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featured post | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:44:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png featured post | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Albums of the Month – October 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-october-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-october-2023/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:42:10 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=49653   We’ve been observing metal as usual in October, and this is what caught our eye. Mortajas – Mortajas II   Bell-tolling, funeral-shuffling traditional doom albums seem less and less easy to come by these days, especially if you’re looking for a band that plays absolutely straight and can still sound fresh. From the first […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-august-2023/feed/ 0 49504 Albums of the Month – July 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-july-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-july-2023/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:06:18 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=49342   Not sure about all of you, but we thought July was hooooot. In terms of metal releases, at least. Here’s the best from the TMO team. Bitter Velvet – Unleashed Fears   Bitter Velvet formed very recently in a partnership between Ecuadorian guitar maestro Sage Zavage and his girlfriend Malixe, and my initially uncertain […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-july-2023/feed/ 0 49342 Albums of the Month – June 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-june-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-june-2023/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:39:34 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=49239 In keeping with our motto “Better Late Than Never”, we present you the best cuts from June 2023, as selected by our pool of TMO reviewers! **************************************************************************** Anubis Gate – Interference I’m an Anubis Gate fanboy, take this review with a grain of salt; This is an awesome album, Covered in Black was pretty good, […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-june-2023/feed/ 0 49239 Albums of the Month – May 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-may-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-may-2023/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 20:32:57 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=49095 We’re well into June, but it’s never too late to enjoy these great May releases! **************************************************************************** Burning Witches – The Dark Tower While I adored prior BW album The Witch of the North, it was definitely the band at their more relaxed and reflective, concentrating far more on NWOBHM and Euro-power storytelling than prior releases. […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-may-2023/feed/ 0 49095 Albums of the Month – April 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-april-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-april-2023/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 13:20:03 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=48929 Like April’s weather, our latest Albums of the Month list is a blend of light and darkness, brutal and atmospheric. Dig in into these ridiculously good albums! **************************************************************************** Enforced – War Remains Virginia’s finest continue to utterly slay everything in their path with what could be considered a backward (or sideways) step. War Remains doesn’t […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-april-2023/feed/ 0 48929 Albums of the Month – March 2023 https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-march-2023/ https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-march-2023/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:24:08 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=48726 We keep MARCHing through 2023 with these great releases! **************************************************************************** Angerot – The Profound Recreant I feel like this huge, cinematic slab of old-school Death Metal is primed to hit a lot of listeners sideways this month as Angerot solidify even further their melody tinged blackened death metal on this third outing. The Profound Recreant […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/albums-of-the-month-march-2023/feed/ 0 48726 Slow Cuts of 2022 https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/ https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:00:20 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=48083   For this year’s Slow Cuts (or last year’s, I suppose) the focus is on “true metal” albums that needed more time to ponder. The majority are heavy metal, a few have power genes, a couple lean into doom, and even a sprinkling of folk touches some parts as well, but these 7 releases all […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/feed/ 0 48083 The Metal Observer’s Top 30 Albums of 2022 https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/ https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47948   This year we decided to pull our fingers out and make our Top 30 available before the end of the year. Cue frantic observing during much of December and the eventual result of a gleaming Best Of for your inspection and delectation. As usual, there’s a massive cross-section of different styles present on the […]

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