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4.0
SYLOSISThe New Flesh
Sylosis deliver precision and muscle, but too many songs mistake heaviness for drama and technical control for momentum.
Cryptopsy to Headline 2026 Decibel Tour
Cryptopsy will lead the 2026 Decibel Magazine Tour with Necrot, Fulci and Blood Monolith.
In Flames Announce Major European Summer Tour
In Flames will play more than 25 European dates between July and August 2026, ending at Göteborg Brinner.
7.0
ABORTEDThe Archaic Abattoir
A lean, aggressive death-metal record whose sharp pacing and riff-first writing still land with force.
8.0
REVOCATIONNew Gods, New Masters
Revocation turn technical death metal into focused violence, combining rhythmic intelligence, memorable riffs and well-placed stylistic disruptions.
Six Feet Under Cancel ‘Midnight In Hell’ Tour
Six Feet Under have cancelled their autumn 2025 US tour and intend to reschedule the dates in 2026.
9.0
HATEBellum Regiis
Hate shape blackened death metal into a severe, immersive campaign of layered guitars, controlled pacing and unusually strong melodic architecture.
7.0
ELUVEITIEÀnv
Ànv balances folk-metal colour with sharp melodic hooks, though its smoother middle stretch lowers the impact of an otherwise focused record.
4.0
BEHEMOTHThe Shit Ov God
A polished but strangely inert record whose imposing production cannot disguise weak rhythmic ideas and inflated presentation.
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.
8.0
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
THE HALO EFFECTMarch Of The Unheard
A disciplined, sharply arranged melodic death metal record that balances immediate hooks with structural control and sustained tension.
6.0
IN FLAMESColony
Colony is rich in melody and guitar detail, but its expanded runtime exposes repetition that the strongest songs easily conceal.
6.0
CHILDREN OF BODOMFollow The Reaper
A dazzling rush of keyboards, solos and melodic aggression, but the spectacle sometimes outruns the songs beneath it.
7.0
ENSIFERUMFrom Afar
A valiant, if somewhat predictable, return to form for Ensiferum’s folk-infused metal mayhem.
9.0
ENSIFERUMEnsiferum
Ensiferum’s debut combines heroic melody, blackened aggression and folk atmosphere with remarkable confidence and unusually strong songwriting.
6.0
OPETHBlackwater Park
Opeth’s landmark atmosphere remains potent, but the album’s grand scale too often turns tension into delay and repetition.
9.0
EDGE OF SANITYCrimson II
A ferocious progressive death-metal suite that turns fragmentation, conflict and repetition into a coherent dramatic whole.
7.0
CATTLE DECAPITATIONTerrasite
Terrasite turns ecological dread into sharp, memorable deathgrind without sacrificing weight or momentum.
5.0
CARCASSReek Of Putrefaction
Historically potent but sonically punishing, Reek of Putrefaction is more manifesto than fully formed album.