Reviews
6.0
MAJESTICAPower Train
Majestica deliver a competent but ultimately safe collection of metal anthems on their latest Nuclear Blast offering.
1.0
AVENGED SEVENFOLDSTATICA
STATICA is an 18-minute sausage catastrophe: shapeless, overcooked and almost entirely devoid of musical nourishment.
9.0
POPPYEmpty Hands
Poppy delivers a staggering triumph of raw aggression and haunting atmosphere on their latest masterpiece.
6.0
MOONLIGHT HAZEInterstellar Madness
Moonlight Haze delivers a sprawling, over-produced odyssey that prioritises atmospheric grandiosity over heavy-hitting substance.
10.0
AMORPHISBorderland
Amorphis have crafted a haunting, majestic masterpiece that cements their status as masters of atmospheric metal.
5.0
FIRES IN THE DISTANCECircadian Promise
A haunting, atmospheric journey through metal's more ethereal reaches that ultimately feels lost in its own shadows.
6.0
LORD OF THE LOSTOPVS NOIR Vol. 3
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.
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3.0
VISIONS OF ATLANTISArmada - An Orchestral Voyage
Armada – An Orchestral Voyage feels like a lavishly funded theme park ride, all spectacle and no genuine thrills.
7.0
TARJAFrisson Noir
Tarja's latest offering is a carefully constructed soundscape of gothic grandeur and orchestral metal, but lacks the visceral punch to truly ignite.
8.0
SABATONLegends
Sabaton’s ‘Legends’ delivers precisely what you expect: bombastic riffs, historical narratives, and enough power chords to trigger a minor earthquake.
6.0
MAJESTICARise from Ruin
Rise from Ruin is a frustrating listen; moments of genuine brilliance are suffocated by an overblown, predictable structure.
6.0
GLADENFOLDSoulbound
Gladenfold's 'Soulbound' offers a glacial, technically proficient journey, but struggles to ignite beyond its impressive foundations.
1.0
AVATARDon't Go In The Forest
Avatar’s latest offering isn’t a forest; it's a swamp of repetitive riffs and tired tropes, drowning any spark of originality.
1.0
ARIONThe Light That Burns The Sky
Arion's latest offering is a relentlessly bland exercise in melodic metal, devoid of spark or originality.
3.0
EDENBRIDGESet The Dark On Fire
Edenbridge's latest offering feels less like a blazing inferno and more like a damp squib lost in the vastness of space.
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8.0
STARSETSILOS
SILOS isn't a chaotic explosion; it’s the slow, methodical crumbling of a meticulously constructed world.
3.0
BLACKBRIARA Thousand Little Deaths
Blackbriar's latest feels like a beautifully orchestrated collapse; moments of genuine brilliance buried under frustrating repetition.
4.0
BEYOND THE BLACKBreak The Silence
'Break The Silence' flirts with genuine grandeur but ultimately buckles under the weight of its own ambition; a frustratingly uneven listen.
2.0
CYAN KICKSCome Hell, Come High Water
Cyan Kicks' debut is a frustrating exercise in overblown ideas and sloppy execution; it drowns rather than delivers.
7.0
AMBUSHEvil In All Dimensions
'Evil In All Dimensions' delivers a solid dose of modern metal, but ultimately lacks the spark to truly transcend its influences.
7.0
EPICAAspiral
*Aspiral* finds Epica wrestling with weighty themes and expansive soundscapes, delivering a mostly compelling journey despite moments of self-indulgence.