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4.0
ALLEGAEONThe Ossuary Lens
Allegaeon’s fluency remains obvious, but too much of The Ossuary Lens passes as polished motion without a lasting emotional or rhythmic center.
4.0
KORPIKLAANITales Along This Road
Korpiklaani’s drinking-song energy produces a few infectious moments, but thin arrangements and repetitive writing quickly exhaust the novelty.
4.0
POWERWOLFCall of the Wild
Call of the Wild has atmosphere and hooks, but Powerwolf’s rigid formula leaves too many songs sounding like alternate costumes on one idea.
4.0
RHAPSODYPower of the Dragonflame
Rhapsody’s symphonic power metal spectacle is energetic and technically polished, but relentless excess turns grandeur into fatigue.
4.0
JINJERMacro
Macro is full of striking performances and sharp contrasts, but its emotional and musical fragments rarely form a convincing whole.
4.0
IN FLAMESThe Jester Race
The Jester Race has influential guitar work and several excellent songs, but its thin production and uneven pacing blunt the impact.
4.0
SEPTICFLESHCodex Omega
Codex Omega builds an enormous ceremonial world, but its orchestral weight repeatedly smothers the emotional and musical detail beneath it.