album review
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INGESTEDDenigrationMetal Blade Records There are albums that feel like collections of songs, and then there are albums that feel like watching somebody slowly collapse in front of you while still trying to swing back at the world on the way down. INGESTED’s ‘Denigration’ lives firmly in that second category. This record is not just about…
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UADAInterwoven2026, Eisenwald UADA are one of the best USBM bands going at the moment, and there is no question about that. Their sound is one of reverence for the old styles but with a keen ear for the new – indeed, each new album is its own revelation. And now, ‘Interwoven.’ It isn’t a gimmick…
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DRACONIANIn Somnolent RuinNapalm Records Review By Lillith Kessenger ‘In Somnolent Ruin’ is very much a product of its environment, meant in the best way possible. Sweden and Eastern Europe are characterized by their roots in traditional gothic aesthetics, morbidity, and melodic riffs. DRACONIAN wields this heritage with knifepoint precision and holds you at that precipice…
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VOMITORYIn Death ThroesMetal Blade Records We’re nearly halfway through 2026 and already there have been a slew of great albums released this year. Also great is the consistency that some of these bands have kept up with, releasing great banger after great banger and such is the case with Sweden’s VOMITORY and their 10th release…
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VENOMInto OblivionNoise/BMG Records Loud!Raw!Heavy!And still keeping it real and ungodly nearly 50 years later! For any diehard fans of NWOBHM architects VENOM, one has always accepted that the legendary trio’s raw and punishing approach to its brand of heavy metal owes a great deal of its success to mostly two things: Volume and honest simplicity.…
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AT THE GATESThe Ghost Of A Future DeadCentury Media Records The latest, and in all likelihood, last studio album from Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES is certainly a bittersweet effort. Recorded during frontman Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg’s battle with a rare cancer – adenoid cystic carcinoma, to be precise – it’s release comes…
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MELVINS/NAPALM DEATHSavage Imperial Death March2026, Ipecac You may notice, as a keen observer of observances, that the artist and album etc. line for this review flies in the face of established protocols and norms here at ye olde KNAC dot com. I’m sure somewhere this is showing up on my performance review. I know damn…
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TOMORROW’S OUTLOOKBlack Waves2026 Battlegod Productions ‘Black Waves’ is the third full-length release from Norwegian power metal band TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK. The band’s lineup consists of Tony Johannessen (vocals), Øystein K. Hanssen (guitar), Valentino Francavilla (guitar), Andreas Stenseth (bass), and Owe Lingvall (ex-NOCTURNAL RITES) on drums. (Note: Tobias Øymo Solbakk is also listed as drummer). Finally, after…