H2O: Thicker Than Water
By the late nineties, New York hardcore was looking for new faces, more melodic, more open, without disowning its roots. H2O embody…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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H2O: Nothing to Prove
Released in 2008 on Bridge 9, Nothing to Prove marks H2O’s return after several years without a record. Toby Morse’s band reconnects…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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H2O: F.T.T.W.
Released in 1999 on Epitaph, F.T.T.W. confirms H2O as one of the leading bands in late-1990s New York melodic hardcore. The title,…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Gulch: Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
Coming out of California, Gulch left a deep mark on the underground with a small run of exceptionally intense releases before calling…
8.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Guilt Trip : Armour Of Angels
80.2/100 and four reviews in unison: Manchester delivers Europe's pit record of the year.
8/10 June 9, 2026
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Guano Apes: Proud Like a God
The debut by Germany’s Guano Apes, Proud Like a God, burst forth in 1997 as one of the major triumphs of European…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Green Lung: Necropolitan
Green Lung's occult doom takes on London. The press flirts with perfection, the public follows. Consensus: 9/10.
9/10 October 10, 2026
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Green Lung : This Heathen Land
English folklore and the Hammond organ: 85/100 for an irresistible occult heavy-rock record.
8.5/10 June 23, 2026
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Green Carnation: A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex
Trilogy finale bordering on critical genuflection: 9.8/10 at Sonic Perspectives. Out September 4.
8.5/10 September 1, 2026
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Gravity Kills: Gravity Kills
Hailing from Saint Louis, Missouri, Gravity Kills released their self-titled debut in 1996, propelled by the industrial-rock wave that followed Nine Inch…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Grave: Into the Grave
Released in 1991, Into the Grave is the debut album by Sweden’s Grave and one of the pillars of the first wave…
8/10 September 22, 2026
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Gorod: The Ember Gone
Bordeaux tech-death dares to be vulnerable. The craft is unanimous; the pacing divides.
7.5/10 August 30, 2026
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Gorod: A Maze of Recycled Creeds
There’s something almost perverse about the way Gorod manages to make complexity enjoyable to listen to. A Maze of Recycled Creeds arrived…
8/10 October 4, 2026
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Gorilla Biscuits: Start Today
Some records are a punch in the face, others a burst of sunshine. Start Today, released in 1989, belongs to that rare…
9/10 September 11, 2026
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Gorgoroth: Antichrist
The second album by Norway’s Gorgoroth, Antichrist appeared in 1996 and stands as a model of raw, no-frills black metal. Short, sharp…
8/10 September 20, 2026
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Gojira, The Way of All Flesh
After the cosmos, death: a dark, monumental record on accepting the end.
8.5/10 July 19, 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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Gojira, Terra Incognita
The Duplantier brothers' debut: an angular death metal, still green but already singular.
7.5/10 July 20, 2026
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Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
Entering the top rank: a more direct, sharper Gojira, losing none of its depth.
8.5/10 July 19, 2026
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Gojira, From Mars to Sirius
The masterpiece of consecration: a world-record on the death and rebirth of the Earth.
9/10 July 19, 2026
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Gojira : The Link Alive
The first live document: Gojira on the road, before the international breakthrough.
9/10 July 10, 2026
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Gojira : Magma
The record of mourning: Gojira strip back and sign their most moving album.
8.5/10 July 19, 2026
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Gojira : Live At Hellfest 2016
Gojira on home soil: communion with the crowd of France's biggest metal festival.
7.5/10 July 9, 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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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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Godsmack: Godsmack
With this self-titled 1998 debut, Godsmack lay down the foundations of a massive, no-nonsense alternative metal. Sully Erna delivers a gravelly, commanding…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Godflesh: Decay
Billed as Godflesh's penultimate record, Decay earns a rare alignment of press and public. Consensus: 8/10.
8/10 September 29, 2026
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Gilla Band : Most Normal
The Irish band make saturation a sonic material: 85/100 for a radically inventive record.
8.5/10 June 10, 2026
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Gideon: Out of Control
With Out of Control, Gideon completes its transformation. The Alabama band, once rooted in Christian metalcore, fully embraces an aggressive, groovy nu…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Ghost : Impera
The Swedish cult fully embraces the stadium and pop: 78/100 for an ambitious, divisive record.
7.5/10 June 9, 2026
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Get the Shot: Merciless Destruction
Out of Quebec City, Canada, Get the Shot play an uncompromising metallic hardcore fed on thrash and beatdown. Merciless Destruction, released in…
7/10 September 16, 2026
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Get the Shot: Infinite Punishment
With Infinite Punishment, released in 2019, Quebec’s Get the Shot deliver a record of formidable intensity. Out of Quebec City, the band…
7.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Gel: Violent Closure
It’s hard to be more direct than this Violent Closure, released by Gel in 2021. This short format, a handful of tracks…
7.5/10 October 2, 2026
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Gel : Only Constant
Nineteen minutes of raw, frontal hardcore: 82/100 for a record that hits fast and true.
8/10 June 11, 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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Gamma Ray: Land of the Free
Gamma Ray’s third album, Land of the Free, marks a decisive turning point for the band founded by Kai Hansen after he…
8.5/10 September 21, 2026
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