Suffering so you don't have to!
Metalcatto
This year keeps throwing lots and lots of Thrash at us. As if the Metal Gods were offended we didn’t have a Best Of category for Thrash last year (there just weren’t enough good albums, Oxygen Destroyer won that easily). White Mantis’s Arrows At The Sun is here to join the rapidly growing competition in this niche that, despite hard times, never dies! But can the band stand out from the pack, or will we just get more 80s nostalgia that makes me want to quit? Let’s find out!
Vicky
I feel that, in a world where every rocker has at least one favorite “trve” Norwegian Black Metal band, the German extreme Metal scene has become undoubtedly underrated. However, it is not necessarily something bad – us, fans of Central European Dark Metal may see it as more of a treasure hidden in plain sight. You might expect the remainder of this article to be about a (new) release of a German band. And you are certainly not wrong. Here I am to give you more details about Der Weg Einer Freiheit (“The Way of a Freedom”)’s new album, Innern (“Inward”). Is this truly The Way to an Inner Freedom? From certain points of view, no.
Metalcatto
This interview has taken forever to complete. Mostly because of me being busy running this tiny Metal empire, but it was worth it to return to our humble origins—before wealth and fame corrupted us. Die Entweihung has the honor of being the first band we covered in True Kvlt. The raw MeloDeath project, led by Denis Tereschenko from Belarus, who also happens to live in Israel right now and is heavily political, made me have so many questions. And yes! I know this is a brutally heated and controversial subject. I’ll do my best to not misrepresent anyone and… who am I kidding? You’ll kill each other on IG anyway. Let’s go!
Vicky
I had only briefly heard of Pilgrimage in my Doom/Goth/Death Metal groups of friends when some of them said that this band was very promising. I’ve listened to its debut album – Sigil of the Pilgrim Sun – in the Pandemic era, but I have to admit that, to my embarrassment, I completely forgot about it. I have to thank the manager of Metal Eclipse Reviews, our fellow cat lover and Metal enthusiast, Catto, for reminding me that Pilgrimage is about to release a new album, From Amber To Sun. And it’s a very good one.
Ixone
This was supposed to be easy… seems I was wrong once again. Typically, the “misanthropic Black Metal” genre tag is enough to guarantee an album a fairly high rating, at least on my behalf. So, when I dived into this album and I was right off the bat not very impressed by it, I felt the urge to slap myself in every fiber of my being. That being said, despite my initial reaction, SULT’s self titled debut ended up being a fairly pleasant listen. However, make sure you listen to it on a decent sound system and with a high volume, otherwise you’re doing yourself a huge disservice, and will end up feeling like you’ve wasted the last hour of your life.
Metalcatto
You keep bombing us with stuff, so no intro! Let’s go!
Metalcatto
When you think of Funeral Doom, Costa Rica might not be the first place that comes to mind. The weather is warm, the scenery is beautiful, and people are often associated with an easygoing, happy way of life. Yet even in paradise, shadows can grow long, and Perishing proves it with its debut Malicious Acropolis Unveiled. This is not a casual dip into melancholy—it’s a grim, oppressive, and deliberately heavy work that aims to pull the listener deep into a world where hope is an illusion. The name alone feels like an ominous gateway, and maybe the music behind it delivers on that promise.
Elyna Kahn
Visions of Atlantis has been waving the symphonic metal flag for years now, and this time they decided to prove it live. Armada – Live Over Europe is their latest statement, a 19-track beast stitched together from various stops of their 2024 Armada European tour. It’s mostly material from their last two studio raids, Pirates (2022) and Pirates II (2024), released July 14th on vinyl and CD, because apparently these pirates still believe in treasure you can actually hold.
Metalcatto
Unleashed is an institution in Swedish Death Metal. The band was there at the dawn of time, back when everyone played with the same rancid distortion pedal and accidentally created a music subgenre. Fire Upon Your Lands is supposed to be a health check for a band that still feels fresh despite its years. I know — a Swedish band singing about Viking stuff already feels like raining over the ocean, but when you have such a classic act, things can go either really well or make you regret being a Metalhead. Let’s see which one we end up with here, ok? Wish me luck.
Metalcatto
There are times when bands answer questions nobody asked. Not because we hated the answer, but because we dreaded what could come next. That’s the case with Abhorrent Expanse’s Enter The Misanthropocene (basically any time before modern medicine, I guess). The album is a strange mix of Drone, Avant-Garde Metal, and Jazz. Yes, you heard that right — all these styles are mixed together to create the most bizarre experience I’ve had in a while. Or at least, that’s what I hoped for. But what did I get in the end? Stay tuned!
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