BAD TASTE! LOUD RIFFS! TOO MUCH CUM!
Lamb of God
Lamb of God strip away the fat to deliver a lean, punishing masterclass in modern groove metal.
Draconian
Draconian trade visceral danger for polished atmosphere in a record that feels more like a funeral march than a revolution.
Majestica
Majestica deliver a competent but ultimately safe collection of metal anthems on their latest Nuclear Blast offering.
Avenged Sevenfold
STATICA is an 18-minute sausage catastrophe: shapeless, overcooked and almost entirely devoid of musical nourishment.
Poppy
Poppy delivers a staggering triumph of raw aggression and haunting atmosphere on their latest masterpiece.
Moonlight Haze
Moonlight Haze delivers a sprawling, over-produced odyssey that prioritises atmospheric grandiosity over heavy-hitting substance.
Amorphis
Amorphis have crafted a haunting, majestic masterpiece that cements their status as masters of atmospheric metal.
Fires in the Distance
A haunting, atmospheric journey through metal's more ethereal reaches that ultimately feels lost in its own shadows.
Lord Of The Lost
OPVS NOIR Vol. 3 finds Lord of the Lost entrenched in a familiar aesthetic, delivering an experience that’s undeniably dark but lacks genuine spark.
Visions of Atlantis
Armada – An Orchestral Voyage feels like a lavishly funded theme park ride, all spectacle and no genuine thrills.
Tarja
Tarja's latest offering is a carefully constructed soundscape of gothic grandeur and orchestral metal, but lacks the visceral punch to truly ignite.
Sabaton
Sabaton’s ‘Legends’ delivers precisely what you expect: bombastic riffs, historical narratives, and enough power chords to trigger a minor earthquake.