Wayfarer: American Gothic
After traversing vast plains and conquest mythologies on A Romance with Violence, Wayfarer shifts scenery without abandoning its logic. American Gothic trades…
8.5/10 September 30, 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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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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White Ward : False Light
When the saxophone haunts black metal: 85/100 for a Ukrainian record of nocturnal beauty.
8.5/10 June 20, 2026
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Whitechapel: Hymns in Dissonance
79/100: the Tennessee deathcore kings reconnect with pure brutality.
8/10 August 15, 2026
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Whitechapel: Kin
After The Valley, which opened an unprecedented emotional breach in Whitechapel’s sound, the Knoxville band returns with Kin, still produced by Mark…
7.5/10 October 11, 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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Winterfylleth: The Unyielding Season
83/100: the English weave atmospheric black metal steeped in landscape and history.
8/10 August 25, 2026
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Wisdom in Chains: Class War
Some bands sing the street because they grew up in it, and Wisdom in Chains is one of them. Coming from Pennsylvania,…
7.5/10 September 11, 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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Worm : Necropalace
Three 9/10s and a « modern classic » tag: symphonic black metal gets its delusions of grandeur back. 84/100.
8.5/10 February 17, 2026
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Wormrot : Hiss
Singaporean grindcore reaches peaks of expressiveness: 85/100 for a record as violent as it is heartrending.
8.5/10 June 22, 2026
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Wyatt E., Zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu, Pt. 1
80/100: the Belgians' ritual doom summons ancient Mesopotamia in sonic trance.
8/10 August 12, 2026
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Xibalba: Anos en Infierno
Eight years after Hasta La Muerte, Xibalba returns in 2020 with Anos en Infierno, a title that lands like a sentence. The…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Xibalba: Hasta La Muerte
Hailing from Southern California, Xibalba takes its name from the underworld of Mayan mythology, and that funereal reference fits its music perfectly.…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Xibalba: Tierra y Libertad
Hailing from California, Xibalba built its identity on a powerful blend of metallic hardcore, death metal and doom. Tierra y Libertad, released…
8/10 September 11, 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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Year of the Knife: Internal Incarceration
Released in 2020, Internal Incarceration is one of the most brutal metallic hardcore records of its generation. The Delaware band seeks neither…
7.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Youth of Today: Break Down the Walls
Some records define a movement so completely that they become its face. Break Down the Walls, released in 1986, is one of…
8.5/10 September 11, 2026
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Youth of Today: We’re Not in This Alone
Released in 1988, We’re Not in This Alone is the album that turned Youth of Today into a standard-bearer for the straight…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Zao: Liberate Te Ex Inferis
Released in 1999, Liberate Te Ex Inferis marks a decisive step in Zao’s trajectory. Its Latin title, borrowed from horror film imagery,…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Zao: The Funeral of God
Released in 2004, The Funeral of God is an ambitious album in the long career of Zao, a flagship band of metalcore…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Zao: Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest
Released in 1998, Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest marks a turning point for Zao and for a whole swath of late…
8/10 September 11, 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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Zulu : A New Tomorrow
Los Angeles powerviolence becomes an African-American manifesto: 88/100 for a record as brief as it is vital.
9/10 July 14, 2026
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