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ALBUM REVIEW: Igorrr – ‘Amen’

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  • Posted on September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Igorrr’s approximation of metal continues to be like nothing and no one else—baffling and engrossing in equal measure.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Rivers Of Nihil, Will Varley, Desolated

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  • Posted on May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, Rivers Of Nihil continue a run of utter excellence; Desolated make a strong comeback; and Will Varley is, unfortunately, not as lucky as either.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Whitechapel – ‘Hymns In Dissonance’

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  • Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Even after removing nearly all of what made their last releases so special, Whitechapel’s return to more familiar deathcore sees them come out with all guns blazing.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Killswitch Engage – ‘This Consequence’

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  • Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

For over a decade, Killswitch Engage have struggled to live up to their ‘metalcore legends’ banner, and on this new album, they seem to be having more trouble than ever.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Gost – ‘Prophecy’

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  • Posted on March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

A return to metal / synthwave alchemy finds Gost making a much-appreciated upswing, even if it’s not quite matching up to his best work that he’s chasing.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Job For A Cowboy – ‘Moon Healer’

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  • Posted on February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Years of evolution have seen Job For A Cowboy grow from deathcore stalwarts to a titanic presence in tech-death, a shift that produces some truly glorious results.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Harms Way – ‘Common Suffering’

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  • Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

A devastating return after five years sees Harms Way still operating on full throttle in metallic hardcore, and delivering their best album to date in the process.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Cannibal Corpse – ‘Chaos Horrific’

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  • Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Death metal stalwarts do it again, as Cannibal Corpse’s newest album continues their expected but no less thrilling run of brutality.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: LIMBS, RXPTRS, Speed

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  • Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

In this Review Round-Up, new EPs from LIMBS and Speed prove to be impressive within metalcore and hardcore respectively, while RXPTRS’ new album almost reaches the same for metal, but slightly misses the same mark.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Don Broco, Biffy Clyro, Whitechapel

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  • Posted on October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

In this Review Round-Up, Don Broco’s long-awaited new album is pitted against a swift follow-up from Biffy Clyro and an excellent continuation from Whitechapel, plus more from Dave Hause, Save Face, Calling All Captains and Light Grey.

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Though far from their most extravagant listen, Death Cab For Cutie’s newest still excels in honest, ruminatory and exploratory indie-rock.

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Guilt Trip’s new album is another solid offering of hardcore from them, and nowhere near as special as it probably thinks it is.

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