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GHØSTKIDHOLLYWOOD SUICIDE
A towering achievement of theatrical metalcore that blends cinematic grandiosity with crushing riffs and infectious, stadium-ready hooks.
9.0
SIGNS OF THE SWARMTo Rid Myself Of Truth
Signs of the Swarm abandon the path of least resistance to deliver a visceral, uncompromising slab of heavy music.
7.0
LORNA SHOREI Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me
Lorna Shore deliver a towering, albeit occasionally bloated, monument of modern deathcore that prioritises atmospheric dread over raw speed.
4.0
DREAM EVILMetal Gods
Dream Evil unleash a thunderous, galloping tribute to the golden era of heavy metal, blending theatrical majesty with relentless hooks.
7.0
SARCATORSwarming Angels & Flies
Sarcator delivers a meticulously textured fusion of black and thrash, finding a haunting, mournful grace amidst the sonic violence.
9.0
ANGELUS APATRIDAAftermath (Bonus Tracks Edition)
A towering masterclass in modern thrash that balances visceral aggression with a profound, haunting sense of atmosphere.
5.0
DARK TRANQUILLITYEndtime Signals
A polished, albeit safe, continuation of the Gothenburg legacy, where atmosphere occasionally takes precedence over raw aggression.
6.0
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.
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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.