...( Info )...
Title: Deus Ex Machina
Artist: Attenuated
Year: 2025
Genre: Heavy-Metal
Country: Costa Rica

Duration: 00:33:06
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
01. Face the Fire
02. Deus Ex Machina
03. Deeper Below
04. Six Hours 'til Dawn
05. Lights Out (On Planet Earth)
06. Eye of the Storm
07. Await the Day
08. Heavy Stuff

...( Info )...
Title: Profanation Of The Adamic Covenant
Artist: Ritual Ascension
Year: 2025
Genre: Death, Doom-Metal
Country: USA

Duration: 00:47:36
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. Womb Exegesis
2. Pillars of Antecedence
3. Cursed Adamic Tongues
4. Consummation Rites
5. Kolob (At the Throne of Elohim)

...( Info )...
Title: Nuclear Booze Patrol
Artist: Atomizator
Year: 2025
Genre: Thrash, Speed-Metal
Country: Switzerland

Duration: 00:41:27
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. U-235
2. Permanent Injury
3. Thrash Compactor
4. Toxic Highway
5. Laser Bite
6. 12-Gauge Carnage
7. Total Wipeout
8. Terror 404
9. System (T)error
10. Last Breath
11. Atomizator
12. N.B.P. (Nuclear Booze Patrol)

...( Info )...
Title: Death Of The Almighty
Artist: Exileth
Year: 2025
Genre: Death-Metal
Country: Armenia

Duration: 00:35:28
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. Overture to Hate
2. Atrocities
3. Autumn Leaves
4. Genocidal Lust
5. Ի՛ Զեն
6. Death of the Almighty
7. Siege of Mind
8. Burned Alive
9. ed Violence
10. Exileth
11. War Unend

...( Info )...
Title: Blackened Skies, Open Graves
Artist: Buried Faith
Year: 2025
Genre: Thrash-Metal
Country: Germany

Duration: 00:33:07
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. Bloodstorm Rising
2. Buried Faith
3. Halls of the Wretched
4. Blackened Skies, Open Graves
5. Massive Aggression
6. All This Blood
7. False Prophecies
8. Secrets of the Plague

...( Info )...
Artist: Behemoth
Album: The Shit Ov God
Country: Poland
Label: Nuclear Blast
Release date: 2025
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Duration: 00:37:57

...( TrackList )...
01 - The Shadow Elite [00:04:39]
02 - Sowing Salt [00:03:07]
03 - The Shit Ov God [00:05:36]
04 - Lvciferaeon [00:04:16]
05 - To Drown The Svn In Wine [00:03:29]
06 - Nomen Barbarvm [00:05:03]
07 - O Venvs, Come! [00:05:55]
08 - Avgvr (The Dread Vvltvre) [00:05:49]

...( Info )...
Title: Desolation Boulevard (Rem. 2005)
Artist: Sweet
Year: 1974/2005
Genre: Rock
Country: UK

Duration: 01:15:21
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 Kbps

...( TrackList )...
01. The Six Teens [00:04:01]
02. Solid Gold Brass [00:05:29]
03. Turn It Down [00:03:27]
04. Medussa [00:04:41]
05. Lady Starlight [00:03:11]
06. Man With the Golden Arm [00:08:26]
07. Fox on the Run [00:04:45]
08. Breakdown [00:03:03]
09. My Generation [00:03:53]
10. Teenage Rampage [00:03:34]
11. Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself [00:03:57]
12. Burn on the Flame [00:03:36]
13. Someone Else Will [00:03:23]
14. Medussa (home demo) [00:05:48]
15. Burn on the Flame (home demo) [00:03:58]
16. I Wanna Be Committed [00:03:10]
17. Fox on the Run (7. version) [00:03:22]
18. Miss Demeanor [00:03:29]

...( Info )...
Title: Beneath The Flesh
Artist: Silius
Year: 2025
Genre: Thrash, Groove-Metal
Country: Austria

Duration: 00:51:16
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. Gone and Forgotten
2. Captive Breeding
3. Reign Divide
4. Columbian Necktie
5. The Shadow over…
6. Innsmouth
7. Beneath the Flesh
8. Down my Stone
9. Verdun
10. Shell Shocked
11. Eat the Priest
12. Rise in Riot
13. Satanic Embrace
14. Solitude (Black Sabbath cover)

...( Info )...
Title: Thicker Than Water
Artist: Brathair
Year: 2025
Genre: Doom-Metal
Country: USA

Duration: 01:00:13
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
1. A Stern Warning of Things to Come
2. Get Me Low
3. Heavy Lies the Crown
4. Ne Obliviscaris
5. Find Our Way
6. Make Your Bones
7. Hideaway
8. Over and Over
9. A Demon's Whisper
10. Planets Collide

...( Info )...
Title: The Crucible Of Brutal Opposition
Artist: Chironex
Year: 2025
Genre: Progressive, Death-Metal
Country: USA

Duration: 00:35:03
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

...( TrackList )...
01. Soul Purge
02. Matses
03. Swagyu Beef
04. Arjuna
05. Musashi
06. Omnissiah
07. Blood Of The Beast
08. So Wet
09. Minokawa

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Płyta okrutna, miażdżąca swą intensywnością!
Okładka płyty Abomination, stanowi ważną wskazówkę dotyczącą tego, czego możecie się spodziewać po odpaleniu krążka.
No i Krzysiu na bębenku...



