The year is about to end and it’s time to draw a résumé of 2016. Among the releases of this year were a number of EPs and quite a few of them struck me as particularly outstanding. These are Noise Vortex Top 5 EPs of 2016. Read More
Bölzer – Hero
After three EPs in three years, swiss Bölzer finally release their first full-length effort in the form of Hero. Let’s find out how this highly-anticipated album holds up against the band’s previous releases. Read More
Mithras – On Strange Loops
Almost a decade after their last full length release, british duo Mithras are back to draw you into the atmospheric hurricane of audible destruction that is On Strange Loops. Read More
40 Watt Sun – Wider than the Sky
British trio 40 Watt Sun return after a five year period of silence to drop one of the most emotive doom metal albums of this year in the form of their sophomore effort Wider than the Sky. Read More
Botanist/Oskoreien – EP III: Green Metal/Deterministic Chaos (Split)
Experimental black metal outfit Botanist and one-man black metal project Oskoreien join forces to deliver a refreshingly interesting approach to black metal on their split EP III: Green Metal/Deterministic Chaos. Read More
Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason
Meshuggah return with their eighth full-length album The Violent Sleep of Reason, a title that turned out to be rather accurate for this release. Read More
Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder
After an excursion to the crusty, punk roots of black metal with 2013’s The Underground Resistance, seminal black metal duo Fenriz and Nocturno Culto make their return with Arctic Thunder. Read More
Neurosis – Fires Within Fires
Legendary sludge metal outfit and pioneers of post-metal Neurosis return after four years of silence to drop their eleventh album Fires Within Fires. Read More
Spurgum – SPRGM
Finnish Spurgum make an explosive debut with this self-titled record. As the band proclaims on their bandcamp “If you are into High on Fire, Kvelertak and Entombed, this is your thing!” Read More
Conjuror – Fight or Yield
American black metal trio Conjuror unleash their forceful debut and draw you into the addictive, fantasy-themed world of Fight or Yield. Read More