In the first Review Round-Up of 2026, The Cribs get off to a bad start, but at least Beyond The Black and especially I Promised The World are setting a higher bar.
Tag: symphonic metal
In this Review Round-Up, We Came As Romans once again prove mind-numbing, but thankfully there’s some more interesting fare from Blackbriar and Joe & The Shitboys.
In this Review Round-Up, Lord Of The Lost’s gothic-metal hot streak continues, along with a strong debut from PLAIINS, and an alright new offering from Surfaced.
Holding firm atop the rankings of symphonic metal ensures that Epica’s newest is just as towering and dynamic as ever.
Lacuna Coil’s stride in gothic-metal continues on their new album, as well as the last decade of creative moves that continue to pay off handsomely.
Nightwish’s reign as titans of symphonic metal continues, on a new album still brimming with the scope, majesty and inspiration of their best.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a whole host of good stuff spanning another hit from Charlotte Wessels, the much-feted return of Johnny Foreigner, and a pair of strong new ones from Giant Walker and The Calamatix.
In this Review Round-Up, a variety of metal brings marginally-better-than-average metalcore from GHØSTKID and AVRALIZE; middling symphonic-metal from Leaves’ Eyes; and a great slab of grimness from Mastiff.
Scraping their grandest, most cinematic heights yet, Myrath stake their claim for being prog-metal’s latest titans on their new album.
In this Review Round-Up, Tarja gets into the festive spirit on her Christmas album, as Post Profit and Call Me Amour both put effort into their gifts, and Wind Walkers deliver an absolute turkey.