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8.0
MOONSPELLFar From God
Moonspell sharpen gothic grandeur into a focused, memorable record whose strongest songs balance menace, melody and dramatic restraint.
8.0
MRJ METALCrimson Throne
Crimson Throne builds a vivid industrial-metal sound world whose strongest sequences feel cinematic without losing their physical weight.
8.0
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIXSceaduhelm
Crippled Black Phoenix turn a long runtime into a coherent descent, balancing progressive structure with genuine emotional pressure.
8.0
CHILDREN OF BODOMHatebreeder
Children of Bodom turn neoclassical flash, blackened aggression and irresistible hooks into a fast, reckless and enduring melodic metal record.
8.0
REVOCATIONNew Gods, New Masters
Revocation turn technical death metal into focused violence, combining rhythmic intelligence, memorable riffs and well-placed stylistic disruptions.
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.
8.0
BROTHERS OF METALFimbulvinter
A vivid, emotionally committed power-metal journey that turns Norse mythology into something warmer than simple battle-pageantry.
8.0
PHRONEXISOpulence of Metal
A flamboyant, hook-heavy metal record whose excess works because the songs beneath it are sharp, varied and built to move a crowd.
8.0
FEUERSCHWANZWarriors
Warriors is a compact, hook-heavy folk-metal record that thrives on momentum even when its themes feel overfamiliar.
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
BLIND GUARDIANImaginations From The Other Side
Blind Guardian sharpen their grand design into a dense, dramatic album where layered voices and restless guitars serve the songs.
8.0
EDGE OF SANITYInfernal
A fractured but compelling Edge of Sanity record, balancing sharp death-metal impact with Dan Swanö’s expanding progressive instincts.
8.0
AT THE GATESSlaughter Of The Soul
At the Gates deliver a brutally concise melodic death metal blueprint whose precision, urgency and riff economy remain formidable.
8.0
EMPERORIn The Nightside Eclipse
A landmark of symphonic black metal: vast, hostile and atmospheric, with grandeur outweighing its occasional murk.
8.0
WINTERSUNWintersun
Wintersun’s debut fuses melodic death metal speed, folk-inflected melody and grand ambition into a technically dazzling, emotionally uneven whole.
8.0
EDGE OF SANITYUnorthodox
On Unorthodox, Edge of Sanity break beyond Swedish death metal’s standard frame without losing its weight or hostility.
8.0
MOONSORROWV : Hävitetty
Two monumental compositions turn repetition, atmosphere and blackened folk metal into a bleak journey of unusual scale and patience.
8.0
AT THE GATESThe Red In The Sky Is Ours
At the Gates’ debut is chaotic, mournful and adventurous, capturing melodic death metal before its language became standardized.
8.0
FINNTROLLJaktens Tid
Finntroll’s breakthrough remains a riotous collision of black-metal bite, lurching folk melodies and gloriously unruly momentum.