Saliva: Every Six Seconds
With Every Six Seconds, Saliva lock in the formula that would make them recognisable: a big-canvas nu metal fuelled by arena-sized hooks…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Sanguisugabogg : Homicidal Ecstasy
Ohio's sludgy death metal wallows gleefully in the muck: 79/100 for a record as filthy as it is fun.
8/10 June 5, 2026
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Saor: Amidst the Ruins
83/100: Andy Marshall's Caledonian metal, between atmospheric black and Scottish folklore.
8/10 August 25, 2026
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Saor: Caledonia
There is something almost ritualistic about the way Saor opens their albums, and Caledonia follows suit. From the very first bars, the…
8/10 October 7, 2026
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Satyricon: Nemesis Divina
Released in 1996, Nemesis Divina is Satyricon’s third album and one of the great records of the second Norwegian wave. The duo…
8.5/10 September 19, 2026
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Savatage: Hall of the Mountain King
Released in 1987, Hall of the Mountain King marks a turning point for Savatage. The Florida band, led by the Oliva brothers,…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Scowl : Are We All Angels
Hardcore throws its windows open to grunge and pop: 82/100 for a record mid-moult.
8/10 June 11, 2026
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Seether: Disclaimer
Seether’s debut, Disclaimer (2002), places the South African trio firmly within the early-2000s post-grunge movement. It offers thick guitars, a raw vocal…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Senser: Stacked Up
Released in 1994, Stacked Up remains the peak of British band Senser and one of the most original records in European crossover.…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Sepultura: The Cloud of Unknowing
79/100: after announcing the end, the Brazilians deliver an honourable last chapter.
8/10 August 26, 2026
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Sevendust: Sevendust
Released in 1997, Sevendust’s self-titled debut reveals a band already fully in command of its identity. The Atlanta quintet shapes an alternative…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Shadows Fall: The Art of Balance
Released in 2002, The Art of Balance is Shadows Fall’s third album and is often considered its peak. The Massachusetts band perfects…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Shadows Fall: The War Within
Released in 2004, The War Within stands as the commercial and creative peak of Shadows Fall, the Massachusetts band that played a…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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Shinedown : EI8HT
Press applauds (74), public sulks (58): Shinedown's most ambitious record is also its most divisive.
7.5/10 May 31, 2026
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Shinedown: The Sound of Madness
With The Sound of Madness (2008), Shinedown sharpens its hard rock formula and clearly aims for the arenas. The record leans on…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Show Me the Body : Trouble the Water
New York hardcore reinvented with banjo and grime: 80/100 for a harsh, communal record.
8/10 June 11, 2026
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Siamese, dissolution
80/100: the Danes fuse metalcore, pop and saxophone into a surprisingly addictive blend.
8/10 August 9, 2026
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Siamese: Elements
Siamese has never hidden its ambition to blur the boundaries between metalcore, pop and alternative rock, and Elements pushes this logic of…
6.5/10 October 14, 2026
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Sick of It All: Blood, Sweat and No Tears
Released in 1989, Blood, Sweat and No Tears is Sick of It All’s debut album and one of the founding documents of…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Sick of It All: Built to Last
Released in 1997, Built to Last is Sick of It All’s fourth album and one of the peaks of their major-label years.…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Sick of It All: Scratch the Surface
By 1994, Sick of It All was no longer a well kept secret of the Lower East Side. The band was carrying…
8.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Skindred : You Got This
First UK number one of their career and 76/100: the Welsh "punky reggae party" gets almost everyone dancing.
7.5/10 April 22, 2026
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Skindred: Babylon
Skindred’s debut, Babylon imposed in 2004 an explosive, instantly recognizable formula: ragga metal. Born from the ashes of Dub War, the Welsh…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Skrape: New Killer America
Released in 2001 on Epic Records, New Killer America captures the Florida nu-metal wave at its most frontal. Skrape deploys massive riffs,…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Slayer: Reign in Blood
Released the same year as Master of Puppets, Slayer’s Reign in Blood took the opposite road: ten tracks, under thirty minutes, no…
9.5/10 September 19, 2026
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Sleep Token : Take Me Back to Eden
The masked collective turn metal into a love liturgy: 84/100 for a third album impossible to file.
8.5/10 June 14, 2026
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Sleep: Dopesmoker
Few albums carry a history as legendary as Sleep’s Dopesmoker. Recorded in the 1990s but released in full in 2003, this record…
9/10 September 18, 2026
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SLIFT : Fantasia
80/100, a Distorted Sound 10/10 and no dissenting voice: Toulouse rules the cosmos.
8/10 June 7, 2026
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Slipknot: Iowa
Slipknot’s second studio album, Iowa, arrived carried by the meteoric success of the debut and an exhausting tour. Recorded again with producer…
9/10 September 18, 2026
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Smile Empty Soul: Smile Empty Soul
The California trio’s debut, this 2003 self-titled record captures the teenage angst of the early decade with sincere brutality. Driven by the…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Snot: Get Some
The only studio album released during Lynn Strait’s lifetime, Get Some captures all the chaotic energy of the Santa Barbara band. An…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Social Distortion: Social Distortion
In 1990, Social Distortion released its self titled album, the band’s first record for a major label after more than a decade…
8.5/10 September 21, 2026
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Sodom: Agent Orange
Sodom’s third full-length, Agent Orange is where the Herne trio stopped simply bludgeoning and learned to strike with cold accuracy. Harris Johns’…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Soen : Memorial
The Swedes refine their melodic progressive metal: 80/100 for a limpid, committed record.
8/10 June 15, 2026
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Soen : Reliance
More metal, less prog: the press wavers (8/10 vs 5/10), the fanbase checks out. See you at Le Rex in December.
6.5/10 January 18, 2026
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Soil: Scars
Released in 2001, Scars is the album that settled Soil into the mainstream nu metal courtyard, propelled by the single Halo, an…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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