Metal Album reviews - Page 20

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Rivers of Nihil

Rivers of Nihil

Rivers of Nihil - Rivers of Nihil 8.4

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rivers of Nihil have changed a few important things without losing the strange mix that makes them interesting. Adam Biggs takes…

Blackbraid I

Blackbraid

Blackbraid - Blackbraid I 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Blackbraid I is a compact record with a clear balance between aggression and calm. The heavier songs combine fast drums, rough…

South of Heaven

Slayer

Slayer - South of Heaven 9.0

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
Slayer make patience sound dangerous on South of Heaven. The slower tempos give the guitar figures room to become uncomfortable…

Ride the Lightning

Metallica

Metallica - Ride the Lightning 9.5

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
Metallica make a surprisingly wide world out of eight songs on Ride the Lightning. There is speed, certainly, but there is also…

Idol

Horrendous

Horrendous - Idol 8.7

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Idol makes its complicated music appealing through constant movement. Horrendous switch between heavy riffs, flexible bass lines…

Rust in Peace

Megadeth

Megadeth - Rust in Peace 9.6

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
On Rust in Peace, Megadeth make difficult playing sound urgent rather than academic. Dave Mustaine's riffs keep changing…

The Shit ov God

Behemoth

Behemoth - The Shit ov God 7.8

Album review

Black Metal
Death Metal
Metal
Rock
The title of The Shit ov God does a fairly efficient job of introducing Behemoth's position. Subtlety has taken the day off. The…

From Birth to Burial

10 Years

10 Years - From Birth to Burial 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Rock
The heaviest parts of From Birth to Burial feel connected to something more interesting than volume. Jesse Hasek sounds unsettled…

Come Clarity

In Flames

In Flames - Come Clarity 8.5

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Come Clarity is driven by the way its guitars and vocal hooks compete for attention. In Flames puts sharp harmonized leads beside…

Exercises in Futility

Mgła

Mgła - Exercises in Futility 9.0

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Exercises in Futility shows how powerful repetition can be when the details keep moving. Mgła build their black metal from clear…

Stoner Witch

Melvins

Melvins - Stoner Witch 8.4

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Stoner Witch brings the Melvins closer to rock songs while retaining their taste for strange detours. The best pieces combine…

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

Slipknot

Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Nu Metal
Rock
The quiet opening of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) gives Slipknot room to rearrange expectations. Prelude 3.0 is patient and…

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