Death Metal Album Reviews
Every Death Metal record the editors have reviewed, scored out of ten.
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8.5
Epitaphe
III
Fifty four minutes cut from one block, the surface left rough
Andrzej Sawicki
Sep 15, 2026
8.5
Archgoat
Nightbringer, Lightbringer
The citadel breached from within, the relics kept, one song in the wrong place.
Andrzej Sawicki
Sep 14, 2026
8.5
Green Carnation
A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex
A final cadence worth the year of waiting, if you waited.
Julien Vasseur
Sep 12, 2026
8.0
Gorod
The Ember Gone
Slower clockwork, sharper blades, and one long song too many.
Rafael Quintero
Sep 1, 2026
8.5
Cryptopsy
An Insatiable Violence
Nine albums deep and still the fastest room in Quebec.
Rafael Quintero
Aug 13, 2026
8.0
Altarage
Cogwheel
Every tooth bites, and the transmission carries one gear more than it needs
Curtis Vance
Aug 3, 2026
8.8
Paradise Lost
Gothic
The players were not ready. The sound was, and the sound won.
Ilse Brandt
Jun 11, 2026
8.8
Napalm Death
Scum
Two bands, one drummer, and the year music stopped being polite.
Gareth Llewellyn
Apr 9, 2026
8.5
Kalmah
Kalmah
Despite its low profile on mainstream end-of-year lists, Kalmah's self-titled album is a remarkable addition to their di...
Julien Vasseur
Sep 14, 2023
8.0
Besieged
Violence Beyond All Reason
BESIEGED have returned from the metal cosmos with “Violence Beyond All Reason” and it’s been worth the wait. Their signa...
Declan Rourke
Jun 14, 2022
8.5
Kataklysm
Serenity in Fire
If you want grim-sounding, self-admittedly groove-infused death metal with blasting drums and intelligible growls, then...
Rafael Quintero
Feb 28, 2022