Fifteen symphonic power metal bands, from Rhapsody's five hired string players in 1997 to Fellowship in 2022, each argued from the one record that proves the case and set against the archives, which do not always agree.
By Julien Vasseur
5 November · 13 min read
Essential Albums
Impending Doom named its sound gorship and leads the list. With Blood Comes Cleansing, In the Midst of Lions and a Solid State record from 1998 follow, and Fit for a King, Becoming the Arche...
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Explainers
Blegh is the one-syllable bark a metalcore or deathcore singer throws into the gap before a breakdown. It means nothing and cues everything, and Architects made it a signature.
By Jonah Pike
Explainers
Joseph Quinn learned Master of Puppets and plays most of Eddie Munson's roof scene, but a guitar double plays the solo hands and the guitar you hear carries tracks by Tye Trujillo. Who playe...
By Declan Rourke
Eirik Solvang
Black Metal
The Black Metal Records Collectors Chase
Andrzej Sawicki
Blackened Death
Viking, Folk and Everything Else Death Metal Absorbed
Rafael Quintero
Death Metal
The Death Metal Records Collectors Chase
Gareth Llewellyn
Grindcore
The Underrated Sludge Metal Albums
Ilse Brandt
Doom Metal
The Doom Metal Fonts
Declan Rourke
Heavy Metal
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| Date | Band | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | In Vain | Architects of Mayhem | Full-length |
| 5 Nov 2026 | E-L-R | Atropa | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Comeback Kid | Chosen Hell | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Carnifex | More Than Misery | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Hatebreed | Fatal Paradox | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Saor | Caledonia | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Orbital Gate | Engineering His Planetary Dominion | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Konvent | Firesky | Full-length |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Breakdown Of Sanity | Reveries | Full-length |
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