Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 20th October 2025 – Friday 24th October 2025
From tribal groove metal, to miserable hardcore metal, and extreme heaviness, to nihilistic doom, potent metalcore, and dramatic progressive post metal, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered. All these releases are out now!
Soulfly – Chama (Nuclear Blast Records)
Unlucky for some, but certainly not for us listeners, this thirteenth Soulfly album is a thing of extreme beauty. Metallised groove and heaviness running headfirst into tribal fury and spiritual intensity. Soulfly looking back to their roots, even with nu-metal bounce here and here, but infusing it with fresh touches that make it more than just another Soulfly release.
Check out the full review here.
Mastiff – For All the Dead Dreams (Church Road Records)
What do you expect? Puppy dogs and fucking rainbows? It’s Mastiff and you know what they say about misery, right?
Check out the full review here.
Conjurer – Unself (Nuclear Blast Records)
The most important Conjurer album to date? It sure feels like it. This band, who have always been unbelievably adept at baring their souls, takes things to a whole new place and in a way that matches their musical evolution. Conjurer have surveyed, Conjurer have changed, and Conjurer have grown as a band, as well as growing as individuals. The result of this is happier people (we hope) and a band transformed, sounding more comfortable than ever, and putting out some of their best music to date.
Check out the full review here.
Ars Onirica – 2.5 Nighttime (Ardua Music)
This is a remarkable release, produced immaculately, full of such feeling and emotion, it is more something you experience, than listen to.
Check out the full review here.
P+A+G+E+S – No More Can Be Done (Self Released)
Nihilism at its most uncompromising, and nihilism that comes with a highly experimental touch. The trio that is P+A+G+E+S are a damn near indescribable bunch, and defy all genre logic across five (four if you pick up the vinyl version) expressive, intense, and elaborate efforts. It’s not that it’s heavy, after all, heavy albums aren’t exactly in short supply, it’s that it embraces misery while exploring the reasons behind it. The world is not in a good place, and day by day, we seem to be careening towards even darker times. Yes, it’s a nihilistic way to think, but it is reality, and that is what P+A+G+E+S explore.
Check out the full review here.
Heavensgate – A Heart Is a Heavy Burden (Pure Noise Records)
Back, and seemingly back with a bit of a chip on their shoulders, Heavensgate’s new EP is a vitriolic and visceral listen (for the most part).
Check out the full review here.
Psychonaut – World Maker (Pelagic Records)
Psychonaut may never make an album quite like this again, that is how unique an effort it is, but long term fans won’t be turned off by it either as so much of what makes them who they are is present. It’s the most contemporary the band has sounded, and with that, comes something truly unforgettable.
Check out the full review here.
The Acacia Strain – You Are Safe from God Here (Rise Records)
When you’re already the embodiment of extreme metal, there’s not a lot of fresh places you can go, so the best thing to do is just double down on what you do. Make something noisier, uglier, chaotic, and violent, and then push all of that to breaking point.
Check out the full review here.
