BAD TASTE! LOUD RIFFS! TOO MUCH CUM!
Megadeth
Megadeth’s latest effort is a lukewarm, identity-muddled slog that fails to ignite the spark of their thrasher roots.
Rotting Christ
A bloated, self-indulgent odyssey that mistakes cavernous production for depth and gothic grandiosity for actual substance.
Neurosis
A bloated, directionless slog that trades the band's signature primal danger for tepid atmospheric filler.
Warkings
Warkings deliver a competent, if somewhat predictable, slab of folk-infused metal on their latest Napalm release.
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.