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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Saint Vitus: Born Too Late
The third album by America’s Saint Vitus, Born Too Late (1986), marks a major turning point: the arrival of singer Scott Wino…
8.5/10 September 19, 2026
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Sabaton: Legends
Sabaton returns with Legends, an album that switches record labels without changing its formula: battles, heroic figures, and choruses built for stadium…
6.5/10 October 2, 2026
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Sabaton: Carolus Rex
With Carolus Rex, released in 2012, the Swedish band Sabaton takes on a subject as ambitious as it is unusual for them:…
8.5/10 September 19, 2026
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Russian Circles: Nine
The season's best-reviewed record: 83/100, zero reservations. Instrumental post-metal at its peak.
8.5/10 September 1, 2026
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Russian Circles : Gnosis
The Chicago instrumental trio harden their tone: 82/100 for a rougher, denser record.
8/10 June 16, 2026
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Rotting Christ: Theogonia
Rotting Christ’s ninth album, Theogonia (2007), marks a decisive step in the maturation of the Greek band led by Sakis Tolis. Having…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Rolo Tomassi : Where Myth Becomes Memory
Chaos and grace in a single breath: 86/100 for the culmination of a twenty-year mutation.
8.5/10 June 6, 2026
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Rob Zombie : The Great Satan
Winning comeback at 74/100: Zombie's industrial B-movie "rocks like an absolute motherfucker". Only Pitchfork pouts.
7.5/10 March 1, 2026
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Rivers of Nihil : The Work
Pennsylvania death metal opens to saxophone and introspection: 83/100 for a daring record.
8/10 June 15, 2026
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Rise Of The Northstar : Chapter 04: Red Falcon Super Battle! Neo Paris War!!
Grave Noise at 7.5, Kerrang! at 3/5: unique in the world, yet familiar. The Paris blade cuts a 7.
7/10 November 18, 2025
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Rezn, Cycles in the Infinite Dream
Sumptuous psychedelic doom: "fantastic" even to its harshest critic. 8/10 average.
8/10 July 29, 2026
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