Nile: Annihilation of the Wicked
In 2005, Nile delivered with Annihilation of the Wicked one of the absolute summits of technical death metal. The South Carolina band…
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Carcass: Heartwork
With Heartwork in 1993, Carcass completed a mutation begun on Necroticism. The Liverpool band, pioneers of goregrind with their early records and…
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Death: Symbolic
In 1995 Death released Symbolic, often regarded as the peak of Chuck Schuldiner’s career. A pioneer of death metal, the guitarist and…
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Origin: Antithesis
With Antithesis, released in 2008 on Relapse, America’s Origin pushed technical brutal death metal toward an extreme of speed and density that…
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Behemoth: The Satanist
Released in 2014, The Satanist is truly Behemoth’s rebirth album. Recorded after frontman Nergal overcame a leukemia that nearly cost him his…
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Emperor: Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
In 1997 Emperor released Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, a second album that would crystallise everything symphonic black metal could promise.…
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Borknagar: The Olden Domain
Borknagar’s second album, The Olden Domain (1997), confirms the ambition of the project founded by guitarist Oystein Garnes Brun: to wed black…
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Bathory: Under the Sign of the Black Mark
In 1987 Bathory, the Swedish project driven by Quorthon, released Under the Sign of the Black Mark, a third album that ranks…
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Fury: Paramount
Out of Southern California, Fury fall in the lineage of a melodic hardcore fed on sincerity and energy. Paramount, their debut album…
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Get the Shot: Merciless Destruction
Out of Quebec City, Canada, Get the Shot play an uncompromising metallic hardcore fed on thrash and beatdown. Merciless Destruction, released in…
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Malevolence: Self Supremacy
Four years after their first assault, England’s Malevolence return in 2017 with Self Supremacy, a second album that refines their formula without…
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Malevolence: Reign of Suffering
Out of Sheffield, England, Malevolence built their name on a brutal marriage of hardcore and metal. Reign of Suffering, their debut album…
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Gallows: Orchestra of Wolves
When Gallows arrived from Watford, England, with Orchestra of Wolves in 2006, the British hardcore punk scene finally had its knockout band.…
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Chubby and the Gang: The Mutt’s Nuts
Led by Charlie Manning, known as Chubby, the London outfit Chubby and the Gang have given punk a taste of pub rock…
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Higher Power: Soul Structure
Out of Leeds in the north of England, Higher Power burst onto the scene with a hardcore that refused to be boxed…
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One Step Closer: All You Embrace
Out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, One Step Closer have established themselves as one of the standard-bearers of contemporary melodic hardcore. With All You…
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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…
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Kublai Khan TX: Absolute
Released in 2017, Absolute firmly establishes Kublai Khan TX among the rising forces of heavy hardcore. The Texan band from Sherman unfolds…
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Jesus Piece: So Unknown
With So Unknown, released in 2023, America’s Jesus Piece confirms all the good the hardcore scene expected of them. The Philadelphia band…
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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…
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Code Orange: I Am King
Released in 2014, I Am King marks a turning point for Code Orange. It is with this record that the Pittsburgh band,…
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Code Orange: Underneath
With Underneath, released in 2020, America’s Code Orange clears a major threshold. The Pittsburgh band, born of the hardcore scene, unfolds an…
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Caliban: I Am Nemesis
Released in 2012, I Am Nemesis marks a clear intent from Caliban to sharpen the edge. After years of refining its metalcore…
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Caliban: Say Hello to Tragedy
Released in 2009, Say Hello to Tragedy finds Germany’s Caliban in full confidence, backed by a reputation built across the 2000s on…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Veto
In 2013, Heaven Shall Burn returned with Veto, a title that snaps like a refusal. The word says everything about the German…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Invictus
Released in 2010, Invictus extends Heaven Shall Burn’s run at the top of European melodic metalcore. The Latin title, which can be…
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Heaven Shall Burn: Antigone
With Antigone, released in 2004, Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn delivered one of the records that would cement its reputation in death-metal-tinged metalcore.…
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Bury Tomorrow: The Union of Crowns
The second album by England’s Bury Tomorrow, The Union of Crowns landed in 2012 as the confirmation of a Southampton outfit determined…
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Bury Tomorrow: Black Flame
The fifth album by British band Bury Tomorrow, Black Flame appeared in 2018 and confirms the group’s place among the safe bets…
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Bring Me the Horizon: amo
With amo, released in 2019, Bring Me the Horizon push their logic of openness even further. This sixth album, whose title means…
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Bring Me the Horizon: Suicide Season
Bring Me the Horizon’s second album, Suicide Season, appeared in 2008 and marks a genuine rupture in the path of the Sheffield…
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Bring Me the Horizon: That’s the Spirit
With That’s the Spirit, released in 2015, Bring Me the Horizon cross a decisive threshold. The Sheffield band, once rooted in an…
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Architects: Hollow Crown
The third album by the young Englishmen of Architects, Hollow Crown appeared in 2009 and stands as a genuine birth certificate for…
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Architects: All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
Architects’ seventh album, All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, arrived in 2016 and marks a high point in the trajectory of the…
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Misery Signals: Mirrors
Misery Signals’ second album, Mirrors, appeared in 2006 amid a season of change: the band welcomed a new vocalist, Karl Schubach, and…
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Misery Signals: Of Malice and the Magnum Heart
Misery Signals’ debut, Of Malice and the Magnum Heart, arrived in 2004 and immediately staked out a strong identity within a melodic…
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