Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 1st December 2025 – Friday 5th December 2025
From potent black metal, to thought-provoking hard rock and expressive melodic death metal, to ugly sludge and nasty punk, and big progressive rock sounds, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered. All these releases are out now!
Davghter – Mask Casket (Self Released)
An inspiring band, breaking down boundaries, and reminding all the pig-headed fools of the world that the word ‘alternative’ is self fucking explanatory and that it applies to everyone. The idea of taking black metal, a notoriously rigid genre, and using it as a voice for the most marginalised, is very cool and Davghter do this with gusto.
Check out the review here.
Märvel – Brain Drain Diaries (Self Released)
Pivoting to a more personal delivery on their tenth album might seem like an unusual decision, but rest assured, this is still the Märvel you know and love. The Märvel that brings forth thunderous groove, dynamic riffs, thumping drumbeats, and infectious vocals. The Märvel that has become a name synonymous with quality hard rock music, and a Märvel that refuses to stay still.
Which is how we’ve ended up here, with the band doing a bit more soul bearing, and connecting to the listener in a brand new, exciting, and memorable way. Everyone can relate to Brain Drain Diaries in some way or another.
Check out the review here.
We Kill Cowboys – Back from the Dead (Mongrel Records)
What a badass release, and how exciting is the potential future of this band!? All because this new EP features six banger efforts that genre-bend, are filled with potent emotion and energised accessibility, deliver flashes of wildness, and leave the listener begging for more.
Check out the review here.
Blood Red Throne – Siltskin (Soulseller Records)
Siltskin shows that Blood Red Throne are still hungry after almost three decades. Heavy, dark, melodic when it needs to be, and never boring, it’s an album that proves they still know how to write, play, and make death metal feel alive. Every riff, drum hit, and vocal moment counts, and by the time it’s over, you’re left wanting more. It’s not a game changer, for the genre, but if you need a blast of exceptional death metal to see you through this winter, Blood Red Throne have delivered.
Check out the review here.
Sorewound – Espanto (Cursed Monk Records)
Ugly, harsh, and heavy; for nearly twenty-five minutes, Sorewound assault the senses with a cavernous cacophony of filthy sounds. An EP rooted in sludge, but not beholden to it. That means we get a rawer, metallised edge that has a thick punk vein running through it.
Check out the review here.
Final Coil – The World We Inherited 2025 – Remastered & Expanded (Self Released)
Final Coil give ‘The World We Inherited’ its last hurrah with the gigantic Remastered and Expanded version. Featuring the remastered original album and an additional eleven tracks, ensuring that nobody is left wanting, least of all those who will be hearing this album for the first time.
Check out the review here.
Profiler – Masquerading (Self Released)
No shade on Profiler, who I do think are a good band and the EP is likably heavy, with plenty of groovy bounce and infectious rhythms, but I struggle to get past how dated it feels and how in an attempt to vary things up, it ends up sounding more like a bunch of experimental singles thrown together. Which I guess a lot of EPs are, but this isn’t a cohesive release.
Check out the review here.
