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FLOTSAM & JETSAMI Am The Weapon
Flotsam & Jetsam offer a polished but pedestrian outing that sacrifices raw energy for safe, mid-tempo grandiosity.
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TURNSTILENEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile trades their signature high-octane urgency for a bloated, over-produced sprawl that loses the plot halfway through.
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DEFTONESprivate music
A haunting, hollow echo of the band's peak atmosphere, 'private music' feels like a dream of a masterpiece rather than one.
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BRATSocial Grace
A jagged, identity-seeking descent into the friction between personal ego and public performance.
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NOTHING MORECARNAL
A fractured collection of polished, identity-blurred anthems that prioritises radio-ready hooks over organic musical integrity.
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VISIONS OF ATLANTISPirates II - Armada
While ambitious, 'Pirates II - Armada' feels more like a bloated exercise in symphonic tropes than a true seafaring epic.
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PARADISE LOSTIcon 30
While the veterans remain masters of atmosphere, Icon 30 feels like an album content to sit on their legacy rather than build upon it.
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AMARANTHEThe Catalyst
A bloated, directionless excursion that loses the spark of its metal roots in a sea of generic electronic wash.
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ORBIT CULTUREDeath Above Life
A bloated, over-produced slog through the swamp of melodic death metal tropes.
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VOLBEATGod Of Angels Trust
Volbeat trade their signature swagger for a bloated, repetitive exercise in self-indulgence on this latest outing.
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WINGS OF STEELWinds of Time
A sprawling, over-produced excursion into traditional heavy metal that prioritises cinematic scale over structural integrity.
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NEUROSISAn Undying Love for a Burning World
A bloated, directionless slog that trades the band's signature primal danger for tepid atmospheric filler.
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VISIONS OF ATLANTISArmada - An Orchestral Voyage
Armada – An Orchestral Voyage feels like a lavishly funded theme park ride, all spectacle and no genuine thrills.
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EDENBRIDGESet The Dark On Fire
Edenbridge's latest offering feels less like a blazing inferno and more like a damp squib lost in the vastness of space.
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BLACKBRIARA Thousand Little Deaths
Blackbriar's latest feels like a beautifully orchestrated collapse; moments of genuine brilliance buried under frustrating repetition.
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ELUVEITIEEvocation II - Pantheon
Evocation II has texture and atmosphere, but too little dramatic movement to support its long ceremonial journey.