Winterhorde – Maestro
This Israeli ensemble mix classical inspirations with extreme metal and touches of gothic inference. It’s enjoyable, but at times sounds a little too forced. They need to be more imaginative. [6] MD
Sinnery – A Feast Of Fools
Those of you who are hungry for some taut, frenzied old-school thrash metal with its nose pressed up against an actual battlefield should look no further than this Israeli four-piece’s debut. [7] EMcF
Heathen Beast – Rise Of The Saffron Empire
India’s Heathen Beast make a brave socio-political strike against the right-wing extremists of their homeland on this eclectic EP, which melds indigenous instruments into black metal’s incendiary sound. [7] DB
