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Six Feet Under Cancel ‘Midnight In Hell’ Tour
Six Feet Under have cancelled their autumn 2025 US tour and intend to reschedule the dates in 2026.
Dave Lombardo Praises New Generation of Metal Drummers
Dave Lombardo says contemporary metal contains a strong field of musicians and rejects reflexive complaints about change.
Def Leppard Announce 2026 European Tour With Extreme
Def Leppard will play arenas and festivals across Europe and the UK in summer 2026 with Extreme supporting.
Raven Postpone European Tour After John Gallagher Surgery
Raven have postponed their 2025 European dates after John Gallagher suffered a subdural haematoma.
Cheap Trick Announce New Album ‘All Washed Up’
Cheap Trick will release their new studio album ‘All Washed Up’ on November 14 through BMG.
Coroner Announce First New Album in 32 Years
Swiss technical metal pioneers Coroner will release ‘Dissonance Theory’ on October 17 through Century Media.
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Slipknot Reportedly Near $120 Million Catalogue Deal
Slipknot were reported to be close to selling royalty interests in their archival catalogue to HarbourView Equity Partners.
Down Pass Midpoint of Recording New Album
Kirk Windstein says Down have completed drums, rhythm guitars and bass for their long-awaited studio album.
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ALESTORMThe Thunderfist Chronicles
Alestorm balance blunt-force pirate-metal hooks with darker detours and an enormous closing epic on their most ambitious recent album.
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HATEBellum Regiis
Hate shape blackened death metal into a severe, immersive campaign of layered guitars, controlled pacing and unusually strong melodic architecture.
7.0
ELUVEITIEÀnv
Ànv balances folk-metal colour with sharp melodic hooks, though its smoother middle stretch lowers the impact of an otherwise focused record.
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BEHEMOTHThe Shit Ov God
A polished but strangely inert record whose imposing production cannot disguise weak rhythmic ideas and inflated presentation.
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INTERCEPTORMetal Death
A serviceable thrash record with flashes of melody, but repetition and an overextended runtime blunt its sharper ideas.
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ALLEGAEONThe Ossuary Lens
Allegaeon’s fluency remains obvious, but too much of The Ossuary Lens passes as polished motion without a lasting emotional or rhythmic center.
Nuclear Blast Records
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ARCH ENEMYBlood Dynasty
Arch Enemy keep the familiar machinery of melodic death metal, then sharpen it until Blood Dynasty feels less like a victory lap than a weapon being brought back to the light.
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THE BUTCHER SISTERSDas Weiße Album
A noisy collision of rap metal, party-core hooks and deliberate stupidity that lands about half its punches.
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THE HALO EFFECTMarch Of The Unheard
A disciplined, sharply arranged melodic death metal record that balances immediate hooks with structural control and sustained tension.
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IN FLAMESColony
Colony is rich in melody and guitar detail, but its expanded runtime exposes repetition that the strongest songs easily conceal.
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IMPELLITTERIWar Machine
A tightly played heavy-metal record with serious riffing power, sharp drumming and just enough excess to slow its momentum.
8.0
DELAINDance with the Devil
A spectral waltz through gothic grandeur, 'Dance with the Devil' finds Delain both embracing their legacy and forging a thrilling new path.