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Brooding Fear 01:49
2. Odium Generis Humani 03:33
3. Scorn 03:04
4. Baal-Zebul 04:24
5. Holy Poison 04:45
6. The Killing Fields of Judah 05:03
7. Damnation 04:31
8. Blood Dawn 04:51



..::OBSADA::..

Tamas Csiszar - Guitars
Set Vox Inferni - Vocals
Lorenzo Mulsch - Bass
Krzysztof Klingbein - Session Drums



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCX5BBFLldM



SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!

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Płyta okrutna, miażdżąca swą intensywnością!
Okładka płyty Abomination, stanowi ważną wskazówkę dotyczącą tego, czego możecie się spodziewać po odpaleniu krążka.
No i Krzysiu na bębenku...



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Brooding Fear 01:49
2. Odium Generis Humani 03:33
3. Scorn 03:04
4. Baal-Zebul 04:24
5. Holy Poison 04:45
6. The Killing Fields of Judah 05:03
7. Damnation 04:31
8. Blood Dawn 04:51



..::OBSADA::..

Tamas Csiszar - Guitars
Set Vox Inferni - Vocals
Lorenzo Mulsch - Bass
Krzysztof Klingbein - Session Drums



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCX5BBFLldM



SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!

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Akustyczny Marillion naprawdę potrzebuje intymności. Wtedy unosi się to
coś...



..::TRACK-LIST::..

Recorded 17 November 2000 at the Bass Museum, Burton-on-Trent, England.

1. Intro 0:58
2. Go! 5:41
3. After Me 3:54
4. Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury 5:18
5. Cinderella Search 3:43
6. The Space... 4:47
7. A Collection 7:15
8. Beautiful 5:15
9. Afraid Of Sunrise 5:52
10. Sympathy 4:44
11. Number One 3:18
12. Dry Land 6:09
13. Sugar Mice 5:50
14. Gazpacho 5:33
15. 80 Days 5:33
16. Answering Machine 6:49
17. How Will You Go 4:39
18. Cannibal Surf Babe 6:38
19. Way Over Yonder (Carole King cover) 7:49
20. Let It Be (The Beatles cover) 4:46

Extra Feature:
21. Map Of The World (Photo Gallery) 3:59



..::OBSADA::..

Guitar - Steve Rothery
Keyboards - Mark Kelly
Liner Notes, Vocals - Steve Hogarth
Bass - Pete Trewavas
Drums - Ian Mosley




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DVD 9
PAL
16:9
DD 2.00



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Intro
2. Aurora
3. Forgotten
4. Through the Non-Time
5. Pulkovo Meridian
6. Motherland
7. Curtains
8. Heart Of Leningrad
9. Varen'ka
10. Cold Embrace
11. Stalingrad
12. Fall
13. Dolls
14. Credits
15. Teotihuacan (Video)
16. Autographs (Video)
17. Backstage (Video)
18. Sto Festival Obscuro (30.08.2003)
19. Eyescream Metal Fest IV (03.03.2012)
20. Autographs
21. Teotihuacan 2012



..::OBSADA::..

Bass - Andy
Drums - Alex
Guitar - Clode, Dan J. E.
Vocals - Mike Lunacy




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK-8817fnTQ



SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!

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..::OPIS::..

Absolutny KULT!


GUTWRENCH was of one of the early Dutch death metal bands. The band recorded two demos in 1993 and ’94. Gutwrench members also played in Goddess of Desire, Consolation and Pentacle. Their debut demo ‘Wither Without You’ was recorded at Beaufort Studios (Sear Bliss, The Gathering, Delirium). Second demo ‘Beneath Skin’ from 1994 was recorded with Paul van Rijswijk (Destroyer 666, Severe Torture). All tracks are remastered by Pieter Bas Borger. Besides the two demos this release also contains a compilation album track and four studio outtakes, 15 tracks in total. Interview and liner notes by Pim Blankenstein (Lords of Metal journalist), additional liner notes by Arjan van Exter (Inside The Coffin death metal ‘zine). Booklet design by Arjan Janssen (Dead End, Infernal Majesty, Sinister).



..::TRACK-LIST::..

