Reviews
Records the editors have actually sat with, scored out of ten. A high mark is an argument, not a favour, and the write-up has to earn it.
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7.5
The Eternal
Obscured Horizons
The lamp burns true, and the middle of the record disappears in fog
Ilse Brandt
Sep 21, 2026
7.5
Anthrax
Cursum Perficio
Two songs worth the ten years, and a record that empties out backwards
Saint Sylveszter
Sep 19, 2026
7.5
Echoes of a Dying World
Revelations
A singer worth wading out for, on a wreck still settling into sand
Rafael Quintero
Sep 14, 2026
7.5
Vulgar Mephitis
From Dust
Extraordinary drumming, eight tight songs, and one experiment arriving far too late
Rafael Quintero
Sep 13, 2026
7.0
In This Moment
Witch
Two songs worth the ticket, and a long stretch of stage business
Jonah Pike
Sep 10, 2026
7.0
A Night in Texas
The Darkest Side of Humanity
Clean incisions all the way down, and the same operation ten times
Jonah Pike
Sep 10, 2026
7.5
Behemoth
I, Scvlptor
The new stone is good; there is simply not enough of it
Andrzej Sawicki
Sep 6, 2026
7.0
Kamelot
Dark Asylum
The orchestra wins every argument, and the guitars stopped having them.
Julien Vasseur
Sep 5, 2026
7.5
Mastodon
Marrow Deep
Four songs of real marrow, and too much bone packed around them
Ilse Brandt
Sep 3, 2026
7.5
Beartooth
Pure Ecstasy
Nearly every reaction holds, and nothing buffers the swing between them
Jonah Pike
Sep 2, 2026
7.5
Xandria
Eclipse
Beautifully engineered clockwork and a superb singer, circling a sky already mapped
Julien Vasseur
Aug 26, 2026
7.5
Marilyn Manson
One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2
Not leftovers but the darker back rooms, with the riffs in storage
Curtis Vance
Aug 17, 2026
7.5
Electric Callboy
TANZNEID
Ten rides worth the queue, most of them ridden before the gates opened
Jonah Pike
Aug 15, 2026
7.5
Malevolence
Where Only the Truth Is Spoken
Sheffield goes to Los Angeles and comes back sounding enormous.
Gareth Llewellyn
Jul 22, 2026
7.5
Behemoth
The Shit ov God
Immaculate execution, undermined by a decision made in marketing.
Andrzej Sawicki
Jun 3, 2026
7.0
Lacuna Coil
Sleepless Empire
Heavier, yes. The question nobody answers is what for.
Ilse Brandt
Apr 2, 2026
7.0
Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa
The Blossoming
Ætheria Conscientia’s third album, The Blossoming, is a testament to their startling creative abilities, spanning six ep...
Eirik Solvang
Jun 8, 2024
7.5
Darkthrone
It Beckons Us All.......
It Beckons Us All opens with "Howling Primitive Colonies," immediately immersing listeners in a dense, doom-laden atmosp...
Eirik Solvang
Jun 8, 2024
7.5
Saxon
Hell, Fire and Damnation
Saxon remains an unyielding force in heavy metal, persistently delivering quality music for over four decades. Hell, Fir...
Declan Rourke
Mar 19, 2024
7.5
Enforcer
Nostalgia
A speed band reaching for the big rock album, and mostly getting there
Saint Sylveszter
Oct 14, 2023
7.5
Sirenia
1977
SIRENIA is embarking on an intriguing musical journey that has the potential to attract or lose fans, depending on their...
Ilse Brandt
Jun 23, 2023