Taake: Nattestid ser porten vid
Taake’s debut, Nattestid ser porten vid (1999), is the near-solitary work of Hoest, the one-man engine of Norwegian black metal. Far from…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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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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Bloodbath: Resurrection Through Carnage
When Bloodbath released Resurrection Through Carnage in 2002, the project already wore the flattering supergroup label. Bringing together musicians from Opeth and…
8/10 September 21, 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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Sodom: Agent Orange
Sodom’s third full-length, Agent Orange is where the Herne trio stopped simply bludgeoning and learned to strike with cold accuracy. Harris Johns’…
8/10 September 21, 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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Dark Funeral: Secrets of the Black Arts
Dark Funeral’s debut full-length, Secrets of the Black Arts, arrived in 1996 as a burst of undiluted velocity inside a Swedish scene…
8/10 September 21, 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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Death Angel: The Ultra-Violence
Death Angel’s first album, The Ultra-Violence (1987), is one of the most astonishing debuts of San Francisco Bay Area thrash, all the…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Kylesa: Static Tensions
Kylesa’s fourth album, Static Tensions, released on Season of Mist in 2009, marks a high point in the career of the band…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Pennywise: About Time
Released on Epitaph in 1995, About Time is Pennywise’s third album and probably the one where the Hermosa Beach quartet hits top…
8/10 September 21, 2026
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Manowar: Kings of Metal
In 1988 Manowar pushed its vision of epic, warlike, unabashed metal to the very edge. Kings of Metal may be the most…
8/10 September 20, 2026
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1349: Hellfire
Released in 2005, Hellfire sees Norway’s 1349 drive their chaotic, incandescent black metal to a peak of intensity. The band, which counts…
8/10 September 20, 2026
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Overkill: The Years of Decay
The fourth album by New York’s Overkill, The Years of Decay (1989), is often held to be the peak of their early…
8/10 September 20, 2026
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Gorgoroth: Antichrist
The second album by Norway’s Gorgoroth, Antichrist appeared in 1996 and stands as a model of raw, no-frills black metal. Short, sharp…
8/10 September 20, 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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Marduk: Panzer Division Marduk
Released in 1999, Panzer Division Marduk is arguably the most extreme and most concentrated record by Sweden’s Marduk. In barely thirty minutes,…
8/10 September 19, 2026
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Testament: The Legacy
Testament’s first album, The Legacy (1987), is one of the great debuts of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene. Arriving after…
8/10 September 19, 2026
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Crowbar: Crowbar
Crowbar’s second album, this self titled record from 1993, cements the place of Kirk Windstein’s band in the New Orleans sludge landscape.…
8/10 September 19, 2026
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The Exploited: Punks Not Dead
Released in 1981, Punks Not Dead is The Exploited’s debut album and one of the most famous rallying cries in British punk.…
8/10 September 19, 2026
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Soulfly: Soulfly
The debut album of the project founded by Max Cavalera after his departure from Sepultura, Soulfly, released in 1998, extends and transforms…
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Hammerfall: Glory to the Brave
In the mid 1990s, when traditional heavy metal was widely dismissed as outdated next to grunge and death metal, a Swedish band…
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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…
8/10 September 17, 2026
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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…
8/10 September 17, 2026
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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…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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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: 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…
8/10 September 16, 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: 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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Coalesce: Functioning on Impatience
Released in 1998, Functioning on Impatience is one of the most striking records from the Kansas City band. In a hardcore landscape…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Botch: American Nervoso
The first studio album from the Tacoma band, American Nervoso appeared in 1998 and laid one of the earliest stones of what…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Every Time I Die: New Junk Aesthetic
The fifth studio album from the Buffalo band, New Junk Aesthetic appeared in 2009 and confirmed the intact vitality of an outfit…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Every Time I Die: Gutter Phenomenon
With Gutter Phenomenon, released in 2005, the Buckley brothers and their Buffalo crew delivered a record that marked a turning point in…
8/10 September 16, 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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Killswitch Engage: As Daylight Dies
Released in 2006, As Daylight Dies is Killswitch Engage’s fourth album and the second recorded with Howard Jones on vocals. The Massachusetts…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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Birds in Row: Gris Klein
Released in 2022, Gris Klein is the third album by the French trio Birds in Row, from Laval. The band, which has…
8/10 September 16, 2026
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