Ignis Fatuu - Unendlich Viele Wege (SOtD MCIII)

Ignis Fatuu is a Folk Metal band from Germany.
Unendlich Viele Wege is their third album.

Ignis Fatuu - Hyazinthen

Gamma Ray - Empire Of The Undead (SOtD MCII)

Empire Of The Undead is the eleventh full-length album from Gamma Ray.
The German Power Metal band is still in great shape.

Gamma Ray - Avalon

Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child (SOtD MCI)

Each new Sonata Arctica album doesn't sweep me off my feet, as the ones in the first ten years of their career did. But the Finnish Power Metal band still knows how to make great songs.
Pariah's Child is their eighth full-length release, and a great improvement from their last album, Stones Grow Her Name.

Sonata Arctica - The Wolves Die Young

Trollfest - Kaptein Kaos (SOtD MC)

Trollfest is a Folk Metal band from Norway.
Kaptein Kaos is their sixth full-length release.

Trollfest - Kaptein Kaos

Metsatöll - Karjajuht (SOtD MXCIX)

Metsatöll is a Folk Metal band from Estonia.
Karjajuht is their seventh full-length release.

Metsatöll - Lööme Mesti

Wolves Like Us - Black Soul Choir (SOtD MXCVIII)

Wolves Like Us is a Post Hardcore band from Norway.
Black Soul Choir is their second album.

Wolves Like Us - I Don't Need To Be Forgiven

Shear - Katharsis (SOtD MXCVII)

Shear is a Power Metal band from Finland.
Katharsis is their second full-length release.

Shear - Last Warning

Dark Forest (UK) - The Awakening (SOtD MXCVI)

Dark Forest is a Power / Heavy Metal band from the UK.
They have the same name that a Viking Black Metal band from Canada, hence the (UK) in front of the name.
The Awakening is their third full-length release.

Dark Forest - Sacred Signs

Fäulnis - Snuff || Hiroshima (SOtD MXCV)

Fäulnis is a one-man Depressive Black Metal band from Germany.
Snuff || Hiroshima is his third full-length release.

Fäulnis - Distanzmensch, verdammter!

Arch Enemy (SOtD MXCIV)

The step down of Angela Gossow from her singing duties in Arch Enemy, to a Business Manager role in the band, was the news of the week.
To replace her, the chosen was the Canadian singer Alissa White-Gluz, from The Agonist.
She was actually thinking in being the singer in both bands, but in another twist in this story, the other The Agonist members decided that they wanted a singer 100% commited to their band, and replaced Alissa.
Singer Vicky Psarakis is now the new The Agonist voice.

Although there is a mourning feeling amongst Arch Enemy fans, the first glimpse to the new album from the Swedish Gothenburg Metal band has lifted the spirits of most fans, since it sounds awesome!

Arch Enemy - War Eternal

4th Dimension - Dispelling The Veil Of Illusions (SOtD MXCIII)

4th Dimension is a Symphonic Power Metal band from Italy.
Dispelling The Veil Of Illusions is their second album.

4th Dimension - Kingdom Of Thyne Illusions

Words Of Farewell - The Black Wild Yonder (SOtD MXCII)

Words Of Farewell is a Melodic Progressive Death Metal band from Germany.
The Black Wild Yonder is their second full-length release.

Words Of Farewell - Damaged Beyond Repair

Scythia - ...Of Conquest (SOtD MXCI)

Scythia is a Folk Metal band from Canada.
...Of Conquest is their third full-length release.

Scythia - Into the Storm

More Than A Thousand - Vol.5 Lost At Home (SOtD MXC)

More Than A Thousand is a Metalcore band from Portugal.
Vol.5 Lost At Home is their fourth full length release.

More Than a Thousand - I Am The Anchor

Frequency Drift - Over (SOtD MLXXXIX)

Frequency Drift is an Alternative Metal band from Germany.
Over is their fifth album.

Frequency Drift - Run

Fear Of Domination - Distorted Delusions (SOtD MLXXXVIII)

Fear Of Domination is a MeloDeath / Industrial Metal band from Finland.
Distorted Delusions is their third album.

Fear Of Domination - Deus Ex Machina

Haeres - Trom (SOtD MLXXXVII)

Haeres is a Black Metal band from Canada.
Trom is their second album.

Haeres - Au Crépuscule

Eths - Ex Umbra In Solem (SOtD MLXXXVI)

Eths is a Metalcore band from France.
Ex Umbra In Solem is their latest EP, the first with singer Rachel Aspe.

Eths - Crucifère

Svarttjern - Ultimatum Necrophilia (SOtD MLXXXV)

Svarttjern is a Black Metal band from Norway.
Ultimatum Necrophilia is their third album.

Svarttjern - Ultimatum Necrophilia

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Raubtier - Pansargryning (SOtD MLXXXIV)

Raubtier is an Industrial Metal band from Sweden.
Pansargryning is their fourth album.

Raubtier - Panzarmarsch

Arakain - Adrenalinum (SOtD MLXXXIII)

Arakain is a Trash Metal band from the Czech Republic.
Adrenalinum is the seventeenth album from these proficuous band, with a career of over 20 years.

Arakain - Adrenalin

Savage Messiah - The Fateful Dark (SOtD MLXXXII)

Savage Messiah is a Trash Metal band from the UK.
The Fateful Dark is their fourth album.

Savage Messiah - Cross of Babylon

Seven Thorns - II (SOtD MLXXXI)

Seven Thorns is a Power Metal band from Denmark.
II is actually their third album.

Seven Thorns - Eye of the Storm

Descend Into Despair - The Bearer Of All Storms (SOtD MLXXX)

Descend Into Despair is a Funeral Doom band from Romania.
The Bearer Of All Storms is their debut album, after releasing an EP in 2011.

Descend into Despair - Triangle of Lies

Ænimus - This Illusion (SOtD MLXXIX)

Ænimus is a Power / Heavy Metal band from Sweden.
This Illusion is their debut album.

Ænimus - Seven Circles of Hell

Descend - Wither (SOtD MLXXVIII)

Descend is a Melodic Progressive Death Metal band from Sweden.
Wither is their second album.

Descend - In Hours of Despair

Intervals - A Voice Within (SOtD MLXXVII)

Intervals is a Progressive Metal band from Canada.
A Voice Within is their debut album, following two successful EPs.

Intervals - The Escape

Noctem - Exilium (SOtD MLXXVI)

Noctem is a Melodic Black Metal band from Spain.
Exilium is their third album.

Noctem - Eidolon

Wildernessking - The Devil Within (SOtD MLXXV)

Wildernessking is a Progressive Black Metal band from South Africa.
The Devil Within is their latest EP.

Wildernessking - The Devil Within

Iron Savior - Rise Of The Hero (SOtD MLXXIV)

Good news on the Power Metal world! Piet Sielck still has the magic.
With Rise Of the Hero, their eighth full-length album, Iron Savior's mastermind has just pulled off the best album ever from the German band.
Great classic Power Metal!

Iron Savior - Burning Heart

Kuolemanlaakso - Tulijoutsen (SOtD MLXXIII)

Kuolemanlaakso is a Death Doom Metal band from Finland.
Tulijoutsen is their second full-length release.

Kuolemanlaakso - Verihaaksi