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A Fortress Called Home

Seven Spires

Seven Spires - A Fortress Called Home 8.5

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Adrienne Cowan keeps giving A Fortress Called Home a different face. She sings softly and clearly, reaches for large melodies and…

Above

Mad Season

Mad Season - Above 8.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Rock
Above gives Layne Staley room to sing without a heavy guitar pressing against every line. That alone makes Mad Season worth…

Wildhoney

Tiamat

Tiamat - Wildhoney 8.7

Album review

Gothic Metal
Wildhoney lets Tiamat change gradually as the record unfolds. Heavy riffs and rough vocals do not disappear immediately, but…

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…

Riot Music

Dropout Kings

Dropout Kings - Riot Music 6.0

Album review

Rap Rock / Metal
Riot Music makes its intentions clear quickly. Dropout Kings connect rapping with heavy guitars and trap's rapid electronic…

Effloresce

Oceansize

Oceansize - Effloresce 9.0

Album review

Post-Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Effloresce makes three guitars feel like several different instruments. Oceansize can use them to create a thin, suspended…

Does This Look Infected?

Sum 41

Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected? 8.0

Album review

Metal
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
A little extra weight does Sum 41 a lot of good on Does This Look Infected?. The guitars have a sharper attack, the solos are more…

Houdini

Melvins

Melvins - Houdini 8.6

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Houdini makes the Melvins' strange heaviness relatively accessible. Riffs have clearer shapes, and some songs possess a directness…

Fleshwork

Pupil Slicer

Pupil Slicer - Fleshwork 8.4

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Post-Hardcore
Fleshwork brings Pupil Slicer’s strange ideas into a more direct attack. The London trio keep the abrupt rhythms, harsh vocals and…

In Verses

Karnivool

Karnivool - In Verses 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Karnivool have taken thirteen years to follow up Asymmetry. That's a serious amount of waiting for ten songs. In Verses gives you…

Powerslave

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - Powerslave 9.3

Album review

Heavy Metal
Metal
Powerslave starts in the air and finishes at sea, with Iron Maiden sounding comfortable at both extremes. Its strongest songs…

The Science of Things

Bush

Bush - The Science of Things 7.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
The electronic pulse in The Chemicals Between Us suits Bush surprisingly well. It gives the familiar guitars a firmer outline and…

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