Demo 1 Wither Without You 1993
1. Meatlocker 4:59
2. Necrosis 4:19
3. Crawl 3:28
4. Wither Without You 4:38
5. The Art Of Mutilation 4:36

Displeased Compilation 'Antichrist Superstar' 1994
6. Asphyxia 3:56

Demo 2 Beneath Skin 1994
7. Beneath Skin 4:00
8. Pest Controller 4:24
9. The God Complex 3:36
10. Scarred & Hollow 3:12
11. The Seedling 3:54
12. Cain 5:02

Outtakes Demo 2 Beneath Skin 1994
13. Deadlock Policy 4:10
14. Sixth Sense Visuals 4:44
15. Frostbite 3:44



..::OBSADA::..

Vocals, Guitar - Robert Van Der Mijle (tracks: 1 to 15)
Keyboards - Robert Van Der Mijle (tracks: 7 to 15)
Guitar - Edwin Fölsche (tracks: 1 to 15)
Bass - Harm Noort (tracks: 7 to 15), Olaf Hijne (tracks: 1 to 5)
Drums - Niels Kloosterman (tracks: 1 to 15)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MrzrhaJ45o



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..::OPIS::..

Absolutny KULT!


GUTWRENCH was of one of the early Dutch death metal bands. The band recorded two demos in 1993 and ’94. Gutwrench members also played in Goddess of Desire, Consolation and Pentacle. Their debut demo ‘Wither Without You’ was recorded at Beaufort Studios (Sear Bliss, The Gathering, Delirium). Second demo ‘Beneath Skin’ from 1994 was recorded with Paul van Rijswijk (Destroyer 666, Severe Torture). All tracks are remastered by Pieter Bas Borger. Besides the two demos this release also contains a compilation album track and four studio outtakes, 15 tracks in total. Interview and liner notes by Pim Blankenstein (Lords of Metal journalist), additional liner notes by Arjan van Exter (Inside The Coffin death metal ‘zine). Booklet design by Arjan Janssen (Dead End, Infernal Majesty, Sinister).



..::TRACK-LIST::..

Demo 1 Wither Without You 1993
1. Meatlocker 4:59
2. Necrosis 4:19
3. Crawl 3:28
4. Wither Without You 4:38
5. The Art Of Mutilation 4:36

Displeased Compilation 'Antichrist Superstar' 1994
6. Asphyxia 3:56

Demo 2 Beneath Skin 1994
7. Beneath Skin 4:00
8. Pest Controller 4:24
9. The God Complex 3:36
10. Scarred & Hollow 3:12
11. The Seedling 3:54
12. Cain 5:02

Outtakes Demo 2 Beneath Skin 1994
13. Deadlock Policy 4:10
14. Sixth Sense Visuals 4:44
15. Frostbite 3:44



..::OBSADA::..

Vocals, Guitar - Robert Van Der Mijle (tracks: 1 to 15)
Keyboards - Robert Van Der Mijle (tracks: 7 to 15)
Guitar - Edwin Fölsche (tracks: 1 to 15)
Bass - Harm Noort (tracks: 7 to 15), Olaf Hijne (tracks: 1 to 5)
Drums - Niels Kloosterman (tracks: 1 to 15)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MrzrhaJ45o



SEED 15:00-22:00.
POLECAM!!!

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..::OPIS::..

Produkt najwyższej jakości!
Miażdżące riffy przeplatane wspaniałymi melodiami, a całość opakowana technicznym kunsztem!
Jeden z najlepszych w 2021 roku!

FA


Six years is a long time to wait. When a band takes this long in between records, sometimes they spend it slowly honing their sound and improving everything they can. Sometimes they simply lose interest and are never the same. Based on last year’s EP, Alustrium still have plenty of interest in their music. The six year wait paid off, and now I have the task of putting how good their new release sounds into words.

Alustrium are a US-based technical death metal band currently signed to Unique Leader Records. Of major technical death metal influences, their sound leans towards the clean virtuosic end of the genre, similar to The Faceless or Obscura. Alustrium’s specific brand of technical death metal involves stuffing everything they can into a record, and then cramming two more full tracks complete with excessive solos on top. Even though this description raises every red flag of “soulless technical death metal” that can be found, Alustrium cram emotional earnestness and breathing room in their records along with everything else, so concerned potential listeners should safely proceed without anxiety.

A Monument To Silence improves on A Tunnel To Eden (The band’s excellent 2015 release) in two large ways. First, A Monument To Silence flows as well as any technical death metal album I’ve ever heard. A Tunnel To Eden didn’t exactly fail in this regard, but Alustrium obviously used the six years between albums to great benefit. Everything feels completely natural. Verses and solos transition seamlessly to rather insane choruses and to each other, and I found it easy to lose myself in the ambience of this record.

Let’s talk about those choruses more. Another improvement from A Tunnel To Eden that Alustrium offer the listener is simple, pure catchiness. I have now had one moment from “The Hollow Ache” stuck in my head for over a month now. Again, A Tunnel To Eden was a great record and did extremely well in this regard. With A Monument To Silence, Alustrium have only improved.

