Symphonic Metal
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Worm: Exhuming the Ostentatious Gold of 1996 with ‘Necropalace’
As the Floridian shapeshifters graduate to Century Media Records, they trade the humidity of the Everglades for the freezing aristocratic…
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Genus Ordinis Dei: ‘The Land East Of Eden,’ ‘Awakening’ and the Exegesis of the Exile
Italian symphonic death metal band Genus Ordinis Dei chronicles the first murder on their new sonic opera, ‘The Land East…
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Herejía: ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis,’ a Symphonic Requiem for the Departed
The Colombian institution Herejía rises from tragedy’s shadow to unveil a monumental act of necromancy. Titled ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis,’ this…
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Nothgard: Orchestrating a Cinematic Resurrection of Melodic Sorrow with ‘Opium Dreams’
Breaking a three-year silence, Nothgard’s ‘Opium Dreams’ fuses Bavarian precision with Romantic tragedy. This pivotal 2025 return signals Dom R.…
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Herejía: A Symphonic Covenant from the Edge of the Abyss
The Colombian metal institution releases ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis,’ a posthumous fulfillment of its founder’s vision that bridges the raw aggression…
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Edge Of Paradise: Piercing The Shadow Of The Singularity With ‘Falling Light’
Against the backdrop of Los Angeles, symphonic metal band Edge of Paradise uses their industrial sound to fight the encroaching…
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Therion: The Beast Reinterpreted on ‘Con Orquesta’ Live Album, DVD, and Blu-Ray
Seventeen years after their last orchestral summit, Christofer Johnsson’s symphonic metal project returns not to repeat the past, but to…
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Eye of Melian: ‘Blackthorn Winter’ Opens the Path to ‘Forest of Forgetting’
The symphonic-fantasy collective, rooted in the worlds of Delain and Auri, charts a path from ‘Legends of Light’ into a…
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Catalyst Crime: ‘Cursebreaker,’ An Anthem of Defiance Born from Fire
In the wake of a public storm, Zoe Marie Federoff returns to her creative home. With new single ‘Cursebreaker’ and…
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Herejía: Confronting a History of Violence with ‘In Nomine Obscuritatis’
Returning with an album born from tragedy, pioneering Colombian band Herejía honors their late founder by forging a new chapter…
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Sirenia: ‘An Elixir for Existence’ on Wax, ‘Amanita Messis’ for the Harvest
There is a particular scent memory that belongs to the early 2000s, a time before the algorithm dictated our discoveries.…
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Omnivide: Defines a New Arc of Ambition with the ‘Arise’ EP, ‘Void’ Single, and Canadian Tour
Following a swift ascent with their 2024 debut, the Canadian progressive metal act Omnivide announces a new EP, ‘Arise’ that…
