Reviews
6.0
UNLEASH THE ARCHERSAbyss
Abyss has a vivid cosmic atmosphere and several soaring peaks, but its long arc loses tension between major set pieces.
6.0
FINNTROLLVredesvävd
A compact, expertly made Finntroll record whose darker atmosphere is persuasive, though few songs become truly indispensable.
7.0
AD INFINITUMChapter I - Monarchy
A poised symphonic-metal debut with strong melodic architecture, dark color and a bonus-heavy runtime that dilutes its focus.
6.0
DARK TRANQUILLITYThe Gallery
Dark Tranquillity’s melodic death metal landmark is rich in ideas and atmosphere, though its restless complexity sometimes obscures its hooks.
7.0
DELAINApocalypse & Chill
Apocalypse & Chill balances glossy modern textures with strong melodies, even when its long runtime softens the impact.
7.0
AMORPHISTales From The Thousand Lakes
Amorphis transform death metal through Finnish folk melody and mournful keyboards on a landmark album that remains strange and absorbing.
Allco Waterproofing Solutions
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4.0
JINJERMacro
Macro is full of striking performances and sharp contrasts, but its emotional and musical fragments rarely form a convincing whole.
9.0
WIND ROSEWintersaga
Wintersaga turns a tightly defined fantasy-metal identity into huge hooks, brisk pacing and near-constant replay value.
5.0
HAMMERFALLDominion
HammerFall deliver sturdy choruses and bright steel, but Dominion spends too long marching through familiar territory.
10.0
CHILDREN OF BODOMHate Crew Deathroll
Children of Bodom at full velocity: vicious, melodic, absurdly catchy and nearly flawless in its balance of hooks and aggression.
7.0
SABATONThe Great War
The Great War is compact, rhythmically sturdy and hook-heavy, though Sabaton’s formula occasionally turns history into assembly-line spectacle.
5.0
ELUVEITIEAtegnatos
Ategnatos contains flashes of Eluveitie’s old force, but its crowded arrangement and uneven pacing blunt the impact.
6.0
ARSISWe Are the Nightmare
Technically dazzling melodic death metal that impresses immediately, though its relentless density eventually becomes exhausting.
8.0
EMPERORIn The Nightside Eclipse
A landmark of symphonic black metal: vast, hostile and atmospheric, with grandeur outweighing its occasional murk.
Nuclear Blast Records
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10.0
BEAST IN BLACKFrom Hell with Love
From Hell with Love turns shameless synth-metal excess into a near-perfect sequence of hooks, riffs and heroic nonsense.
5.0
GAMMA RAYSomewhere Out In Space
Gamma Ray’s cosmic power metal marathon delivers speed and strong choruses, but its bloated running order weakens the impact.
8.0
WINTERSUNWintersun
Wintersun’s debut fuses melodic death metal speed, folk-inflected melody and grand ambition into a technically dazzling, emotionally uneven whole.
8.0
EDGE OF SANITYUnorthodox
On Unorthodox, Edge of Sanity break beyond Swedish death metal’s standard frame without losing its weight or hostility.
6.0
AMORPHISQueen of Time
Queen of Time carries Amorphis through rich melodic terrain, though its long journey sometimes mistakes ornament for forward motion.
7.0
BLIND GUARDIANNightfall In Middle-Earth
Blind Guardian’s Tolkien concept album contains towering songs and rich vocal architecture, though its constant interludes disrupt momentum.