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ELECTRIC CALLBOYTANZNEID
A neon-soaked rollercoaster that occasionally loses its footing in the surf of its own over-eager production.
6.0
LACUNA COILSleepless Empire
Lacuna Coil find a muted, atmospheric equilibrium in 'Sleepless Empire', though the weight of expectation lingers heavy.
4.0
FROZEN SOULNo Place of Warmth
A frosty, politically charged death metal odyssey that trades empty tropes for visceral ideological warfare.
3.0
ORBIT CULTUREDeath Above Life
A bloated, over-produced slog through the swamp of melodic death metal tropes.
5.0
ALLTAtaraxia
A polished, if somewhat safe, addition to the progressive metalcore canon that prioritises melodic hooks over raw edge.
Blind Channel Set to Unleash Mature New Album 'Painstream'
Finnish modern metal heavyweights BLIND CHANNEL announce their sixth studio album, Painstream, arriving via Century Media.
9.0
OF MICE & MENAnother Miracle
A towering achievement in modern metalcore that marries visceral aggression with soaring, cinematic hooks.
8.0
LAMB OF GODInto Oblivion
Lamb of God strip away the fat to deliver a lean, punishing masterclass in modern groove metal.
5.0
AT THE GATESThe Ghost of a Future Dead
The Gothenburg titans return, but 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' feels like a spectral echo of their former glory.
Coroner Announce First New Album in 32 Years
Swiss technical metal pioneers Coroner will release ‘Dissonance Theory’ on October 17 through Century Media.
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ARCH ENEMYBlood Dynasty
Arch Enemy keep the familiar machinery of melodic death metal, then sharpen it until Blood Dynasty feels less like a victory lap than a weapon being brought back to the light.
8.0
ARCH ENEMYDeceivers
Deceivers turns Arch Enemy’s precision into momentum, pairing sharp melodic hooks with enough emotional contrast to keep the polish alive.
8.0
TURISASTurisas2013
A triumphant return! Turisas2013 is a glorious, galloping folk metal feast that reasserts the band's unique and brutal vision.
7.0
DARK TRANQUILLITYMoment
Moment balances melodic clarity with controlled aggression, delivering a dependable Dark Tranquillity record that rarely risks instability.
6.0
FINNTROLLVredesvävd
A compact, expertly made Finntroll record whose darker atmosphere is persuasive, though few songs become truly indispensable.
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.
5.0
ARCH ENEMYWill To Power
Arch Enemy’s polished attack still lands, but rigid structures and overworked hooks leave Will to Power feeling engineered rather than alive.
6.0
EDGE OF SANITYNothing But Death Remains
Edge of Sanity’s debut is raw, compact Swedish death metal with flashes of the ambition that would later define the band.
10.0
TURISASBattle Metal
Turisas turn folk metal into a full-scale war pageant, delivering a debut packed with hooks, momentum and theatrical conviction.