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6.0
SABATONThe War to End All Wars
The War to End All Wars delivers sturdy hooks and battlefield momentum, but Sabaton’s familiar machinery shows through the smoke.
6.0
HELLOWEENHelloween
Helloween’s reunion album is energetic and professional, but its strongest moments come when nostalgia yields to tension.
7.0
DARK TRANQUILLITYMoment
Moment balances melodic clarity with controlled aggression, delivering a dependable Dark Tranquillity record that rarely risks instability.
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.
6.0
FINNTROLLUr Jordens Djup
A darker, denser Finntroll record whose strongest moments emerge when its blackened atmosphere gives the folk hooks room to breathe.
8.0
FINNTROLLJaktens Tid
Finntroll’s breakthrough remains a riotous collision of black-metal bite, lurching folk melodies and gloriously unruly momentum.
10.0
TURISASBattle Metal
Turisas turn folk metal into a full-scale war pageant, delivering a debut packed with hooks, momentum and theatrical conviction.