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  Artist: 156/Silence Origin: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Label: Pure Noise Records Released: September 4, 2026 Genre: Atmospheric Metalcore Rating: 5/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp 156/Silence are back with their sixth album, From a Distance. The album was released on September 4 through Pure Noise Records and follows People Watching from 2024. I have to be honest, this album starts much better than it ends. The opening slowly builds the tension before the heavy riffs and growling hit you straight in the face. It is aggressive as fuck and gives the album a really strong start. After this, the album changes quite a bit. There are some Rammstein and nu metal vibes here, mixed with post-rock, punk and little metalcore. There are both clean vocals and growling, but the clean vocals do not work for me at all. They are simply not good enough, and after a while a lot of the songs start to sound the same. The growling and heavier parts work much better. There are also plenty ...

  Artist: Dark Side Origin: Gniew, Pomerania, Poland Label: Independent Released: July 10, 2026 Genre: Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore Rating: 9/10 Listen/Buy: Bandcamp Dark Side – W matni is actually an album I should have reviewed last weeked, but it is holiday season, and I do allow myself a few days off now and then. So the reviews are not coming as often right now, but they are not forgotten. This album starts insanely good with “Sadysta”, and it hits me right in the face. Anyone who reads the blog knows that I love melodic death metal, and when you throw breakdowns into the mix as well, then I am pretty much sold. This is dark, aggressive and melodic , that really works for me. The riffs hit hard, the guitar solos lift the songs, and the breakdowns give the album the extra weight. The drums are seriously on point, with great blastbeats, technical precision and a drive that keeps the album alive all the way through. And then there is the vocal , it is so good, li...