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6.0
ARMORED SAINTEmotion Factory Reset
Emotion Factory Reset offers sturdy heavy-metal craft and strong vocal character, but too few songs create lasting urgency.
1.0
ANGUS MCSIXAngus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye
A 42-minute plastic siege engine of dead hooks, synthetic blare and jokes that arrive already embalmed.
7.0
ALESTORMThe Thunderfist Chronicles
Alestorm balance blunt-force pirate-metal hooks with darker detours and an enormous closing epic on their most ambitious recent album.
8.0
BROTHERS OF METALFimbulvinter
A vivid, emotionally committed power-metal journey that turns Norse mythology into something warmer than simple battle-pageantry.
7.0
DRAGONFORCEWarp Speed Warriors
DragonForce turn their familiar velocity into a bright arcade-metal sprint, with strong hooks and a few unnecessary bonus laps.
2.0
AVANTASIAThe Metal Opera
Avantasia’s debut metal opera buries a few decent power metal hooks beneath stiff narration, generic writing and exhausting theatrical excess.
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.
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.
4.0
POWERWOLFCall of the Wild
Call of the Wild has atmosphere and hooks, but Powerwolf’s rigid formula leaves too many songs sounding like alternate costumes on one idea.
6.0
HELLOWEENHelloween
Helloween’s reunion album is energetic and professional, but its strongest moments come when nostalgia yields to tension.
7.0
POWERWOLFCall Of The Wild (Deluxe Version)
Powerwolf’s deluxe spectacle delivers hooks and atmosphere, but two hours of repetition turns theatrical excess into administrative work.
6.0
UNLEASH THE ARCHERSAbyss
Abyss has a vivid cosmic atmosphere and several soaring peaks, but its long arc loses tension between major set pieces.
9.0
WIND ROSEWintersaga
Wintersaga turns a tightly defined fantasy-metal identity into huge hooks, brisk pacing and near-constant replay value.
5.0
HAMMERFALLDominion
HammerFall deliver sturdy choruses and bright steel, but Dominion spends too long marching through familiar territory.
7.0
SABATONThe Great War
The Great War is compact, rhythmically sturdy and hook-heavy, though Sabaton’s formula occasionally turns history into assembly-line spectacle.
10.0
BEAST IN BLACKFrom Hell with Love
From Hell with Love turns shameless synth-metal excess into a near-perfect sequence of hooks, riffs and heroic nonsense.
5.0
GAMMA RAYSomewhere Out In Space
Gamma Ray’s cosmic power metal marathon delivers speed and strong choruses, but its bloated running order weakens the impact.
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
KAMELOTThe Shadow Theory
A polished, technically assured Kamelot record whose careful construction too often settles into predictable mid-tempo symmetry.
5.0
BEAST IN BLACKBerserker
Berserker delivers sharp choruses and vocal fire, but its synthetic sheen often overwhelms the metal underneath.