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NORWALK (FRANCE)
Psycho Mirror (2025)

4/5

-/5

AUTRE LABEL /

THRASH /

0 com(s)

Norwalk makes an explosive return to the forefront with “Psycho Mirror”, a powerful and effective Thrash offering.
NOISE - 21/04/2025

SIDEBURN (SWITZERLAND)
Fired Up (2022)

4/5

-/5

MASSACRE RECORDS /

HARD ROCK /

0 com(s)

While retaining its trademark inspired by the Australian legends of the genre, Sideburn nevertheless manages to renew itself sufficiently to make “Fired Up” unstoppable.
LOLOCELTIC - 21/04/2025

LORDI (FINLAND)
Limited Deadition (2025)

4/5

2/5

REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC /

HEAVY METAL /

0 com(s)

“Limited Deadition” sees Lordi unleash a new recital of catchy melodies and unstoppable choruses, combined with a sense of derision whose good humor is contagious.
LOLOCELTIC - 10/04/2025

Album THUNDERMOTHER Dirty & Divine (2025)

THUNDERMOTHER (SWEDEN)
Dirty & Divine (2025)

4/5

AFM RECORDS /

HARD ROCK /

0 com(s)

Dirty and divine, the Thundermothers are sure to reassure!
CHILDERIC THOR - 09/04/2025

Album MAD PARISH The Dust Of Forever (2025)

MAD PARISH (CANADA)
The Dust Of Forever (2025)

5/5

-/5

AUTOPRODUCTION /

HEAVY METAL /

0 com(s)

Eleven years after their first opus, Canada's Mad Parish deliver a second installment as melodic as it is stimulating and adventurous.
ADRIANSTORK - 07/04/2025

Album ODDLEAF Where Ideal And Denial Collide (2024)

ODDLEAF (FRANCE)
Where Ideal And Denial Collide (2024)

5/5

-/5

AUTRE LABEL /

PROGRESSIVE ROCK /

0 com(s)

Oddleaf are quite simply THE revelation of progressive rock, with “Where Ideal and Denial Collide”, a debut album that puts them right at the top of the list of bands to watch.
TONYB - 01/04/2025

Album O.R.K. Firehose Of Falsehoods (2025)

O.R.K. (UNITED KINGDOM)
Firehose Of Falsehoods (2025)

3/5

-/5

KSCOPE /

ALTERNATIVE ROCK /

0 com(s)

O.R.K.'s fifth album demonstrates the band's desire to move away from their original progressive sound towards a more metal one. While the whole remains pleasant, a sensation of already-heard hovers.
ADRIANSTORK - 31/03/2025

Album ALIEN When Yesterday Comes Around (2025)

ALIEN (SWEDEN)
When Yesterday Comes Around (2025)

4/5

3.3/5

PRIDE & JOY MUSIC /

MELODIC HARD ROCK /

4 com(s)

Alien's “When Yesterday Comes Around” is a sepia-toned ballad that fans of 80's AOR and melodic hardcore should appreciate.
LYNOTT - 31/03/2025

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