Against the rest of the technical death metal field, Alustrium don’t challenge the genre’s greats by creating an enticing atmosphere (although they do that as well), or by drowning the listener in dissonance, or by pushing the boundaries of what people conceive as death metal. Instead, they simply write and perform death metal as well as anyone. This is evident in the amazing choruses and flow of A Monument To Silence, but also in the little things. In the slight pauses before the chorus hits in “Join the Dead.” In the wavering tone of some of the slower guitar solos. A Monument To Silence does nothing new or unique, instead Alustrium crafted every moment to near perfection.

My issues with this record feel like they could be someone else’s favorite part. The production feels overly harsh at times, but that only highlights Alustrium’s heaviness and technicality. This record is over an hour long, but I would miss any song that got cut and appreciate how much of a good thing Alustrium are giving their audience here. There is a bizarre drum solo moment at the end of “Join the Dead” that almost went very poorly, but instead creates a nice diversion. “Dreamless Sleep” is an unnecessary interlude, but I find it quite pleasant and a good leadup to the next track. Nothing I could throw at A Monument To Silence lessens how good this record sounds.

I haven’t even mentioned how well this works as a concept album, or the return of previous moments in the amazing final track. I could go on for a long time, but words can’t do this album justice. With A Monument To Silence, Alustrium are no longer in the realm of bands like Beyond Creation or Inferi (both of whom I highly recommend as well). Their new peers are bands like Necrophagist and Death. A Monument To Silence is the best album of the year so far, and the best new release I’ve ever reviewed. I hope to listen to it for a long time.

Nathan


Philadelphia’s progressive tech death architects Alustrium smashed out an album for the ages with their 2015 opus A Tunnel to Eden. The sophomore LP presented a kaleidoscopic, grand in scale masterwork of progressive and technical death metal, featuring serious instrumental and compositional chops, while possessing tons of heart and style. Despite being a little too bloated and ambitious for its own good, the pros far outweighed the miniscule cons to deliver a knockout punch. Punctuated by 2020’s strong Insurmountable EP, it has been a long time between drinks on the full-length recording front. Curiously slipping under the radar, Alustrium’s third album, A Monument to Silence is now upon us.

“The Hollow Ache” sets the bar high from the get-go, mutating from gently hypnotic beginnings and whispered vocals into a beastly tune, immediately showcasing Alustrium’s firm grasp of smart songwriting dynamics and brain melting technicality, underpinned by dexterous melodic currents, insidious hooks, and proggy twists. All the trademark Alustrium ingredients are in place, yet A Monument to Silence shows a band not content to coast or create a half-baked sequel to a blockbuster original. A Monument to Silence maintains the band’s ambitious streak, while carving out its own chunk of character. It has a notably darker, edgier tone than its predecessor, almost blackened at times, while the relentless barrage of scattershot percussion, lightning fretwork, jacked speed, and dueling vocals, leaning heavily on the high and low trade-off variants, courses energy, fury, and aggression into the album’s veins.

Deft arrangements and progressive tints do not detract from the fact these cats bring the heaviness tenfold. The album has serious fucking teeth, counteracting the complexity and prog foundations. Take the frenetic tradeoffs and rugged grooves at the midpoint of “Hunted,” or the damaging breakdown rearing up on “Join the Dead” for examples of Alustrium’s heavier capabilities. Alustrium balance each component expertly into a cohesive whole. The proggified tech is never used as a crutch, while creating memorable songs full of unpredictable twists, character and emotional pull is the band’s bread and butter. Cranking the momentum beyond the high quality early throes, back to back bangers, “The Accuser” and “The Plea,” are like two sinister peas conspiring in a pod, flexing Alustrium’s progressive muscle and multifaceted dynamics; tinkering with tricky rhythmic patterns, experimental vocal interplay, and complex structures, while dispensing power packed riffs, flashy solos, and seething grooves. The former even sets off some Tool vibes during its early passages.

“Deliverance of the Damned” recalls flashes of Necrophagist and a beefed up The Black Dahlia Murder during its thrashy, tech-death passages. Album pacing is solid, culminating in the epic title track, containing nifty links to the album opener. I often bitch about metal albums that drag past their welcome, or marble otherwise strong material with unnecessary fat and gristle. However A Monument to Silence does not fall into the category of overcooked ideas stuffed into a too small casing. Yeah if I was being a bastard I could scrape the barrel for reasons and shave a couple of minutes, but it would be like separating layers of skin with a scalpel. Alustrium’s willingness to push the envelope and incorporate surprising turns maintains intrigue. Performances are expectedly outstanding, especially from livewire guitar combo of Mike DeMaria and Chris Kelly (also on shared vocals). The axe wielding duo’s playing is at once adventurous, intricate, extravagant, and still metal as fuck, while Kevin Corkran is phenomenal on the skins, propelling each song with his flowing style and creative, high energy chops. The material screams for a richer, more dynamic master, while the second half of the album ever so slightly dips in quality, but these are relatively minor gripes in the big scheme of things

Alustrium is a class act and A Monument to Silence consolidates their position at the forefront of the modern prog and tech death scenes. A Tunnel to Eden took a while to fully absorb and appreciate, growing in stature over time, so I can see A Monument to Silence following a similar path. Some may miss the overly hyperactive, playful qualities and flair of its predecessor, but I can not imagine most fans of Alustrium’s prior works being disappointed with what they have served up here. Intelligent, regal, blistering, brutal, and superbly composed, A Monument to Silence is must listen stuff for fans of prog and tech infused death.

