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5.0
SYLOSISA Sign of Things to Come
A polished, slightly predictable exercise in modern metal hybridity that loses its edge in the pursuit of technical perfection.
8.0
ENSIFERUMWinter Storm
Ensiferum deliver a meticulously balanced fusion of melodic death and folk traditions, cementing their status as masters of the genre.
Swedish Metal Veterans WOLF Confirm Tenth Studio Album 'Hour Of The Wolf'
WOLF are set to drop their milestone tenth album in late 2026, kicking things off with the debut single 'Death Satellite' this August.
3.0
PARADISE LOSTIcon 30
While the veterans remain masters of atmosphere, Icon 30 feels like an album content to sit on their legacy rather than build upon it.
3.0
AMARANTHEThe Catalyst
A bloated, directionless excursion that loses the spark of its metal roots in a sea of generic electronic wash.
2.0
DISFIGURING THE GODDESSBloom
A fractured, identity-less journey through the lowest common denominators of modern extreme metal.
8.0
HULDERVerbolgen
A formidable fusion of necrotic black metal and punishing death metal weight, rooted deeply in the soils of Belgian folklore.
4.0
FROZEN SOULNo Place of Warmth
A frosty, politically charged death metal odyssey that trades empty tropes for visceral ideological warfare.
IRON Savior Join Frontiers for New Album 'Deathbringer'
German power metal stalwarts IRON SAVIOR announce their signing to Frontiers Music and the arrival of a new studio album in 2026.
8.0
MELVINSSavage Imperial Death March
The Melvins remain the undisputed architects of heavy, proving that true sludge is about the space between the notes.
2.0
SLAUGHTER TO PREVAILGRIZZLY
A bloated, identity-confused slog that trades artistic integrity for hollow, nu-metal influenced posturing.
3.0
ORBIT CULTUREDeath Above Life
A bloated, over-produced slog through the swamp of melodic death metal tropes.
9.0
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCHLegacy
A masterclass in groove metal, 'Legacy' cements the band's status as heavy metal titans.
4.0
GRAILKNIGHTSForever
A soaring, emotionally charged odyssey that blends the grit of melodic death with the heroic scale of power metal.
10.0
EQUILIBRIUMEquinox
A masterclass in pagan metal, where primal folk textures meet surgical melodic death precision.
8.0
KREATORKrushers Of The World
A visceral, high-octane masterclass in thrash metal that balances raw aggression with a haunting sense of identity.
3.0
BLACKBRIARA Thousand Little Deaths
Blackbriar's latest feels like a beautifully orchestrated collapse; moments of genuine brilliance buried under frustrating repetition.
Five Finger Death Punch Unleash 'Nails In The Coffin' Music Video – And They’re Holding the Hammer
Five Finger Death Punch have dropped a music video for "Nails In The Coffin," a blistering track from their new album, Legacy.
7.0
PARADISE LOSTAscension
Paradise Lost's latest offering, 'Ascension', delivers a familiar blend of gothic grandeur and crushing doom, though its length proves a minor stumbling block.
5.0
AT THE GATESThe Ghost of a Future Dead
The Gothenburg titans return, but 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' feels like a spectral echo of their former glory.