Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 8th December 2025 – Saturday 13th December 2025
From raging death metal, to genre-bending modern metal, to old school heavy metal and opulent gothic rock, to grand atmospheric black metal, and expressive Nordic misery, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what was covered.
House by the Cemetary – Disturbing the Cenotaph (Pulverised Records)
Doesn’t it kick so much ass? Another raging, blood-fuelled banger from a supergroup that throw their all into it.
Check out the full review here.
Pincer+ – Who Are You When No One’s Around (Greyscale Records)
Back with focused aggression, intensity, and passion, Pincer+’s evolution hasn’t come easy, but as 2025 draws to a close, the modern genre-bending metallised unit aim to ensure it goes out with a bang.
Check out the full review here.
The Harbinger – Gates of Hell (Inverse Records)
Nordic misery, delivered with passion and with an emphasis on melancholic heaviness. The Harbinger combine the best of several worlds, where even elements of goth and melodic rock seep into a death and doom focused sound. The result of all of this is a really potent sound that chills the soul but warms the metal heart.
Check out the full review here.
Sacred Leather – Keep The Fire Burning (King Volume Records / Wise Blood Records)
With passion, power, and poise, Sacred Leather are turning back the clock… again, and giving listeners something that sounds ripped straight from the heyday of hair-raising, head-banging, and horn-throwing heavy metal. A ten-track slab of old school joy, with modern production, and a few twists on the formula they introduced with their debut album.
Check out the full review here.
Lord of the Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 2 (Napalm Records)
When it’s good, it’s as good as anything else Lord of the Lost have put out there, but when it’s not, it’s so damn forgettable and that is something this band should never be.
Check out the full review here.
Lust Of Decay – Entombed in Sewage (Comatose Music)
The word is grim and it defines this album, not just because Lust of Decay have returned with a thirst for carnage, but because across the eight tracks of this album, the mayhem doesn’t let up.
Check out the full review here.
Cell Games – The Redux: You Have (Not) Heard These Songs Before (Self Released)
Cell Games have fully arrived now, and I think a lot of people will like what they hear. The EP shows variety and enough unique elements to make them more memorable.
Check out the full review here.
Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip (25th Anniversary Corrosive Edition) (Otsego Entertainment Group)
No matter what, you get bang for your buck, and the overall thing is a glowing tribute to one of metal’s most iconic albums. Long live the death trip.
Check out the full review here.
Dimholt – MetaForm (Self Released)
Dimholt have delivered something special with MetaForm. It is undeniably rooted in traditional black metal, but the modern touches, atmospheric depth and melodic richness elevate it well beyond the ordinary.
Check out the full review here.
