Glenn Van Bockstaele, Author at GRIMM Gent

Architects – The Sky, The Earth & All Between

10

Architects = brutality on this album. They are back with the blegh and brutal breakdowns just the way we like it, but without completely forgetting their more recent sound and sense of doing things differently. Out vvia Epitaph Records.
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07/03/2025 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Dawn Of Solace – Affliction Vortex

8.2

The masters of melancholic doom Dawn of Solace are back, get ready for the melancholic trip of your life on their latest release 'Affliction Vortex', out via Noble Demon tomorrow February 14!
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13/02/2025 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Distant – Tsukuyomi: The Origin

7.8

Distant's latest release 'Tsukuyomi: The Origin' is the brutal answer to all who say deathcore has gone soft, where they completely redid the songs from an old EP, brought in some new songs and a bunch of great guests! Released in November 2024 via Century Media Records!
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26/01/2025 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Seether – The Surface Seems So Far

8.6

Seether never gets old and with their latest album 'The Surface Seems So Far', released last year via Fantasy Records, they managed to yet again bring that old school dark sound that made them popular, but with a modern twist!
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24/01/2025 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

As I Lay Dying – Through Storms Ahead

7

Not too long ago, As I Lay Dying was back with a slab of solid metalcore songs on the new album 'Through Storms Ahead', released via Napalm Records. Just too bad it came surrounded with a bunch of negativity and an unsure future.
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12/12/2024 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Fit For An Autopsy – The Nothing That Is

8.4

Here is the seventh piece of resistance in the history of Fit For An Autopsy called 'The Nothing That Is', another masterpiece and their magnus epos (for now), out via Nuclear Blast! Catch them on their EU/UK tour that started yesterday, you won't want to sit this one out!
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23/11/2024 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Enemies Everywhere – Endless Discord

8.8

The new face of deathcore has arrived. If you thought Lorna Shore is ruling the genre all along, you clearly never heard of the Finnish Enemies Everywhere before. Where Lorna blew you away with a full-length, these guys only need 4 songs with 'Endless Discord', out via Ranka Kustannus!
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18/11/2024 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Wolfheart – Draconian Darkness

8.8

Busy bee Tuomas Saukkonen returns once more to Wolfheart with his 7th album 'Draconian Darkness'.Out on Reigning Phoenix Music.
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23/10/2024 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Ensiferum – Winter Storm

10

4 years in the making and it was worth the wait. Ensiferum does a throw to album of the year where epic, gloomy, atmospheric, and melodic are some of the words to describe this journey that is 'Winter Storm', out via Metal Blade Records on October 18!
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07/10/2024 /1 Comment/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

Wintersun – Time II

10

Back with a vengeance, Wintersun has risen with a brand-new chapter in the Time sage. 'Time II' is finally out now on Nuclear Blast Records. What do you think? Was it worth the wait? Let us know in the comments!
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05/09/2024 /0 Comments/by Glenn Van Bockstaele

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