Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 13th October 2025 – Friday 17th October 2025
From bombastic power metal to anthemic rock, and old school hardcore, to brat metal, progressive thrash, theatrical black metal, and experimental weirdness. We’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our weekly reminder of what has been covered.
Sabaton – Legends (Better Noise)
Big, bombastic, and ballsy, this new album is Sabaton doing what Sabaton do best, with very little in the way of deviation. Which, depending on your feelings towards this band will be the best or the worst thing ever. The best, because Sabaton make heart-pounding, foot-tapping, head-banging anthemic music steeped in rich history. The worst, because it lacks innovation and feels a bit too familiar in places.
Check out the review here.
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts – Troubled Paradise (Gypsy Rose Records)
This is pretty cool, but what do you expect? Tuk Smith is a cool customer and rock music never goes out of style, no matter who tries to tell you different. Featuring four creative, lively, passionate, and anthemic efforts, Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts carry on from where they left off with their sophomore album.
Check out the review here.
Biohazard – Divided We Fall (BLKIIBLK)
Straight up Biohazard hardcore fire, no nonsense, and effortlessly infectious, it’s as simple as that. Biohazard doing Biohazard things, albeit with a totally new lease on life. What’s not to love about that!?
Check out the review here.
Eville – Brat Metal (Self Released)
Hold on to your asses, Eville are here, but unless you’ve been living under a rock in recent times, you already know this.
Check out the review here.
Coroner – Dissonance Theory (Century Media Records)
So, what does a new Coroner album look like in 2025, three decades (plus) after the release of the last one? The answer is pretty damn simple. It looks and sounds mighty fine.
Check out the review here.
Carach Angren – The Cult of Kariba (Season of Mist)
Black metal, but black metal with theatrical flair and symphonic pomp, filled with creative twists and incredible storytelling potency. Carach Angren’s creativity is at a high point as they look back to the inspiration behind their debut album, 2008’s Lammendam. It might be a concise set of tales, but as is so often the case with this band, its impact is felt regardless.
Check out the review here.
IAN – Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing! (Human Worth)
Throw in a little bit of drone, a dash of post, a dollop of noise, and a heap load of experimental rock and metal heaviness, and you kind of get IAN and this album. A five-track exploration of ugly, addictive, and vibrant sounds. Damn near indescribable, except that IAN’s ability to shine a light in the murky darkness gives the listener something to grab hold of. A sense of direction, and with that in place, a different kind of exploration can take place. One that is all about creating a deeper and more meaningful connection through expressive genre-bending styles.
Check out the review here.
Lesbian Bed Death – Tour Your Soul Apart (Psychophonic Records)
This record, while live focused, can also be seen as something of a ‘best of’ too. Seeing as it does feature sixteen tracks from across the length and breadth of the band’s career to date. It’s a blood-stained dive into the band’s discography, and a salaciously sinful showcase of their live prowess and ability to connect to a crowd. Something that comes through strongly on this record, but do you know what really comes through? The sound of fun. Wicked fun, and while everyone will have their favourite tracks, there’s no denying that the modern incarnation of Lesbian Bed Death nails the old, the new, and everything in between.
Check out the review here.