Saunders



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. This Hollow Ache 06:42
2. Join the Dead 06:09
3. Hunted 03:58
4. The Accuser 08:47
5. The Plea 07:26
6. Dreamless Sleep 01:05
7. Blood for Blood 04:32
8. Deliverance for the Damned 06:25
9. Worthless Offers 06:53
10. A Monument to Silence 10:39



..::OBSADA::..

Mike DeMaria - Guitars, Songwriting
Kevin Corkran - Drums
Kevin Penny - Bass, Songwriting (track 8)
Jerry Martin - Vocals (lead), Lyrics
Chris Kelly - Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-5, 7-10), Guitars



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1rnM5zqEwY



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..::OPIS::..

Produkt najwyższej jakości!
Miażdżące riffy przeplatane wspaniałymi melodiami, a całość opakowana technicznym kunsztem!
Jeden z najlepszych w 2021 roku!

FA


Six years is a long time to wait. When a band takes this long in between records, sometimes they spend it slowly honing their sound and improving everything they can. Sometimes they simply lose interest and are never the same. Based on last year’s EP, Alustrium still have plenty of interest in their music. The six year wait paid off, and now I have the task of putting how good their new release sounds into words.

Alustrium are a US-based technical death metal band currently signed to Unique Leader Records. Of major technical death metal influences, their sound leans towards the clean virtuosic end of the genre, similar to The Faceless or Obscura. Alustrium’s specific brand of technical death metal involves stuffing everything they can into a record, and then cramming two more full tracks complete with excessive solos on top. Even though this description raises every red flag of “soulless technical death metal” that can be found, Alustrium cram emotional earnestness and breathing room in their records along with everything else, so concerned potential listeners should safely proceed without anxiety.

A Monument To Silence improves on A Tunnel To Eden (The band’s excellent 2015 release) in two large ways. First, A Monument To Silence flows as well as any technical death metal album I’ve ever heard. A Tunnel To Eden didn’t exactly fail in this regard, but Alustrium obviously used the six years between albums to great benefit. Everything feels completely natural. Verses and solos transition seamlessly to rather insane choruses and to each other, and I found it easy to lose myself in the ambience of this record.

Let’s talk about those choruses more. Another improvement from A Tunnel To Eden that Alustrium offer the listener is simple, pure catchiness. I have now had one moment from “The Hollow Ache” stuck in my head for over a month now. Again, A Tunnel To Eden was a great record and did extremely well in this regard. With A Monument To Silence, Alustrium have only improved.

Against the rest of the technical death metal field, Alustrium don’t challenge the genre’s greats by creating an enticing atmosphere (although they do that as well), or by drowning the listener in dissonance, or by pushing the boundaries of what people conceive as death metal. Instead, they simply write and perform death metal as well as anyone. This is evident in the amazing choruses and flow of A Monument To Silence, but also in the little things. In the slight pauses before the chorus hits in “Join the Dead.” In the wavering tone of some of the slower guitar solos. A Monument To Silence does nothing new or unique, instead Alustrium crafted every moment to near perfection.

My issues with this record feel like they could be someone else’s favorite part. The production feels overly harsh at times, but that only highlights Alustrium’s heaviness and technicality. This record is over an hour long, but I would miss any song that got cut and appreciate how much of a good thing Alustrium are giving their audience here. There is a bizarre drum solo moment at the end of “Join the Dead” that almost went very poorly, but instead creates a nice diversion. “Dreamless Sleep” is an unnecessary interlude, but I find it quite pleasant and a good leadup to the next track. Nothing I could throw at A Monument To Silence lessens how good this record sounds.

I haven’t even mentioned how well this works as a concept album, or the return of previous moments in the amazing final track. I could go on for a long time, but words can’t do this album justice. With A Monument To Silence, Alustrium are no longer in the realm of bands like Beyond Creation or Inferi (both of whom I highly recommend as well). Their new peers are bands like Necrophagist and Death. A Monument To Silence is the best album of the year so far, and the best new release I’ve ever reviewed. I hope to listen to it for a long time.

Nathan


Philadelphia’s progressive tech death architects Alustrium smashed out an album for the ages with their 2015 opus A Tunnel to Eden. The sophomore LP presented a kaleidoscopic, grand in scale masterwork of progressive and technical death metal, featuring serious instrumental and compositional chops, while possessing tons of heart and style. Despite being a little too bloated and ambitious for its own good, the pros far outweighed the miniscule cons to deliver a knockout punch. Punctuated by 2020’s strong Insurmountable EP, it has been a long time between drinks on the full-length recording front. Curiously slipping under the radar, Alustrium’s third album, A Monument to Silence is now upon us.

