Album Reviews
Dive deep into the world of heavy metal and hard rock with our in-depth album reviews. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a newcomer, we cover the latest releases from iconic legends to rising stars. Expect honest, detailed critiques that explore everything from raw musicality and technical prowess to lyrical depth and production quality. Our reviews capture the power, energy, and emotion that make metal and rock genres stand out, offering insights into both classic albums and fresh, boundary-pushing sounds. Stay updated with the best in heavy music, and discover your next favorite album!
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Album Review: VITA IMANA – Oceanidae
For Spanish sextet VITA IMANA, there is more to groove metal than a momentary union of chaos and broken bones.…
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Album Review: SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic
SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic The Ride Majestic is a complex album with plenty of dynamic and well-written tracks that…
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Album Review: AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes
AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes Audiotopsy earns an immediate point for cleverness in naming their debut album Natural Causes. To an…
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Album Review: WOLFHEART – Shadow World
WOLFHEART – Shadow World “With Shadow World, Tuomas Saukkonen has raised the bar and given us a worthy successor to…
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Album Review: RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy
RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy In 2013, Rivers of Nihil released their stunning full-length debut album, The Conscious Seed of…
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Album Review: FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster
FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster Nearly 20 years since the release of Fantastic Planet, Failure’s newest album, The…
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Album Review: CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction
CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction “The end result is undoubtedly Cattle Decapitation’s strongest effort to date – a visceral…
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Album Review: FEAR FACTORY – Genexus
FEAR FACTORY – Genexus I love listening to music. When I hear a band I love, I want to tell…
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Album Review: ORCHID – Sign of the Witch
As the demand for bare-bones, straightforward hard rock reaches fever pitch, it’s only fair that fans get a taste of…
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Album Review: GHOST – Meliora
GHOST – Meliora Ghost come out on top offering a compelling addition to the overarching message of self-determined freedom with…
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Album Review: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic In the realm of technical/progressive music 2015 is turning out to be…
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Album Review: FIN’AMOR – Forbidding Mourning
First spin of Fin’amor’s self-released debut album, Forbidding Mourning, would lead you to believe that this group hails from somewhere…
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Album Review: AUTHOR & PUNISHER – Melk En Honing
AUTHOR & PUNISHER SET TO RELEASE SINISTER NEW INSTALLMENT, MELK EN HONING “Author & Punisher stamps a sinister brand of…
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Album Review: LUCIFER – Lucifer I
LUCIFER Brings Light to the Darkness with Debut Album – Lucifer I Lucifer – a shining light in the doom…
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Album Review: SYLOSIS – Dormant Heart
Sylosis channel their rage to awaken the Dormant Heart 2015 is proving to be an interesting year for heavy music…
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Album Review: KAMELOT – Haven
Kamelot – Haven takes the band’s signature symphonic metal to the next level Haven is an epic journey across a…
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Album Review: MELECHESH – Enki
Melechesh return with a vengeance with Enki, their sixth full-length studio album Melechesh return with a vengeance with Enki, their…
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Album Review: PERIPHERY – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega
Periphery conjure up a dark vision and set the bar high with their magnum opus – Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut:…
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Album Review: SLIPKNOT – .5: The Gray Chapter
[columns] [column size=”1/3″][/column] [column size=”2/3″] [/column] [/columns] The loss of those closest to us is perhaps one of the hardest…
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Album Review: REVOCATION – Deathless
[columns] [column size=”1/3″][/column] [column size=”2/3″] [/column] [/columns] Revocation is a band that just keeps getting better with each album. Right…