Verse: From Anger and Rage
From Anger and Rage, released in 2005, is the debut album of Verse, a band out of Rhode Island. This first record…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Verse: Aggression
Released in 2008, Aggression is a pivotal record for Verse, the Rhode Island band that embodies a melodic hardcore fed by political…
7.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Venom: Storm the Gates
When Venom releases an album at the end of this decade, the exercise is as much about survival as it is about…
5.5/10 October 9, 2026
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Venom: Into Oblivion
79/100: the English godfathers who named black metal keep the house standing.
8/10 August 23, 2026
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Venom Prison : Erebos
Violence in the service of a message: 83/100 for a British death metal as ferocious as it is lucid.
8/10 June 6, 2026
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Vended: Vended
Inevitably scrutinised because of its lineage, Vended’s self-titled debut owns that heritage without ever being reduced to it. The young musicians, two…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Vein.fm: This World Is Going to Ruin You
The second album by America’s Vein.fm, This World Is Going to Ruin You arrived in 2022 and confirms the Massachusetts band’s singular…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Vein.fm: Errorzone
Released in 2018, Errorzone is the debut album by the American band then known as Vein, later Vein.fm. The record made an…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Vader: De Profundis
In 1995, Vader confirmed with De Profundis their status as the undisputed spearhead of Polish death metal, then fully emerging on the…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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URNE: Setting Fire To The Sky
84/100: the Britons confirm a heavy, melodic and ambitious metal.
8.5/10 August 24, 2026
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Unto Others: Mana
Before becoming Unto Others, this Portland band went by another name, and Mana was released under that original identity, as a collective…
7.5/10 October 20, 2026
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Unto Others, Never, Neverland
86/100: the Americans wed heavy metal and gothic post-punk with rare elegance.
8.5/10 August 4, 2026
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Uniform: Shame
Uniform has never sought comfort, but with Shame, the New York band pushes discomfort to an almost physical breaking point. Released on…
8/10 October 16, 2026
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Uniform, American Standard
87/100: the New York duo push their industrial noise toward a suffocating intensity.
8.5/10 August 7, 2026
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Uniform Choice: Screaming for Change
While straight edge asserted itself mostly on the East Coast, California brought its own stone to the edifice with bands like Uniform…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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Unearth: The Oncoming Storm
With The Oncoming Storm, released in 2004, the Massachusetts band Unearth established itself as one of the spearheads of American metalcore of…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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Unearth: III: In the Eyes of Fire
The Massachusetts band’s third album, III: In the Eyes of Fire, appeared in 2006 under the guidance of producer Terry Date. Unearth…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Underoath: They’re Only Chasing Safety
Released in 2004, They’re Only Chasing Safety marks a major turning point in Underoath’s career and, more broadly, in the post-hardcore of…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Underoath: The Place After This One
Underoath return with The Place After This One, released through MNRK Heavy after a 2024 spent drip-feeding singles ahead of the record.…
6.5/10 September 29, 2026
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Underoath: Lost in the Sound of Separation
Released in 2008, Lost in the Sound of Separation sees Underoath take a darker, harsher turn. After a previous album praised for…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Underoath: Define the Great Line
Released in 2006, Define the Great Line marks a major evolution for Underoath. The Florida band sheds part of its accessibility to…
8.5/10 September 11, 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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Ulver: Bergtatt
Ulver’s debut, Bergtatt (1995), subtitled Et eventyr i 5 capitler (a fairy tale in five chapters), is a landmark of what would…
8.5/10 September 22, 2026
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Ulcerate: Stare Into Death and Be Still
There’s something almost ironic about releasing an album titled Stare Into Death and Be Still in spring 2020, amid global shock. The…
8.5/10 October 16, 2026
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Ulcerate, Cutting the Throat of God
88/100: the New Zealanders of dissonant death metal deliver their masterpiece.
9/10 August 7, 2026
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Twitching Tongues: In Love There Is No Law
Released in 2013, In Love There Is No Law is the second album by Twitching Tongues, a Los Angeles band known for…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Twitching Tongues: Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred
Released in 2011, Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred is the debut album by Twitching Tongues. From this first outing, the Los Angeles…
7/10 September 16, 2026
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Twitching Tongues: Disharmony
Twitching Tongues never played hardcore like the others. The Los Angeles band built a reputation apart by blending the heaviness of metallic…
7.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Turnstile: Never Enough: Versions
From Elton John to Dying Fetus, twenty-two wildly uneven reworks: not an album, a flex.
7.5/10 August 30, 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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Turning Point: Its Always Darkest Before the Dawn
Some bands vanish too soon to reap in their lifetime the recognition they deserve. Turning Point belongs to that category. Its Always…
7.5/10 September 11, 2026
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True Colors: True Colors
True Colors opens its journey with a positive hardcore.
7.4/10 August 13, 2026
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True Colors: Rush of Hope
Rush of Hope closes the True Colors journey on a sincere note.
7.4/10 August 13, 2026
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Trouble: Psalm 9
The debut album by America’s Trouble, Psalm 9 (1984), is one of the founding acts of doom metal in the United States.…
8/10 September 20, 2026
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Triosphere: The Road Less Travelled
With The Road Less Travelled, Triosphere closes one chapter and opens another. After a debut album forged in rawer urgency, the Trondheim…
7.5/10 October 3, 2026
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Triosphere, Oceans Above, Stars Below
93/100: the Norwegians' long-awaited return opens at the top of the aggregates.
9/10 August 8, 2026
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