Weekly Release Roundup: Monday 31st March 2025 – Friday 4th April 2025
From progressive metal to thrash metal, to industrial nu-metal, melodic metal, and folk punk, to groove, fuzz, and melodeath, it’s a big week for releases and we’ve got a list for you to check out. All these releases are out now!
Warfield – With The Old Breed (Napalm Records)
A staggering step up in all departments for Warfield, this new album has the band sounding tighter and stronger than ever. All because they’ve focused their sound, experimented with different elements within the faster and heavier genres, removed the egregious rawness of earlier releases, but not lost the spirit of thrash metal in any way. The end result is an album that screams in your face on first listen, but the more time spent with it, the more layers are uncovered, least of all an impressive level of detail around war. Albeit from a unique angle that makes for a deeper listen overall.
Check out the full review here.
Anti-Clone – Inhuman (Prime Collective)
Hugely anticipated, especially as listeners have had ample time to get their ears around the singles ‘God Nothing’, ‘Inhuman’ and ‘SICKSICKSICK’, this feels like the culmination of years of work for Anti-Clone. Not this EP and its songs specifically, but rather the work that has gone into finding out who they are and defining their sound.
Check out the full review here.
Exiled Hope – Apocrypha (Self Released)
Exiled Hope once again demonstrate an immense amount of talent, variety and creativity across the whole of Apocrypha. Vocally impressive, with plenty of hard hitting riffs, beats and stunning orchestration, there is a lot to like and a lot of replayability here.
Check out the full review here.
Luna Kills – Deathmatch (Sharptone Records)
An album that is impressively varied, cleverly structured, and energetically showcased.
Check out the full review here.
All For Jolly – All For Jolly (Self Released)
Combining folk with punk, then adding in plenty of melody, rock, and passion, the concoction that is All for Jolly certainly makes an impression. They might have been around since 2019 and with an album out there already, but there’s a strong sense that is record, and this moment in time, is when heads really start turning in their direction.
Check out the full review here.
Bleed From Within – Zenith (Nuclear Blast)
Just when we all thought 2025 had been heavy enough already, along comes Bleed from Within to wreck necks and crack skulls with their brand-new record. A beastly listen that brings forth the stompiest of riffs, the must pulverising of drumbeats, a cacophony of flesh-tearing hooks, and the most violent sounding vocals. It’s Bleed from Within, and while all of this might seem ‘normal’ for them, it comes with even more virulent power and some creative moments of flair.
Check out the full review here.
Chronepsis – Weight of Eternity (Self Released)
Technical death metal crafted from a collection of stories engulfed in horror, conquest, vengeance, and transformation, Weight of Eternity is a debut EP that commands the attention.
Check out the full review here.
Buried Realm – The Dormant Darkness (Self Released)
Fans of melodic death metal are in for a real treat with The Dormant Darkness. Those who don’t care for the genre will still find a lot to love here on Buried Realm’s new album. It’s just a really strong, energetic and powerful metal album delivering massive riffs, powerful leads, intense drumming and impressive vocals.
Check out the full review here.
Sentient – Long Live Sentient (Self Released)
It is so great to see independent UK bands who reached the reached the pinnacle of playing a major festival like Bloodstock continue to drive forward with intent, and in the case of Sentient, with force.
Check out the full review here.
This Summit Fever – This Summit Fever (Majestic Mountain Records)
A much-anticipated release, the riff might be king here, but it’s part of a court of auditory delights, and across eight exciting efforts, all will be in thrall to what is offered here. This Summit Fever are more than just fuzzed-up riffs, even if that aspect is so notable, and the duo kick their debut album off in grin-inducing noisy style.
Check out the full review here.
