loud rock
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A Diabolic Thirst is intensely performed, albeit standard, black metal fare.
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Three decades into their career, Cannibal Corpse’s classic sound mostly remains intact and high impact.
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Ad Nauseam bring fiery performances, dynamic production, and revelatory fusions of metal, classical music, and jazz on their sophomore album.
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Somehow, The Body stripping back their instrumental palette has led to arguably their most texturally compelling and high-impact record yet.
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Some unspectacular soundplay and vocal performances hold back Portrayal of Guilt’s otherwise solid fusion of screamo and black metal.
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Liturgy’s latest is a metaphysical big bang, turning Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix’s theological philosophy into a multifaceted experimental metal opera.
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Undeath’s full-length debut is a solid death metal album whose greatest sin is sometimes succumbing to the genre’s basic tropes.
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With POST HUMAN, BMTH dives deeper into their rejuvenation of turn-of-the-millennium metal.
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Lament contains some of Touché Amoré’s catchiest and most versatile songs, but not all of its risks pan out.