Reviews
"This record immediately became a go-to staple in my office listening rotation and I don't see this moving to the back of the bin...
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"Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead is surely one of Avatarium's finest LPs due to its consistent songwriting and familiar yet wide-ranging...
"Simply calling this black metal, or even post-black metal, risks overlooking the ways this band has grown past labels, pursuing catharsis instead of acceptance."
"This record immediately became a go-to staple in my office listening rotation and I don't see this moving to the back of the bin...
"The Singularity, being one of the best albums of the year..."
"To date, this is Cosmic Putrefaction's strongest offering."
Halestorm's latest album Back From the Dead is another batch of hard rocking but radio friendly anthems.
Boombox, the latest album from Fozzy, finds Chris Jericho and company delivering catchy, high-octane hard rock/metal.
"Matt Heafy wrote an album that holds its own wit in the lexicon of forward-thinking metal."
"It's relentless, bone-snapping stuff that flattens everything around it just as indiscriminately as ever."
"While The Spirit is a band that writes some lyrics that are quite profound, they are fully capable of crafting songs with them."
Yes, the new Devil Master record rips.
"There is little doubt that history will view this record as one of their greatest triumphs."
"At its heart, the moves Somali Yacht Club have made with The Space have resulted in an album that’s far more on the indie...
"Dystopia fits in nicely with the post-metalcore wave, but Caliban still calls back to the many eras of heavy music they’ve partook in."
"It's Time... To Rise from the Grave is one of the best death metal records I've heard so far in 2022."
The legendary Udo Dirkschneider covers songs ranging from AC/DC to Frank Sinatra on My Way.
"Lose Your Delusion is a very welcome return that blasts straight to its points with machine gun rapidity."
"As In Stasis demonstrates, progressive metalcore simply doesn't get much better than Monuments."
"Pharmacist's newest is a fun, brutal slice of death metal/grindcore served with an old school Carcass attitude."
"For anyone hungry for traditional speed made for moshing, screaming, breaking things and more, this is the album of the year."
"Like its predecessors, Isle of Wisdom finds Hällas doing a miraculous job of channeling inspirations."
"Overall, it's an above-average offering that demonstrates a band that still knows how to fire up the engine."
"It's hard to deny the impact of Landmvrks when they kick into high gear."
"The Hellacopters clearly still like what they do, and have the means to do what they like."
"Another Meshuggah album, another Album of the Year contender. As it should be."
