Metal Album reviews - Page 7

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Rituals of Shame

Warning

Warning - Rituals of Shame 9.1

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Rock
Five songs in forty-five minutes. Warning clearly haven't returned to make anybody's commute more cheerful. Rituals of Shame is…

Deep Blue

Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive - Deep Blue 8.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
The drums on Deep Blue have a large, physical presence. Their room sound gives Parkway Drive's precise playing a little more air…

Master of Reality

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 9.5

Album review

Doom Metal
Heavy Metal
Metal
Rock
Master of Reality feels heavy before it feels fast or loud. The lowered guitar and bass tones give Black Sabbath's riffs an…

Bloom

Caligula's Horse

Caligula's Horse - Bloom 8.9

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Bloom makes a gentle opening feel like the start of something larger. Jim Grey sings over acoustic guitar with enough warmth to…

The Screaming of the Valkyries

Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth - The Screaming of the Valkyries 8.3

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Rock
Symphonic Metal
Cradle of Filth have reached the point where the excess is part of the appeal. The Screaming of the Valkyries has theatrical…

Burn My Eyes

Machine Head

Machine Head - Burn My Eyes 8.8

Album review

Groove Metal
Metal
Thrash Metal
The opening of Burn My Eyes is built around a particular kind of impact: a guitar figure stops, a sharp harmonic cuts through the…

Morning View

Incubus

Incubus - Morning View 8.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Metal
Rock
Morning View is comfortable with open space. Incubus can still make a guitar riff hit hard, but they also allow a song to settle…

One-X

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace - One-X 8.6

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Post-Grunge
Rock
Three Days Grace use plain language on One-X, and it suits them. Adam Gontier doesn't hide the frustration or dress every feeling…

Addicted

Devin Townsend Project

Devin Townsend Project - Addicted 8.8

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Enthusiasm is a serious musical choice on Addicted. Devin Townsend builds large, bright choruses over heavy guitar rhythms, then…

Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

Candlemass

Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 9.2

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus turns heaviness into something grand and melodic. Candlemass allows the riffs to move slowly, keeping…

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 9.0

Album review

Metal
Nu Metal
Rap Rock / Metal
Rock
Hybrid Theory rarely lets a musical idea sit unused. A piano figure becomes the center of a chorus, a scratch fills the space…

Unself

Conjurer

Conjurer - Unself 8.7

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Conjurer make the quieter parts count on Unself. The Rugby band’s third album still has the thick riffs, harsh voices and sudden…

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