Classic Albums, Reviewed
The records from before 2023 the editors went back to, best first.
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8.8
Paradise Lost
Gothic
The players were not ready. The sound was, and the sound won.
Ilse Brandt
Jun 11, 2026
8.8
Blind Guardian
Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Eleven songs of genuine grandeur, and eleven fragments that are not songs.
Julien Vasseur
May 23, 2026
8.8
Napalm Death
Scum
Two bands, one drummer, and the year music stopped being polite.
Gareth Llewellyn
Apr 9, 2026
8.5
Saxon
Wheels of Steel
The album that bought a career, and still sounds like it knew.
Declan Rourke
Aug 1, 2026
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
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