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CRYPTIC SHIFTOverspace & Supertime
Cryptic Shift turn technical extremity into a vast, hostile environment, though the scale sometimes obscures the point.
7.0
MOTORPSYCHOThe Gaia II Space Corps
Motorpsycho compress their progressive instincts into a focused, mobile record where arrangement serves momentum rather than excess.
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EDGE OF SANITYCrimson
An ambitious single-piece death metal work whose melodic continuity impresses even when its long-form pacing occasionally loosens.
7.0
ABORTEDThe Archaic Abattoir
A lean, aggressive death-metal record whose sharp pacing and riff-first writing still land with force.
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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.
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.
7.0
IMPELLITTERIWar Machine
A tightly played heavy-metal record with serious riffing power, sharp drumming and just enough excess to slow its momentum.
7.0
ENSIFERUMFrom Afar
A valiant, if somewhat predictable, return to form for Ensiferum’s folk-infused metal mayhem.
7.0
DAN TERMINUSGothic Engine
A dense, cinematic electronic-metal hybrid rich in texture and momentum, though its long runtime blunts the strongest ideas.
7.0
DRAGONFORCEWarp Speed Warriors
DragonForce turn their familiar velocity into a bright arcade-metal sprint, with strong hooks and a few unnecessary bonus laps.
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CATTLE DECAPITATIONTerrasite
Terrasite turns ecological dread into sharp, memorable deathgrind without sacrificing weight or momentum.
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SEPTICFLESHModern Primitive
Modern Primitive makes orchestral death metal feel urgent again by giving its aggression direction instead of drowning it in decoration.
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AMORPHISHalo
Halo wraps Amorphis’ melancholy melodies in muscular production, balancing rich hooks with a few stretches of overextended grandeur.
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EXHUMEDSlaughtercult
Compact, tightly engineered goregrind that balances speed, riff density and structural control better than its chaos suggests.
7.0
MOONSPELLHermitage
Hermitage trades Moonspell’s usual theatrical force for reflective weight, and the restraint often reveals more than spectacle would.
7.0
DARK TRANQUILLITYMoment
Moment balances melodic clarity with controlled aggression, delivering a dependable Dark Tranquillity record that rarely risks instability.
7.0
AD INFINITUMChapter I - Monarchy
A poised symphonic-metal debut with strong melodic architecture, dark color and a bonus-heavy runtime that dilutes its focus.
7.0
DELAINApocalypse & Chill
Apocalypse & Chill balances glossy modern textures with strong melodies, even when its long runtime softens the impact.
7.0
AMORPHISTales From The Thousand Lakes
Amorphis transform death metal through Finnish folk melody and mournful keyboards on a landmark album that remains strange and absorbing.
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SABATONThe Great War
The Great War is compact, rhythmically sturdy and hook-heavy, though Sabaton’s formula occasionally turns history into assembly-line spectacle.