“The Hollow Ache” sets the bar high from the get-go, mutating from gently hypnotic beginnings and whispered vocals into a beastly tune, immediately showcasing Alustrium’s firm grasp of smart songwriting dynamics and brain melting technicality, underpinned by dexterous melodic currents, insidious hooks, and proggy twists. All the trademark Alustrium ingredients are in place, yet A Monument to Silence shows a band not content to coast or create a half-baked sequel to a blockbuster original. A Monument to Silence maintains the band’s ambitious streak, while carving out its own chunk of character. It has a notably darker, edgier tone than its predecessor, almost blackened at times, while the relentless barrage of scattershot percussion, lightning fretwork, jacked speed, and dueling vocals, leaning heavily on the high and low trade-off variants, courses energy, fury, and aggression into the album’s veins.

Deft arrangements and progressive tints do not detract from the fact these cats bring the heaviness tenfold. The album has serious fucking teeth, counteracting the complexity and prog foundations. Take the frenetic tradeoffs and rugged grooves at the midpoint of “Hunted,” or the damaging breakdown rearing up on “Join the Dead” for examples of Alustrium’s heavier capabilities. Alustrium balance each component expertly into a cohesive whole. The proggified tech is never used as a crutch, while creating memorable songs full of unpredictable twists, character and emotional pull is the band’s bread and butter. Cranking the momentum beyond the high quality early throes, back to back bangers, “The Accuser” and “The Plea,” are like two sinister peas conspiring in a pod, flexing Alustrium’s progressive muscle and multifaceted dynamics; tinkering with tricky rhythmic patterns, experimental vocal interplay, and complex structures, while dispensing power packed riffs, flashy solos, and seething grooves. The former even sets off some Tool vibes during its early passages.

“Deliverance of the Damned” recalls flashes of Necrophagist and a beefed up The Black Dahlia Murder during its thrashy, tech-death passages. Album pacing is solid, culminating in the epic title track, containing nifty links to the album opener. I often bitch about metal albums that drag past their welcome, or marble otherwise strong material with unnecessary fat and gristle. However A Monument to Silence does not fall into the category of overcooked ideas stuffed into a too small casing. Yeah if I was being a bastard I could scrape the barrel for reasons and shave a couple of minutes, but it would be like separating layers of skin with a scalpel. Alustrium’s willingness to push the envelope and incorporate surprising turns maintains intrigue. Performances are expectedly outstanding, especially from livewire guitar combo of Mike DeMaria and Chris Kelly (also on shared vocals). The axe wielding duo’s playing is at once adventurous, intricate, extravagant, and still metal as fuck, while Kevin Corkran is phenomenal on the skins, propelling each song with his flowing style and creative, high energy chops. The material screams for a richer, more dynamic master, while the second half of the album ever so slightly dips in quality, but these are relatively minor gripes in the big scheme of things

Alustrium is a class act and A Monument to Silence consolidates their position at the forefront of the modern prog and tech death scenes. A Tunnel to Eden took a while to fully absorb and appreciate, growing in stature over time, so I can see A Monument to Silence following a similar path. Some may miss the overly hyperactive, playful qualities and flair of its predecessor, but I can not imagine most fans of Alustrium’s prior works being disappointed with what they have served up here. Intelligent, regal, blistering, brutal, and superbly composed, A Monument to Silence is must listen stuff for fans of prog and tech infused death.

Saunders



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1. This Hollow Ache 06:42
2. Join the Dead 06:09
3. Hunted 03:58
4. The Accuser 08:47
5. The Plea 07:26
6. Dreamless Sleep 01:05
7. Blood for Blood 04:32
8. Deliverance for the Damned 06:25
9. Worthless Offers 06:53
10. A Monument to Silence 10:39



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Mike DeMaria - Guitars, Songwriting
Kevin Corkran - Drums
Kevin Penny - Bass, Songwriting (track 8)
Jerry Martin - Vocals (lead), Lyrics
Chris Kelly - Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-5, 7-10), Guitars



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Siódmy, najnowszy solowy album studyjny Ezry Furman. Piosenkarka i songwriterka, której muzyka stała się ścieżką dźwiękową do serialu Netflixa Sex Education, od lat snuje opowieści o queerowym rozgoryczeniu i nieprawdopodobnych, kruchych intymnych doświadczeniach. All of Us Flames to trzecia odsłona trylogii, poczynając od inspirowanej Springsteenem sagi drogi Transangelic Exodus z 2018 r., a kończąc na punkrockowej furii Twelve Nudes z 2019 r.

