one week since the release of Mausoleum Gate's new album, "Space, Rituals and Magick", and the praise has been piling up fast!
"An absolute discographic achievement!" - Forgotten Scroll
"Tracks stand unabashed, as proud, virile slabs of pure classic metal, performed just as the Old Gods intended." - Sentinel Daily
"Space Rituals and Magick is an artistic triumph for MAUSOLEUM GATE. It solidifies their reputation as one of the most unique and compelling acts in the modern traditional heavy metal sphere."
- Metal Invader
"A triumphant conquest of pure heavy metal majesty. (8/10) - Nattskog
"Mausoleum Gate has put it all together this time and come up with a great release for those into all the good things that came out of '70s hard rock and the early NWOBHM." - Metal Crypt
"Mausoleum Gate has retuned with a stunning listen. This is one of those bands that’s both highly nostalgic and fresh in equal capacity, and album number three continues to demonstrate all the different sides of hard rock and heavy metal that can be woven in." (9.3/10) - Metal Trenches
"Behind this gate lies real magic." (8.5/10) - Saiten Kult
"Mausoleum Gate once again prove themselves a memorable troupe in terms of songcraft, achieving tuneful results rich with personage and ear-catching choice of tone and timbre." - Mystification Zine
"Mausoleum Gate mixes occult seventies rock and eighties NWOBHM and gives it a truly unique twist."
- Rock Portaal
"The sextet delivers technically superb material that perfectly captures the spirit of the late 70s and early 80s. A strong album!" (8.5.10) - Time For Metal
"If you're into occult-tinged, melodic heavy metal, you'll find exactly that here. And it's top-notch."
- Kernkraftritter
"Mausoleum Gate mix and match their various influences into an enjoyable listen. Traditional metal injected with psychedelic and occult influences." - Heavy Music HQ
"Mausoleum Gate relentlessly pursue their own path and, with their third album, catapult us back to the eighties, when metal, sporting permed hair, occasionally took on obscure characteristics. That's precisely what makes it so incredibly fun." (11/15) - Betreutesproggen
"MAUSOLEUM GATE deliver a work that unfolds like a ritual: with sound, with spirit, with history." (8/10)
- Metal Division Magazine
"The seemingly eclectic mix works surprisingly well and pleasantly sets Mausoleum Gate apart from many other bands, giving them a unique selling point." - Metal Factory
