Weekly rundown May 09 – 2025

Blackened death metal outnumbers all this week, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only flavor on offer.

Weekly rundown May 02 – 2025

This slightly more relaxed summer-ramp-up-week is dominated by blackened bands, but basically no straight black metal, instead going for the genre-bending approach.

Weekly rundown April 25 – 2025

God damn, did everyone just decide to ignore everyone else’s release schedule and rush to get their new stuff out before festival season? This is a week packed way beyond the brim, erupting metal of all flavors like an un-constipated volcano.

Weekly rundown April 18 – 2025

A death and doom forward week, which makes it sound quite grim, but for its limited scope it’s actually pretty flavorful.

Weekly rundown April 11 – 2025

A week where the melodic sneaks into every crack and recess it can find, coloring even the most extreme in shades of epic and emotion both light and dark.

Weekly rundown April 04 – 2025

This is a week for instrumental achievements, where astounding technicality and modern production come together to stunning effect.

Weekly rundown March 28 – 2025

The underground rises up and overshadows the big frontrunners of this week, offering both simple pleasures and acquired tastes.

Weekly rundown March 21 – 2025

Nearly everything seems to have been touched by darkness this week, with some embracing it, some toning it down, and some twisting it in unexpected ways.

Weekly rundown March 14 – 2025

No telling what you’ll pick as your favorite this week. There’s ratings, and then there’s personal preference, and there’s a bit for everyone this time around.

Weekly rundown March 07 – 2025

Extreme prog metal is having a strong week, maneuvering deftly in between a handful of heavyweights and outshining most of them.