Artist: Ezra Furman

Title: Goodbye Small Head

Country: USA

Year: 2025

Genre: Rock

Format / Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 Kbps

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1.Grand Mal
2.Sudden Storm
3.Jump Out
4.Power of the Moon
5.You Mustn't Show Weakness
6.Submission
7.Veil Song
8.Slow Burn
9.You Hurt Me, I Hate You
10.Strange Girl
11.A World of Love and Care
12.I Need the Angel

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R.P.A. czyli Róże Pani Ani - punkowa kapela z Opola, która powstała jesienią 1986 roku, założona przez Stopę i Zbawiciela. Skład kapeli w pewnym momencie był powiązany z inną opolską grupą Nigdy Nie Trzeźwieć. R.P.A. w maju 1989 w składzie Marek - git, Stopa - perkusja, Agrest - voc i Rosjan - bas weszło do studia "Radio-Sygnały" w Opolu i nagrało 11 numerów na swoje demo.

Title: Demo 89

Artist: R.P.A.

Country: Polska

Year: 1989

Genre: Punk

Format / Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 Kbps

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Obraz Świata
Zagubieni
Marzenia
Dyskryinacja
Taki Sam Jak Ty
Rewolucja
Umiera Jeden Bóg
Księżyc Świeci
To Takie Proste
Komercja

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Artist: Various Artists
Album: Soft Latin Vibes
Year: 2025
Format: mp3 320 kbps

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01. Compay Segundo - Chan chan
02. Manuel Medrano - La distancia
03. Álex Ubago - A gritos de esperanza
04. Rosana - Si tu no estas
05. Carlos Baute - Colgando en tus manos (feat. Marta Sánchez)
06. Alexander Acha - Te amo
07. Leandro & Leonardo - Piensa en mi
08. Compay Segundo - Guajira guantanamera
09. Luiz Melodia - O menino
10. Marquess - La histeria (Acoustic Version)
11. Reinaldo - Frágil coração
12. Laura Pausini - Entre tú y mil mares
13. Simone Moreno - Eterno salvador
14. Mana - Manda una señal
15. Reinaldo - Porque não amar
16. Marquess - Puerta de la noche
17. Mariachi Gama 1000 - Tequila (Versión Mariachi)
18. Mana - Amor clandestino
19. Novos Baianos - Vagabundo não é fácil
20. Celia - O Beato
21. Laura Pausini - Víveme
22. Oswaldo Montenegro - Faça Música Incidental Um dia de domingo
23. Reinaldo - Onde está Volta de vez pra mim
24. Marquess - La radio vieja

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Artist: Various Artists
Album: Summer Beach Hits 2025
Year: 2025
Format: mp3 320 kbps

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01. Wallows - Remember When
02. Ed Sheeran - Azizam
03. Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove
04. Blur - Girls and Boys
05. twenty one pilots - Tear in My Heart
06. The Walters - Black Moon
07. Grouplove - Tongue Tied
08. Coldplay - Yellow
09. Gym Class Heroes - Cupid’s Chokehold Breakfast in America
10. Paramore - Hard Times
11. Saint Motel - Sweet Talk
12. Liam Gallagher - Wall of Glass
13. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
14. Wallows - Are You Bored Yet (feat. Clairo)
15. Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II
16. Blur - Parklife
17. Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
18. The Smiths - This Charming Man (2011 Remaster)
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Black Summer
20. Absofacto - Someone Else’s Dream
21. Foals - My Number
22. The Wombats - Let’s Dance to Joy Division
23. Ed Sheeran - Barcelona
24. Fitz and The Tantrums - Out of My League
25. Wallows - Pleaser

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Title: The Final Strife
Artist: Ulfhednar
Year: 2025
Genre: Black, Death-Metal
Country: Canada

Duration: 00:29:06
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

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1. Bellum Intra Mundos II
2. Gleïpnir
3. Call Ov Jormungandr
4. Tales Ov Aeons Past
5. The Final Strife
6. Omnia Infinitum

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Title: From The Abyss
Artist: Hell Priest
Year: 2025
Genre: Speed-Metal
Country: USA

Duration: 00:48:37
Format/Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 kbps

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1. Something Wicked
2. Speed Demon
3. Omen of the Black Conjurer
4. The Bleeding
5. Know My Name
6. Death Machine
7. Angels Have Fallen
8. From The Abyss
9. Infernal Church Blaze
10. Hell Priest

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Legendarny zespół Morcheeba, jeden z pionierów trip-hopu, powraca z nowym albumem studyjnym zatytułowanym „Escape The Chaos”. Za jej wydanie odpowiada brytyjska wytwórnia 100% Records.
„Escape The Chaos” to jedenasty album w dorobku zespołu i zarazem świadectwo jego konsekwentnej ewolucji. Choć Morcheeba od lat znana jest z łączenia nastrojowego soulu, leniwej elektroniki i subtelnych brzmień akustycznych, na nowej płycie Skye Edwards i Ross Godfrey sięgają po jeszcze bardziej intymną formę ekspresji. Nagrania powstawały m.in. w Dublinie, gdzie artyści skupili się na prostocie, przestrzeni i emocjonalnej szczerości. Jak wskazuje sam tytuł, „Escape The Chaos” to próba odcięcia się od nadmiaru bodźców, hałasu i niepokoju współczesności – i znalezienia ukojenia w dźwiękach.

