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MØL — DREAMCRUSH
Review — Blackgaze · Post-Black Metal

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
Chat Pile — Who Loves The Sun
Review — Noise Rock · Sludge

Chat Pile — Who Loves The Sun

Rapturous early reviews: "the fury has metastasized". Out September 4.

7.5/10 September 1, 2026
Russian Circles — Nine
Review — Post-Metal

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
Airbourne — Airbourne
Review — Hard Rock

Airbourne — Airbourne

Zero evolution, maximum execution. The year's best AC/DC record isn't by AC/DC.

6.5/10 September 1, 2026
Mastodon — Marrow Deep
Review — Metal Progressif · Sludge

Mastodon — Marrow Deep

Mastodon's first post-Hinds album is an acclaimed grief record (83/100 Metacritic), cathartic and often magnificent.

8/10 September 1, 2026

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02OCT

Ultra Vomit

Salle des Fêtes du Grand Parc, Bordeaux
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04OCT

1000mods

La Laiterie, Strasbourg
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06OCT

Primal Fear — Domination Tour

Le Rex, Toulouse
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13OCT

Amon Amarth

Zénith de La Villette, Paris
16OCT

Behemoth + Dimmu Borgir + Dark Funeral

Zénith de Paris, Paris