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  Artist: Shakhtyor Origin: Germany Label: Moment of Collapse Records Released: November 6, 2026 Genre: Instrumental Doom / Sludge / Post-Metal Rating:  3/10 Listen/Buy: Moment of Collapse Records Shakhtyor have put together a pretty strange album with Simulacron . We're talking heavy sludge and doom metal mixed with psychedelic sounds, dark atmospheres and even some black metal influences. It's certainly different, but does it actually work? Well, sometimes it does. I really like the heavy guitar riffs, and there's some grooves here too. The album starts off surprisingly well, with a slow, almost hypnotic atmosphere that eventually turns into some seriously heavy doom metal. Even the ten-minute opening works, which is quite impressive. The production is solid, and with hardly any vocals, the guitars, bass and drums have to carry the music. There's also plenty of strange background sounds, including elements from nature and spoken words that give the alb...

  Artist: THRAKIAN Album: The Way Origin: United Kingdom Label: Aonair Records Released: October 16, 2026 Genre: Sludge / Post-Metal / Melodic Death-Doom Rating: 9/10 Bandcamp: THRAKIAN on Bandcamp For those who have read my blog earlier know that I have a real weakness for melodic death/doom, so when THRAKIAN kicked off The Way with "Labours of Insanity", they had my attention straight away. This was right up my alley. Heavy, dark, melodic, and with a sound that immediately made me want to hear more. But there's a lot more to THRAKIAN than melodic doom/death. There are sludge here, and the post-metal influences are impossible to miss. What really gets me is how much melodic heavy rock they manage to bring into all that darkness. The riffs are heavy as hell, but there's so much groove and melody going on. And the vocals? Absolutely brilliant. Some of the best I've heard on a new release in a long time. They fit the music perfectly and make that...

  Sun, Sand and Metal — What I've Been Spinning sofar in Spain I'm finally on vacation,sand between my toes, something cold in my hand and metal in my ears. I haven't forgotten about the blog , new reviews dropping this weekend. But here's some of what's been on rotation down here. Flykt – Sinister Strain Dissonant, atmospheric black metal with tremolo guitars all over the place. Gets a bit too much at times, but a decent attempt on norwegian black metal. Worth checking out. Scordatura – Led into Oblivion Brutal death metal. Rhythmic and technical, dirty and thrashy at the same time. New on my radar, but this one's staying with me. Manøver – Insurrection Got recommended this one. Found out pretty fast that sludge isn't for me. It became a bit too demanding for me, and after a while it felt more exhausting than engaging. Aeonik – The Roamer of Heaven and Hell Been aware of these guys for a while but never really sat down with them, well i did it no...