Reviews

Here’s our full review of a prog-filled, djent-adjacent, hyper-modern new album from Caligula’s Horse — do you love to ascend?

We dive into the latest brain-melter from solo black metal project Esoctrilihum — “Eternity of Shaog” releases Friday via I, Voidhanger Records, and we’re streaming the whole thing now alongside an in-depth analysis.

This striking debut full-length from death metal act Cryptic Shift has us wowed to death with its thrashing intensity and riff-focused savagery — check out our full thoughts here in this in-depth review.

Newly formed Dutch black metal act Vuur & Zijde joined forces with the mysterious Impavida on a dualistic black metal split (out today) both expansive and cohesive — here’s our full review.

In this resurrected column, IO Editor-in-Chief Andrew Rothmund’s gaze will illuminate one album and one album only in light of the world at large — this month, the question is how even to begin?

Seven of us teamed up to select our favorite releases from last month’s insane whirlwind of new albums — here, we include Ulcerate, Black Curse, and five more into our juicy halls of honor.

We dig into the latest from the Swedish legends Katatonia — “City Burials” affirms their uncanny ability to be at once familiar and fresh.

The exceptionally psychedelic fifth album from Elder has been an earworm we can’t rid ourselves of — it’s not exactly metal, but then again, who cares, because it absolutely hits the right spot. Here’s our full review.

Here’s our full review of the new Ulcerate album, a remarkable turn in style and depth for an already-lauded band, and now a cornerstone of what makes modern death metal so almighty.

We review the Finnish black-metal-turned-prog-psych band’s latest full-length, an hour-plus monster of a headtrip, and a goddamn fine one at that. Bonus: live photos from Oranssi Pazuzu’s Chicago stop last year.