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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.
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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.
Allco Waterproofing Solutions
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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.
6.0
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.
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BROTHERS OF METALFimbulvinter
A vivid, emotionally committed power-metal journey that turns Norse mythology into something warmer than simple battle-pageantry.
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KORPIKLAANITales Along This Road
Korpiklaani’s drinking-song energy produces a few infectious moments, but thin arrangements and repetitive writing quickly exhaust the novelty.
6.0
CHILDREN OF BODOMFollow The Reaper
A dazzling rush of keyboards, solos and melodic aggression, but the spectacle sometimes outruns the songs beneath it.
Nuclear Blast Records
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PHRONEXISOpulence of Metal
A flamboyant, hook-heavy metal record whose excess works because the songs beneath it are sharp, varied and built to move a crowd.
7.0
ENSIFERUMFrom Afar
A valiant, if somewhat predictable, return to form for Ensiferum’s folk-infused metal mayhem.
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ENSIFERUMEnsiferum
Ensiferum’s debut combines heroic melody, blackened aggression and folk atmosphere with remarkable confidence and unusually strong songwriting.
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OPETHBlackwater Park
Opeth’s landmark atmosphere remains potent, but the album’s grand scale too often turns tension into delay and repetition.
7.0
DAN TERMINUSGothic Engine
A dense, cinematic electronic-metal hybrid rich in texture and momentum, though its long runtime blunts the strongest ideas.
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FEUERSCHWANZWarriors
Warriors is a compact, hook-heavy folk-metal record that thrives on momentum even when its themes feel overfamiliar.