Destruction: Release from Agony
With Release from Agony, Destruction left behind the raw thrash of its early days for something more twisted and technical. Released in…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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DevilDriver : Strike and Kill
Lethal riffs, incendiary solos, Dez back in the game: 70/100 and zero surprises, proudly so.
7/10 July 14, 2026
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Devin Townsend: The Moth
83/100: the Canadian polymath delivers another oversized, generous opus.
8/10 August 26, 2026
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Die Spitz: Something to Consume
82/100 across ten reviews: the Texan quartet blow in a gust of raging, clever punk.
8/10 August 22, 2026
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Dimmu Borgir : Grand Serpent Rising
Eight years away, back at 81/100: the symphonic black throne reclaimed, the scissors forgotten.
7.5/10 May 26, 2026
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Dio: Holy Diver
After leaving Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio launched his own band in 1983 and landed a masterstroke on the first try. Holy…
9.5/10 September 20, 2026
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Discharge: Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
Released in 1982, Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is Discharge’s first studio album and one of the most influential records ever…
9/10 September 20, 2026
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Dismember: Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Released in 1991, Dismember’s debut arrived in the immediate wake of Entombed and confirmed that Stockholm was truly the epicenter of a…
8.5/10 September 20, 2026
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Disturbed: The Sickness
The Sickness establishes Disturbed as a raw force on the nu metal scene at the turn of the millennium. The Chicago band…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Dødheimsgard : Black Medium Current
The Norwegians transfigure black metal into a psychedelic voyage: 89/100 for an avant-garde work.
9/10 July 14, 2026
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Dog Eat Dog: Play Games
With Play Games in 1994, New Jersey’s Dog Eat Dog delivered their first album and a timeless anthem: No Fronts. The band…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Dope: Felons and Revolutionaries
Dope’s debut, Felons and Revolutionaries, laid down in 1999 the foundations of a grimy, provocative industrial metal led by the snarling Edsel…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Down To Nothing, Life on the James
Life on the James reconnects with pure, hard hardcore.
7.5/10 August 12, 2026
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Down To Nothing, The Most
The Most drives the point home with conviction.
7.6/10 August 13, 2026
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Down To Nothing, Unbreakable
Unbreakable catches Down To Nothing at its best.
7.8/10 August 13, 2026
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Down To Nothing: Splitting Headache
Down To Nothing lays the groundwork for a tireless old-school hardcore.
7.4/10 August 13, 2026
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Down: NOLA
Down’s first album, NOLA, released in 1995, gathers several major figures of the Southern scene within a project that became a cult…
8.5/10 September 20, 2026
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Downset: Downset.
A raw and intense self-titled debut, Downset. established the Los Angeles band in 1994 as pioneers of a rap-metal rooted in hardcore…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Draconian, In Somnolent Ruin
79/100: Swedish gothic/doom unfolds its majestic melancholy.
8/10 August 12, 2026
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Dragged Under: The World Is in Your Way
The debut album by American band Dragged Under, The World Is in Your Way runs on speed and urgency. The Seattle group…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Drain: California Cursed
Formed in Santa Cruz, Drain brought a welcome breath of fresh air to the hardcore scene with California Cursed, their debut album…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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Drain: Living Proof
Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Drain built their name on a simple truth: hardcore can be a party without ever softening its…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Dream Theater: Images and Words
Released in 1992, Images and Words is Dream Theater’s second album and the first with singer James LaBrie. It stands as one…
9.5/10 September 17, 2026
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Dropout Kings: AudioDope
The debut from Arizona’s Dropout Kings, AudioDope pushes the fusion of nu metal and hip-hop into trap territory in 2018. The band…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Drowning Pool: Sinner
Sinner, released in 2001, remains inseparable from Bodies and its chorus, which turned into a rallying cry in pits around the world.…
8/10 September 23, 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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Dry Kill Logic: The Darker Side of Nonsense
The New York band’s debut on Roadrunner, The Darker Side of Nonsense weds the heaviness of groove metal to the aggression of…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Dying Fetus : Make Them Beg for Death
The technical-death-metal war machine remains implacable: 84/100.
8.5/10 June 23, 2026
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Dying Wish: Flesh Stays Together
83/100: the Americans confirm their place in the elite of melodic, violent metalcore.
8/10 August 14, 2026
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Dying Wish: Fragments of a Bitter Memory
With Fragments of a Bitter Memory, Dying Wish immediately establishes itself as a band that shows no interest in seducing gently. The…
7.5/10 October 12, 2026
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Earth Crisis: Destroy the Machines
When Earth Crisis released their first full length album in 1995, straight edge hardcore finally had its most uncompromising manifesto. Coming out…
8/10 September 11, 2026
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Earth Crisis: Gomorrah’s Season Ends
Released in 1996, Gomorrah’s Season Ends stands as one of the most radical and influential records of nineties metallic hardcore. The Syracuse…
7.5/10 September 16, 2026
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Earth Crisis: Slither
Released in 2000, Slither marks a notable inflection in the path of Earth Crisis. The Syracuse band, long anchored to a monolithic…
7/10 September 16, 2026
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Elder : Innate Passage
The Americans' progressive metamorphosis reaches its fullness: 84/100 for a luminous psychedelic journey.
8.5/10 June 17, 2026
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Electric Callboy, Tanzneid
The metalcore party, bottled: press has fun (75/100), purists sigh. Unapologetic.
7/10 August 11, 2026
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Electric Wizard: Dopethrone
Often cited among the heaviest albums ever recorded, Dopethrone (2000) is the third record by Britain’s Electric Wizard and their absolute peak.…
9.5/10 September 18, 2026
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