Title: Escape The Chaos

Artist: Morcheeba

Country: Wielka Brytania

Year: 2025

Genre: Pop

Format / Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 320 Kbps

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1.Call for Love
2.Elephant Clouds
3.Peace of Me (with Oscar #Worldpeace)
4.We Live and Die
5.Far We Come
6.Molten
7.Bleeding Out
8.Cooler Heads
9.Hold It Down
10.Dead To Me
11.Pareidolia (with Amanda Zamolo)
12.Escape the Chaos

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Big D and the Kids Table to zespół ska punkowy założony w październiku 1995 roku w Bostonie w stanie Massachusetts, składający się z kolegów ze studiów. Ich pierwsze wydawnictwo ukazało się w ich własnej wytwórni Fork in Hand Records, ale od tego czasu współpracowali ze Springman Records i SideOneDummy. Wydali 11 albumów studyjnych, pięć EPek i kilka splitów z innymi wykonawcami. Wstawka zawiera dwa splity zespołu - jeden z Melt Banana i drugi z Five Knuckle.

Title: Look What You've Done

Artist: Big D and the Kids Table

Country: USA

Year: 2003

Genre: Ska-Punk

Format / Codec: MP3
Audio bitrate: 192 Kbps

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Monkey Man
Opertion: 3rd Attack
Apologies
Thieves


L.A.X.
President
Thieves
Feel The Force
Please Ignore
Sit Down And Shut Up

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Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Brothers In Arms (40th Anniversary)
Year: 2025
Quality: FLAC 24Bit-44.1kHz

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01. So Far Away (Full Version)
02. Money For Nothing
03. Walk Of Life
04. Your Latest Trick
05. Why Worry
06. Ride Across The River
07. The Man's Too Strong
08. One World
09. Brothers In Arms
10. Ride Across The River (San Antonio Live In 85)
11. Expresso Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
12. One World (San Antonio Live In 85)
13. Romeo And Juliet (San Antonio Live In 85)
14. Private Investigations (San Antonio Live In 85)
15. Sultans Of Swing (San Antonio Live In 85)
16. Why Worry (San Antonio Live In 85)
17. Walk Of Life (San Antonio Live In 85)
18. Two Young Lovers (San Antonio Live In 85)
19. Money For Nothing (San Antonio Live In 85)
20. Wild West End (San Antonio Live In 85)
21. Tunnel Of Love (San Antonio Live In 85)
22. Brothers In Arms (San Antonio Live In 85)
23. Solid Rock (San Antonio Live In 85)
24. Going Home (San Antonio Live In 85)

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Artist...............: Dire Straits
Album................: On Every Street LP (Bob Ludwig)
Genre................: Rock
Year.................: 1991
Codec................: Reference libFLAC 1.5

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001. Dire Straits - Calling Elvis
002. Dire Straits - On Every Street
003. Dire Straits - When It Comes To You
004. Dire Straits - Fade To Black
005. Dire Straits - The Bug
006. Dire Straits - You And Your Friend
007. Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel
008. Dire Straits - Iron Hand
009. Dire Straits - Ticket To Heaven
010. Dire Straits - My Parties
011. Dire Straits - Planet Of New Orleans
012. Dire Straits - How Long

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Uwielbiam CONFLICT odkąd jako piękny i młody kilkunastoletni kawaler (metalowiec) grałem z punkami i nasz wokalista zapodał na próbie jakąś 'chujowatą' kopię 'It's Time to See Who's Who'...
Teraz mam ponad pięćdziesiąt lat i wiecie co? Nadal, kurwa, uwielbiam CONFLICT!

FA


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1. Against All Odds 14:09
2. Slaughter Of Innocence 04:30
3. Assured Mutual Destruction 02:39
4. Greatest Show on Earth 03:19
5. A Message to Who 03:32
6. A State of Mind 04:56

7. The Final Conflict - Remix (Bonus Track) 05:45




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Uwielbiam CONFLICT odkąd jako piękny i młody kilkunastoletni kawaler (metalowiec) grałem z punkami i nasz wokalista zapodał na próbie jakąś 'chujowatą' kopię 'It's Time to See Who's Who'...
Teraz mam ponad pięćdziesiąt lat i wiecie co? Nadal, kurwa, uwielbiam CONFLICT!

FA


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1. Against All Odds 14:09
2. Slaughter Of Innocence 04:30
3. Assured Mutual Destruction 02:39
4. Greatest Show on Earth 03:19
5. A Message to Who 03:32
6. A State of Mind 04:56

7. The Final Conflict - Remix (Bonus Track) 05:45




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