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In the Court of the Dragon

Trivium

Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon 9.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
The orchestral introduction to In the Court of the Dragon makes a promise that the rest of the album can support. Trivium follows…

Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth - Megadeth 7.7

Album review

Metal
Rock
Thrash Metal
Calling your final album Megadeth is a fairly clear way of setting expectations. Dave Mustaine and company have a lot of history…

Dissonance Theory

Coroner

Coroner - Dissonance Theory 8.9

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
A thirty-two-year gap between studio albums gives people plenty of time to decide what a band should sound like. Coroner don't…

Chaos A.D.

Sepultura

Sepultura - Chaos A.D. 9.3

Album review

Groove Metal
Metal
Punk rock
Thrash Metal
Igor Cavalera's drums give Chaos A.D. an identity before the guitars have fully entered. Sepultura build the record around rhythm…

A Dying Machine

Tremonti

Tremonti - A Dying Machine 7.8

Album review

Hard Rock
Thrash Metal
A Dying Machine gives Tremonti's heavy rock a wider range of moods. The fast guitar attack remains important, but the record also…

Para Bellum

Testament

Testament - Para Bellum 8.0

Album review

Metal
Rock
Thrash Metal
Para Bellum opens with a reminder that Testament can still make a fairly unpleasant noise when they want to. For the Love of Pain…

Master of Puppets

Metallica

Metallica - Master of Puppets 9.7

Album review

Metal
Thrash Metal
The most impressive thing about Master of Puppets is how easy its complicated music is to follow. Metallica pack these songs with…

Shogun

Trivium

Trivium - Shogun 9.1

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
Shogun gives Trivium's technical ambition a convincing sense of scale. The guitar parts are dense and demanding, but the songs…

Countdown to Extinction

Megadeth

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction 8.5

Album review

Heavy Metal
Metal
Thrash Metal
The strongest riffs on Countdown to Extinction do not need many notes to leave a mark. Megadeth simplify their arrangements, put…

Among the Living

Anthrax

Anthrax - Among the Living 9.0

Album review

Metal
Punk rock
Thrash Metal
Anthrax bring an unusual combination of enthusiasm and aggression to Among the Living. The riffs have the speed and weight of…

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…

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