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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THOSE DAMN CROWS Strike Gold with God Shaped Hole – A Raw and Emotionally Charged Journey – Album Review
On their fourth album, God Shaped Hole, Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows deliver a heartfelt, riff-heavy collection that’s both emotionally…
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WARFIELD’s With The Old Breed – A Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg That Refuses to Surrender! – Album Review
“Dive-bomb solos, relentless drumming, and sheer sonic carnage—this is a must-listen for any true thrash devotee.” WARFIELD is here to…
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LUNA KILLS’ Deathmatch – A Cybernetic Metal Onslaught That Demands Attention – Album Review
“Luna Kills delivers a sonic juggernaut that is both devastatingly heavy and irresistibly melodic.” The Finnish alt-metal disruptors Luna Kills…
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ARCH ENEMY’s Blood Dynasty Delivers Power, Precision, and a Bold Evolution of Sound – Album Review
Hailing all the way from Halmstad, Sweden, metal band Arch Enemy is back with their 12th studio album titled Blood…
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MESSA’s The Spin – A Bold Evolution of Doom, Gothic Atmosphere, and Sonic Mastery – Album Review
Italian doom metal visionaries MESSA have long been synonymous with innovation. They effortlessly blend classic doom, jazz, ambient, prog, and Eastern influences into their…
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ALIEN WEAPONRY’s Te Rā Cements Their Legacy as Modern Metal Warriors – Album Review
Alien Weaponry has been an undeniable force in modern metal since their explosive debut Tū (2018), and their third album,…
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SPIRITWORLD’s Helldorado Blazes a New Trail of Thrash, Hardcore, and Western Horror – Album Review
SpiritWorld has never been a band to follow the beaten path. With Helldorado, their third full-length release, the Las Vegas…
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CRADLE OF FILTH’s The Screaming of the Valkyries – A Dark and Theatrical Feast for the Senses – Album Review
Cradle of Filth is a band that has been synonymous with heavy metal for many years, focusing on storytelling through…
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ALTER BRIDGE’s One Day Remains 20th Anniversary Edition – A Timeless Classic Reborn – Album Review
Alter Bridge is a band that has been around for two decades at this point. They have been touring extensively…
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RWAKE Reawakens with The Return Of Magik – A Thirteen-Year Silence Broken by Cosmic Sludge and Southern Sorcery – Album Review
Thirteen years after Rest left us wandering through a gaping, sludge-ridden void, Arkansas’ sludge-metal shamans RWAKE have re-emerged—not as relics…
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SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present,…
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VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground…
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DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
After four decades of laying waste to stages and stereos worldwide, German thrash titans Destruction show no signs of slowing…
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GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
The trans-Atlantic metal collaboration GREY MOUNTAIN is set to release their self-titled debut on March 7, 2025, via Eat Lead…
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RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Raging Speedhorn are back, and there’s no better way to kick 2025 into gear than with Night Wolf—their seventh full-length…
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THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
Swedish goth rockers The Dead And Living make a triumphant return with their latest EP, DAMAGE, set for release on…
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AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Avantasia, the symphonic metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, is set to release its highly anticipated tenth studio album,…
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GRIMA Unleash Frozen Majesty with Nightside – Their Darkest Offering Yet – Album Review
With a decade of atmospheric black metal sorcery behind them, Siberian duo GRIMA return with Nightside, their sixth full-length and…
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TRAITORS Confront Our Phobias with Unrelenting Brutality – Album Review
Traitors have been a relentless force in the deathcore scene since their formation in 2013. With their crushingly heavy sound…
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SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? Delivers a Relentless Onslaught of Metallic Hardcore and Doom – Album Review
Québec City’s SCARE has returned with In The End, Was It Worth It?, a relentless thirty-two-minute assault of metallic hardcore…