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The Bad Penny’s Top 50 Best LPs of 2025, Pt. 2: Drain, Castle Rat, SOM, Mawiza, Blackbraid, Bleed

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/09/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

A lot of fucked-up up shit happened in the U.S. this year. Way, way too much of it. For many of us Americans who actually carry values in our hearts instead of bloviating about them or slapping bumper stickers on our monster trucks, it was almost too much to bear.

Fortunately, 2025 also saw the release of a staggering number of stellar records, which made the year a little more … well, bearable. Hence, for the first time ever, The Bad Penny is deviating from its usual annual tradition of limiting out favorite listens to just 10 and breaking them into a five-part series containing 10 records per installment.

What follows is the second batch. (Go here for The Bad Penny‘s favorite albums, #41 through #50.)

31. Blackbraid – III (Wolf Mountain)

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Der Weg Einer Freiheit’s ‘Innern’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 09/29/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Der Weg Einer Freiheit’s new album, Innern, will be regarded as one of the year’s greatest metal records: one that hits hard by virtue of masterful execution of musical adeptness, and that simultaneously leaves listeners feeling better about themselves than when they pressed play. In a world that is completely upside-down, perhaps black netal is our best hope of survival. Read my review on Veil of Sound.

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Video Interview: Der Weg Einer Freiheit Frontman Nikita Kamprad Delivers Straight Talk

Posted in Interviews, Videos with tags , on 09/18/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Thorsten Schaeben and I recently interviewed from Veil of Sound interview Der Weg Einer Freiheit frontman Nikita Kamprad about the German melodic death band’s new record for Season of Mist, Innern. The very well-spoken music vet was about as candid as you can get. Check out the conversation:

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Best Albums of 2021: Gojira, Dying Wish, At the Gates, Der Weg Einer Freiheit

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/31/2021 by Kurt Orzeck

1. Gojira – Fortitude (Roadrunner)
2. Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory (SharpTone)
3. At the Gates – Nightmare of Being (Century Media)
4. Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Noktvrn (Season of Mist)
5. Harakiri for the Sky – Maere (AOP)
6. So Hideous – None but a Pure Heart Can Sing (Silent Pendulum)
7. Amenra – De Doom (Relapse)
8. Carcass – Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast)
9. Malist – Karst Relict (Northern Silence)
10. Violet Cold – Empire of Love (La Petite Mort Prod.)

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