MØL: DREAMCRUSH among 2026’s highest-rated records
The Danish blackgaze act lands an 85/100 critical average — but clearly splits the public.
September 6, 2026
MØL — DREAMCRUSH
Denmark's blackgaze spearhead delivers one of the year's highest-rated records (85/100) — but the gap with the public marks it as divisive.
8/10 September 5, 2026
Deafheaven — Lonely People With Power
83/100 across twenty-one reviews: the blackgaze pioneers reconnect with fury.
8/10 August 29, 2026
Agriculture — The Spiritual Sound
86/100: the Californian "ecstatic black metal" crew turn darkness into light.
8.5/10 August 29, 2026
Svalbard — The Weight of The Mask
Fury and light in the service of the intimate: 85/100 for a devastating record on mental health.
8.5/10 June 23, 2026
Alcest — Les Chants de l’Aurore
The father of blackgaze finds the light again: 84/100 for a record of luminous grace.
8.5/10 June 19, 2026
An Autumn for Crippled Children — Closure
The Dutch band's diaphanous melancholy reaches its purest form: 82/100 for a blackgaze of mist.
8/10 June 6, 2026