Metal Album reviews - Page 28

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The Dreaming I

Akhlys

Akhlys - The Dreaming I 8.2

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
The Dreaming I builds tension from a sound which is difficult to see through immediately. Akhlys layer rough guitars…

When the Kite String Pops

Acid Bath

Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops 8.9

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
When the Kite String Pops moves easily between sounds that seem difficult to combine on paper. Acid Bath connect dragging sludge…

Domination

Morbid Angel

Morbid Angel - Domination 7.8

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
On Domination, Morbid Angel often favour riffs with a firm, heavy movement over a constant rush of speed. The result carries a…

Existential Void Guardian

Conan

Conan - Existential Void Guardian 8.0

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Sludge Metal
Existential Void Guardian keeps Conan's force compact and direct. The guitars sound thick and abrasive, the voice pushes hard…

Immortal

Lorna Shore

Lorna Shore - Immortal 8.5

Album review

Deathcore
Metal
Symphonic Metal
Immortal makes Lorna Shore's symphonic side central to the music. Keyboards and choir-like sounds do more than sit behind the…

Primordial Malignity

Tomb Mold

Tomb Mold - Primordial Malignity 8.1

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Primordial Malignity keeps death metal rough without hiding its riffs. Tomb Mold establishes a thick, dark sound in which the…

Absolute Elsewhere

Blood Incantation

Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 9.2

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Absolute Elsewhere allows Blood Incantation's heavy and quiet sides to sound equally important. The synthesizers provide more than…

Pain Remains

Lorna Shore

Lorna Shore - Pain Remains 8.8

Album review

Deathcore
Metal
Symphonic Metal
Pain Remains makes everything large: guitars, drums, vocals and the symphonic layers around them. Lorna Shore still create more…

The Signal Heard Throughout Space

Parius

Parius - The Signal Heard Throughout Space 7.8

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The Signal Heard Throughout Space is a big progressive metal album with a story to match. A space traveller follows a mysterious…

Death Mask

Lord Mantis

Lord Mantis - Death Mask 8.4

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Death Mask keeps sludge's heavy groove under constant pressure from black metal's aggression. Lord Mantis can play slowly and…

Solar Paroxysm

Mare Cognitum

Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm 8.6

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Solar Paroxysm gives every song plenty of time, but rarely leaves that space unused. Mare Cognitum build five long pieces from…

Virus

Haken

Haken - Virus 9.0

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Virus keeps the heavy guitars of Vector but gives them a more balanced setting. The melodies have room to make their mark, the…

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