Metal Temple

02/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/dgm-endless/

DGM - Endless - (9/10) - Frontiers Music srl

I remember receiving an earlier album from DGM as a random assignment, and I also remember how impressed I was with their musicianship and their style, and I remain so today. They aren’t just another Progressive band with AOR tendencies…they are seasoned, experienced musicians and this is yet an...

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/rvkkvs-antithesis-of-prosperity/

Rvkkvs - Antithesis of Prosperity - (8/10) - Grindhead Records

First, let me just make the comment that this style is not for me. The music is on the extreme end of the Metal rainbow. However, I can recognize talent when I hear it, and these guys have it. They are ferocious, energetic, and able to cut and pivot on…

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/fans-of-the-dark-video/

Fans Of The Dark - Video - (7/10) - Frontiers Music srl

I don’t mind the “pink and fluffy” at all, and I found the album to be a great revival of a sound that was so important in my youth. It’s hard to create original music in this genre, but FANS OF THE DARK put their own stamp on things and…

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/bedsore-dreaming-the-strife-for-love/

Bedsore - Dreaming the Strife for Love - (8/10) - 20 Buck Spin

This was an unusual album in many ways. The only real ode to Death Metal is in the vocals, and some harder elements in the music. The sound was wide open for me, and they made some very strong steps forward into the varied and sometimes odd world of Progressive…

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/find-me-nightbound/

Find Me - Nightbound - (6/10) - Frontiers Music srl

“Nightbound” is the fifth album from Find Me is the ongoing collaboration between Swedish songwriter ,musician and producer Daniel Flores (Issa, The Murder Of My Sweet, Seventh Wonder) and Robbie La Blanc (The Blanc Faces, East Temple Avenue).Find Me's debut album “Wings Of Love” with the fo...

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/winding-road-fill-my-sails/

Winding Road - Sweden - Fill My Sails - (8/10) - Pride & Joy Music

Winding Road was found in 2018 by Jan Hedlund (Coastline) and Magnus Åkerlund (Blender).Having played in numerous bands in different genres of music ,with extensive touring of Sweden before, their first and foremost was their love for AOR/Melodic Rock. Winding Road brought in Jonas Tyskagen (Domino...

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/steel-city-reverence/

SteelCity - Reverence - (7/10) - Frontiers Music srl

Steel City was initially intended as a solo project by founder member Mike Floros, emerging from Youngstown Ohio “The Steel City”, the solo project then turned full circle into a band, with current members Roy Cathey & Anthony White (Cold Sweat), touring and studio musician Jason Cornwell (Eric ...

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/vola-friend-of-a-phantom/

VOLA - Friend of a Phantom - (10/10) - Mascot Label Group

01/11/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/ulcerate-cutting-the-throat-of-god/

Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God - (9/10) - Debemur Morti Productions

This album dives headfirst into a soundscape drenched in darkness, despair, and unrelenting anger. The darkness here is not just atmospheric; it’s almost oppressive, crafted with such precision that the weight feels palpable. Despair winds through every song like a venomous thread, relentless and ...

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/infirmum-from-the-depths-i-cried/

Infirmum - From the Depths I Cried - (4/10) - Inverse Records

INFIRMUM is a Symphonic Extreme Metal band from Finland. Amazingly, they have eight members fueling their sound. Their latest album here titled “From the Depths I Cried” has seven lengthy songs. “Pact” is first. The sounds is slow, and somewhat grand, and although I like the vocals, they are...

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/the-mist-from-the-mountains-portal-the-gathering-of-storms/

The Mist From The Mountains - Portal - The Gathering of Storms - (5/10) - Independent

Overall, the musicianship was excellent, but the songwriting, inconsistent. The band seems better at the gentler elements then the straight up aggression and sting of Black Metal. There are some memorable moments on the album, but too much of it blurs together for me.

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/kvledstimer-scripture-of-the-woods/

Kvledstimer - Scripture of the Woods - (5/10) - Alte Seelen Records

While this wasn’t a bad album per se, it didn’t push the boundaries of the genre much. Instead, it stayed try to the FWOBM sounds where the genre started. For that reason, it was just a mediocre album for me.

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/vosforis-cosmic-cenotaph/

Vosforis - Cosmic Cenotaph - (9/10) - Inner Hell Records

For me, this was an exceptional release, marked by a band who is not afraid to explore their own vision, while still staying true to the roots of the genre. The use of keys, guitar solos, and a hardened Industrial edge are the perfect accompaniments to their original, detailed, weighted…

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/report/30-years-of-korn-at-bok-center-tulsa/

LIVE REPORT: 30 Years of Korn at BOK Center in Tulsa

Korn
Gojira
Spiritbox

Live Report and Photography by Shea Higgerson

After 30 years, KORN is still one of the best live bands in the business and they never disappoint.

31/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/report/hatebreed-30th-anniversary-tour-at-diamond-ballroom/

LIVE REPORT: Hatebreed 30th Anniversary Tour at Diamond Ballroom.

Hatebreed
Carcass
Harm's Way
CRYPTA

Live Report and Photography by Shea Higgerson

HATEBREED celebrated 30 years as one of the most influential hardcore metal bands with a huge tour across the U.S. and support from CARCASS, HARM'S WAY, and CRYPTA. This was a tour for the moshers and fans of all things heavy, and the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City was more than happy to welcome....

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/wolfchant-a-pagan-storm-re-recorded/

Wolfchant - A Pagan Storm (Reissue) - (8/10) - Reaper Entertainment

This re-recorded version for this German Folk Metal's second album is really good to hear.

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/thorium-the-bastard/

Thorium - The Bastard - (9/10) - Emanzipation Productions

An excellent Old School Death Metal release with an actual taste. Hear to it NOW!

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/seventh-crystal-entity/

Seventh Crystal - Entity - (8/10) - Frontiers Music srl

The Swedish quartet really created a very good release by mixing influences from Hard Rock, Melodic Rock, Heavy Metal and more.

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/mallevs-the-hammer/

Mᴀʟʟᴇᴠs - The Hammer - (8/10) - Floga Records

A very good traditional Heavy Metal act from Greece, indeed.

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/impellitteri-war-machine/

Impellitteri - War Machine - (10/10) - Frontiers Music srl

What can the fans expect on an album of IMPELLITTERI? Great music, obviously! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/har-cursed-creation/

HAR - Cursed Creation - (7/10) - Dark Descent Records

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/drunkelweizen-pioneers-of-alcohol/

Drunkelweizen - Pioneers of Alcohol - (6/10) - Independent

This North American Folk Metal act must evolve, but has potential.

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/arkham-witch-legions-of-the-deeper-depths/

Arkham Witch - Legions of the Deeper Depths (Reissue) - (8/10) - Metal On Metal Records

A fine reissue from this UK based Doom Metal act. and beware of the Old Great Ones!

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/wheres-my-bible-kave/

Where's My Bible - KAVE - (8/10) - Inverse Records

Although the album stays true to many of the original tenants of both Black Metal, and Melodic Death Metal, the seasoned band (at least, they sound like they have been together for years) was able to work in many other elements to both surprise the listener, and delight the listener.…

30/10/2024

https://metal-temple.com/review/a-dead-poem-abstract-existence/

A Dead Poem - Abstract Existence - (8/10) - Personal Records

Overall, this was an excellent album to listen to. MeloDeath and Doom have been combined before, but not quite as well as A DEAD POEM did here. I love the subtle bite of the vocals, and their whispered wrath, as well as the low end, meaty bass notes. Restraint is…