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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Evanescence : Sanctuary
81/100 and a first Billboard Hard Rock No. 1: the press crowns Amy Lee's return, the public debates.
8/10 June 7, 2026
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Yard Act : Where’s My Utopia?
The English band flee the post-punk cliché and embrace excess: 82/100 for an audacious second album.
8/10 June 7, 2026
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METZ : Up on Gravity Hill
The Canadian noise merchants embrace a new atmospheric breadth: 81/100 for a record of maturity.
8/10 June 7, 2026
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Wednesday : Rat Saw God
A noisy, devastating portrait of the deep American South: 86/100 for one of the records of the year.
8.5/10 June 8, 2026
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August Burns Red : Season Of Surrender
Eleven albums, zero fatigue: 84/100 for technical metalcore's safest bet.
8.5/10 June 8, 2026
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The Hives : The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
The grand return of the Swedish garage-rock dandies: 80/100 for a record of pure adrenaline.
8/10 June 8, 2026
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Amyl and the Sniffers : Cartoon Darkness
The Australians broaden their horizon without losing any of their rage: 84/100 for their most accomplished record.
8.5/10 June 8, 2026
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Viagra Boys : Cave World
Swedish social satire hits a new peak of causticity: 82/100 for a record as funny as it is disquieting.
8/10 June 8, 2026
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IDLES : TANGK
The Britons trade rage for love and gain in depth: 83/100 for a daring turn.
8/10 June 8, 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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Queens of the Stone Age : In Times New Roman…
Josh Homme reopens the wound and delivers a sharp record: 80/100 for the sneering return of the Californians.
8/10 June 9, 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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Dark Tranquillity : Endtime Signals
The founding fathers of Gothenburg hold their rank despite the departures: 78/100 for a controlled renewal.
7.5/10 June 9, 2026
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Amon Amarth : The Great Heathen Army
The Swedish Vikings go to war again with the same axe: 78/100 for a record faithful to its legend.
7.5/10 June 9, 2026
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Kreator : Hate Über Alles
The German thrash veterans have lost none of their bite: 78/100 for a record cut for the stage.
7.5/10 June 10, 2026
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Swallow the Sun : Shining
The Finnish masters of sorrow find an unexpected glimmer: 81/100 for a record brighter than usual.
8/10 June 10, 2026
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Converge : Hum Of Hurt
"No leftovers here; 2 for 2": Converge's second 2026 album equals the first by digging elsewhere.
8.5/10 June 10, 2026
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Insomnium : Anno 1696
The melancholy Finns turn a tale of witchcraft into a sonic fresco: 82/100 for a record of rare coherence.
8/10 June 10, 2026
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Amorphis : Halo
The Finns continue their mythological epic without ever faltering: 82/100 for a fourteenth album of sovereign breadth.
8/10 June 10, 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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Model/Actriz : Dogsbody
Noise rock weds the sensuality of post-punk: 84/100 for a debut of troubling intensity.
8.5/10 June 11, 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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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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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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Militarie Gun : Life Under the Gun
Melodic hardcore reaches out to indie rock: 83/100 for a debut album of fine maturity.
8/10 June 11, 2026
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Drug Church : Hygiene
Post-hardcore meets 1990s grunge: 84/100 for a record as biting as it is catchy.
8.5/10 June 12, 2026
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Soul Glo : Diaspora Problems
Hardcore as political and vital cry: 87/100 for a record of burning urgency.
8.5/10 June 12, 2026
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Turnstile : Glow On
Hardcore reinvented as broad-daylight music: 89/100 for the album that dragged the genre out of the basement.
9/10 June 12, 2026
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Erra : Cure
The Americans of progressive metalcore polish their craft: 79/100 for a goldsmith's record.
8/10 June 12, 2026
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While She Sleeps : Self Hell
The Britons of independent metalcore persevere: 80/100 for a combative, sincere record.
8/10 June 12, 2026
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Better Lovers : Highly Irresponsible
The supergroup born of Every Time I Die hits hard: 82/100 for a record of jubilant violence.
8/10 June 13, 2026
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Static Dress : Rouge Carpet Disaster
British post-hardcore is reborn under a nervy pen: 81/100 for an ambitious debut album.
8/10 June 13, 2026
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Invent Animate : Heavener
The Texans' atmospheric metalcore clears a hurdle: 81/100 for a record of rare elegance.
8/10 June 13, 2026
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Fit for an Autopsy : Oh What the Future Holds
The Americans' committed deathcore gains in depth: 81/100 for a record as heavy as it is thoughtful.
8/10 June 13, 2026
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Counterparts : A Eulogy for Those Still Here
The Canadians of melodic metalcore hold their line: 82/100 for a record of rage and mourning.
8/10 June 13, 2026
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