Metal Temple

01/01/2026

https://metal-temple.com/review/course-of-fate-behind-the-eclipse/

Course of Fate - Behind The Eclipse - (8/10) - Roar Label

With all the strong, positive sounds and compositions on the album, and there are many, it does come with one area I believe they could improve on. That is the pacing of the songs. Too many are on the mid-tempo or even slower side, and that does bog down the…

01/01/2026

Happy new year to you all from everyone at Metal Temple hope the new year is a good one! Rock on 🤘🏼

31/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/the-last-sound-revelation-the-proximity-effect/

The Last Sound Revelation - The Proximity Effect - (7/10) - Octopus Rising Records Argonauta Records

When you create instrumental music, you have to work harder because vocals and lyrics aren’t there to guide you as a listener. The album title refers to is a phenomenon where directional microphones significantly boost low-frequency (bass) sounds as they get closer to the sound source, making voic...

31/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/hamasaari-pictures/

HamaSaari - Pictures - (8/10) - KLONOSPHERE

In sum, I found the album was inviting, like a stranger offering you a soft bed to rest on and the comfort of an oversized blanket. Tentative at first, you shuffle in from the rain and relax with a hot drink, exchanging pleasantries with them until you drift off to…

31/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/report/back-porch-the-frequencies-kaiju-tonic/

LIVE REPORT: Back Porch, The Frequencies, & Kaiju at The Tonic.

Photos and live report submitted by Mitchell Connelly

Three teenage-run bands take the stage tonight!

31/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/time-tripper-time-tripper/

Time Tripper - the Band - Time Tripper - (6/10) - Lions Pride Music

A guilty pleasure, if you will.

30/12/2025

Bastard Skull – Bastard Skull (6/10) - Wormholedeath
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https://metal-temple.com/review/bastard-skull-bastard-skull/

BASTARD SKULL hails from New Jersey in the USA and have just released their debut album “Bastard Skull” at the beginning of 2025. They did that on their own accord. Now, at the end of that same year the label WormHoleDeath has picked them up and has decided that a…

30/12/2025

Ptolemea - Kali (8/10) - raging planet

What I have hear with “Kali” is the second album of this Alternative Rock band, the debut being “Balanced Darkness” from 2023. I haven’t heard that one, but I have a feeling that is about to change, as to me what PTOLEMEA brings on “Kali” is nothing less than interesting,…

30/12/2025

Stargazery - Carnival Puppeteers (6/10) - Sleaszy Rider SRL

I think there are enough people around to really appreciate what STARGAZERY plays in the 53 minutes that make “Carnival Puppeteers”. Oh, and look out for the two covers, from DIO and DEF LEPPARD. they are quite alright...

30/12/2025

Urban Dream - Human Eclipse (6/10) - HTR Music Productions CC

What URBAN DREAM does is make it very hard for a promotor to do their job properly, as how do you market a band that intertwines Industrial Metal, Gothic Rock, Alternative and Pop-Rock influences into everything they do.

30/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/spirit-of-rebellion-transcendent-chaos/

Spirit of Rebellion - Transcendent Chaos - (9/10) - CDN Records

Say no more! I'm sat for "Transcendent Chaos."

30/12/2025

https://metal-temple.com/review/fallstaff-ode-to-the-dead/

Fallstaf Montreal Brass Metal - Ode to the Dead - (10/10) - Independent

Ode to the Dead, the newest album from brass metal pioneers from Montreal, Fallstaff, is interesting to say the least. Trumpets and brass instruments aren't something I normally associate with metal but hey, sometimes different is good. In this case, different is great. This is a very uniquely origi...