Metal Temple

17/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/all-we-leave-behind-in-absence-of-light/

All We Leave Behind - In Absence of Light - (5/10) - Argonauta Records

Doom Metal can be very exciting. This album was just average in the annals of the genre. Too many of its 11 songs sounded too close to one another, and that is my main issue with the album as a reviewer.

17/11/2025

Morke - "To Carry On" - (7/10) - True Cult Records

As far as “To Carry On” goes, a well-written, well-executed album. Recommended for any fan of Atmospheric or Melodic Black Metal.

17/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/nordicwinter-solitude/

Nordicwinter - Solitude - (7/10) - Naturmacht Productions

17/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/empire-drowns-endless-nights/

Empire Drowns - Endless Nights - (8/10) - Mighty Music

Overall, the album has great balance…each instrument like the keys, guitars, bass, vocals, and drums work together in a synergy that is hard to find. This was a terrific album, expertly combining the genres of Doom, Death, and Melo-Death together to create a sound of anguish, pain, even terror at....

16/11/2025

Ron Coolen's new EP "Fast Forward" is out now, available on Spotify & major streaming platforms.

16/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/murmur-red-hill/

Murmur - Red Hill - (8/10) - Independent

Pain? Yes, you will feel its sharp bite. Anger? Yes, you will feel its fire raging inside of you. The three songs carried a lot of emotion along with them, and like adding salt to a wound, they can easily revive any latent feelings you have tried to push down…

16/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/beastwars-the-ship-the-sea/

Beastwars - The Ship//The Sea - (7/10) - Destroy Records

Hailing from Wellington , New Zealand ,”The Ship//The Sea” is the 5th release from BEASTWARS , doing this review is my first introduction to them and there is definitely lots to like here. So let’s hoist anchor, sharpen the harpoons , and start the journey. The record starts with “We Don’t...

14/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/fleshvessel-obstinacy-sisyphean-dreams-unfolded/

Fleshvessel - Obstinancy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded - (8/10) - I, Voidhanger Records

Right off the bat, you have to marvel at a composition like the four presented on this album. If nothing else, the band has vision. Twenty years ago, this kind of genre smashing didn’t even exist, but now we hear more and more. The only thing I struggle with is…

14/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/your-inland-empire-your-inland-empire/

Your Inland Empire - Your Inland Empire - (9/10) - Season of Mist

This album feels like a forgotten relic from the late ’80s that has been carefully excavated, polished, and reimagined with modern sensibilities. Vocals drift between icy detachment and aching melancholy, perfectly suited to the genre’s emotional palette. The songs carry that signature Darkwave ...

14/11/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/killer-hearts-unchained-bloodstained/

Killer Hearts - Unchained & Bloodstained - (7/10) - Screaming Crow Records

Hailing from Texas USA ,Killer Hearts are a leather clad electrifying rock n’ roll band who were formed in 2015 led by brothers, Jerrie Boy Barger & Brandon Barger.They started out as punk/psych/garage band called The Wrong Ones.The brothers have played together for 20 years with Brandon been the ...

14/11/2025

Redshark - Sudden Impact (9/10) - Listenable Records

What immediately becomes clear is that the band have opted to change their dimensions between Heavy Metal, Power Metal and Speed Metal by putting the emphasis on the latter of the three for “Sudden Impact”. It makes this album just a tad more intense, slightly more in your face and…

14/11/2025

Will O' Dusk - The Long Lasting Dusk (7/10) - Diotima Music Management Agency

I like what WILL O’ DUSK are doing on “The Long Lasting Dusk”. It’s good, it’s solid, it works, it fits.