QUEENSRŸCHE: The Verdict
QUEENSRŸCHEThe Verdict
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
PROG YES, PRETENTIOUS NO: They’re a four piece now, but the decades spanning Seattle band Queensrÿche still sounds like an orchestra on 16th albumThe Verdict. And with the stepping...
VENOM PRISON: Samsara
VENOM PRISONSamsara
PROSTHETIC
9/10
DEATH METAL WITH A MESSAGE: There are more than a few eyes on UK based death metal band Venom Prison on this, their second...
ASTRONOID
ASTRONOID
BLOOD
9/10
METALGAZE:Astronoid has great news for people who want to like Deafheaven but can’t get past the shrieking vocals—they sound a whole lot like Deafheaven...
DREAM THEATER: Distance Over Time
DREAM THEATERDistance Over Time
INSIDE OUT
7/10
PROG METAL: There’s nobody better at being Dream Theater than Dream Theater. From the punny titles to the dazzling musicianship to...
SLEEPERSOUND: In Media Res
SLEEPERSOUNDIn Media Res
8/10
POST-ROCK ROCK OUT: In Media Res sounds as drenched in the mechanics of American work song as they are submerged with ambient evocations and...
ROTTING CHRIST: The Heretics
ROTTING CHRIST The Heretics
SEASON OF MIST
9/10
BLACK METAL INSTITUTION:One could argue that no band’s entire career matters, that their creative success and fan devotion are...
MALEVOLENT CREATION: The 13th Beast
MALEVOLENT CREATION The 13th Beast
CENTURY MEDIA
6/10
DEATH METAL: Formed in 1987, Floridian death metal band Malevolent Creation never fully reached the upper echelon of the genre that...
BRICK BY BRICK: Hive Mentality
BRICK BY BRICK Hive Mentality
UPSTATE
8/10
MODERN HARDCORE: New York brawlers Brick by Brick returns with its sixth studio album, Hive Mentality. Unapologetically predictable, its nine tracks are wonderfully...
THE ATLAS MOTH: Coma Noir
THE ATLAS MOTH
Coma Noir
PROSTHETIC
9/10
POST-METAL: On its fourth full-length album, Coma Noir, Chicago’s The Atlas Moth creates fuzzed-up post-metal with psychedelic, proggy, and sludge metal...
BLESSTHEFALL: Hard Feelings
BLESSTHEFALL
Hard Feelings
RISE
7/10
TRIED AND TRUE METALCORE:Generally, when a band is offered the chance to do whatever they like with their sound (rather than feel pressure...