Poppy, Negative Spaces
82/100 across twelve reviews: the ex-pop icon confirms her shift into a singular metal artist.
8/10 August 3, 2026
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200 Stab Wounds, Manual Manic Procedures
83/100: the Americans' old-school, gory death metal hits with contagious glee.
8/10 August 3, 2026
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Darkest Hour, Perpetual Terminal
83/100: the American melodic-metalcore veterans hit a brilliant new form.
8/10 August 3, 2026
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Finsterforst, Still
The "strongest album in a 22-year career", bloat included. 78/100 for the Black Forest.
8/10 August 2, 2026
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Nothingness, Godslaughter
Twisted Minneapolis death metal: "one of the most adventurous and obnoxious records of the year" (8.5/10).
8/10 August 2, 2026
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Rezn, Cycles in the Infinite Dream
Sumptuous psychedelic doom: "fantastic" even to its harshest critic. 8/10 average.
8/10 July 29, 2026
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Quicksand, Bring On The Psychics
Six reviews, zero sour notes: the post-hardcore godfathers still "fizz with energy and life".
8/10 July 22, 2026
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Loathe, A Stranger To You
Six years slow-cooking, 82/100: Loathe deliver 2026's great art-metalcore record, muddy production included.
8/10 July 21, 2026
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Gojira, The Link
The record of the moult: Gojira trade speed for groove and atmosphere.
8/10 July 20, 2026
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Haken, In a Fever Dream
Slimmed to a trio, Haken reinvent themselves in 27 minutes: "ingenious and classy", yet "the least Haken-y" release of their career.
8/10 July 19, 2026
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Gojira : Fortitude
The album of militant maturity: more melodic, more varied, and a historic Grammy win.
8/10 July 18, 2026
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Mourir : Nous, le venin
Metal Storm at 8.3, French press won over: Toulouse black metal spits its venom with newfound maturity.
8/10 July 14, 2026
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No Cure : It Is Going To Get Dark
Three reviews, three 80s: Alabama straight edge finds unanimity in the dark. 8/10.
8/10 July 13, 2026
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The Plot In You : The Plot In You
A compilation dressed as a self-titled album, but the songs are strong enough for 80/100.
8/10 July 12, 2026
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Gojira : Les Enfants Sauvages
The touring machine at its peak: the live CD/DVD of the L'Enfant Sauvage era.
8/10 July 10, 2026
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Witchsorrow : The Devil And All His Works
Twenty years in, their best album, "the devil's work!": 80/100, a rare doom communion.
8/10 July 7, 2026
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Mutoid Man : Mutants
The American supergroup make virtuosity a game: 83/100 for a record as ferocious as it is joyful.
8/10 June 22, 2026
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Artificial Brain : Artificial Brain
Cosmic death metal reaches its most accomplished form: 83/100 for a record at once cold and dizzying.
8/10 June 22, 2026
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Full of Hell & Nothing : When No Birds Sang
The improbable meeting of fury and mist: 82/100 for a collaboration of troubled beauty.
8/10 June 21, 2026
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Wiegedood : There’s Always Blood at the End of the Road
The Belgians broaden their palette without losing their edge: 83/100 for a black metal mid-moult.
8/10 June 21, 2026
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Undeath : It’s Time… to Rise from the Grave
The new guard of old-school death metal embrace their heritage: 82/100 for a jubilant, uncomplexed record.
8/10 June 21, 2026
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Gatecreeper : Dark Superstition
Arizona death metal gains melody without losing power: 82/100 for a record built to last.
8/10 June 21, 2026
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Autopsy : Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts
The pioneers of putrid death metal stay true to their grime: 81/100 for a record of gleeful insalubrity.
8/10 June 20, 2026
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Cannibal Corpse : Chaos Horrific
The most famous institution of death metal does not falter: 80/100 for a record of metronome regularity.
8/10 June 20, 2026
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Zeal & Ardor : Zeal & Ardor
The negro spiritual meets black metal: 82/100 for a third album consolidating a stroke of genius.
8/10 June 19, 2026
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Gaerea : Mirage
Portuguese black metal steps up: 83/100 for a record of visceral intensity.
8/10 June 18, 2026
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1914 : Where Fear and Weapons Meet
The Great War set to music: 82/100 for a brutal, documented record on the horror of the trenches.
8/10 June 18, 2026
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Chelsea Wolfe : She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
The priestess of electronic goth reinvents herself: 82/100 for a record of intimate rebirth.
8/10 June 18, 2026
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Khemmis : Deceiver
The Americans' luminous doom grows heavier: 83/100 for a fourth album shot through with grief.
8/10 June 18, 2026
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Cult of Luna : The Long Road North
The Swedish masters of post-metal unfold their sonic cathedrals: 83/100 for a monumental record.
8/10 June 17, 2026
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The Ocean : Holocene
The German collective close their geological fresco with restraint: 82/100 for a record more atmospheric than ever.
8/10 June 17, 2026
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Khemmis : Khemmis
79/100 and no song that lets you down: Denver's epic doom restarts without reinventing its axe.
8/10 June 17, 2026
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Cave In : Heavy Pendulum
The Boston veterans reconnect with breadth: 83/100 for a rich, generous return after loss.
8/10 June 17, 2026
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Russian Circles : Gnosis
The Chicago instrumental trio harden their tone: 82/100 for a rougher, denser record.
8/10 June 16, 2026
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High on Fire : Cometh the Storm
Matt Pike's beast still roars as loud as ever: 81/100 for an implacable sludge record.
8/10 June 16, 2026
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Baroness : Stone
The Americans pursue their melodic metamorphosis: 80/100 for an accessible, colourful record, not without risks.
8/10 June 16, 2026
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