BAD TASTE! LOUD RIFFS! TOO MUCH CUM!
Headhunter D.C.
Rise of the Damned delivers disciplined old-school death metal, but its strongest riffs are too often trapped inside predictable structural cycles.
Ingested
Ingested deliver a tightly engineered beating, strongest when the grooves are allowed to land without extra ornament.
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Noize reframes familiar material with abrasive detail, but the exercise often feels curated rather than newly urgent.
Riot Cult
Riot Cult shape political unease into a cold, melodic record whose atmosphere is stronger than its confused genre label.
Cryptic Shift
Cryptic Shift turn technical extremity into a vast, hostile environment, though the scale sometimes obscures the point.
ANGUS McSIX
A 42-minute plastic siege engine of dead hooks, synthetic blare and jokes that arrive already embalmed.
Motorpsycho
Motorpsycho compress their progressive instincts into a focused, mobile record where arrangement serves momentum rather than excess.
Children Of Bodom
Children of Bodom turn neoclassical flash, blackened aggression and irresistible hooks into a fast, reckless and enduring melodic metal record.
Blackwater Holylight
Blackwater Holylight drift through doom, psychedelia and dreamlike rock with patience, though the album sometimes dissolves into mist.
In Flames
A transitional record with undeniable hooks, but one whose streamlined attack often trades depth for repetition and blunt impact.
Edge Of Sanity
An ambitious single-piece death metal work whose melodic continuity impresses even when its long-form pacing occasionally loosens.
Sylosis
Sylosis deliver precision and muscle, but too many songs mistake heaviness for drama and technical control for momentum.