loud rock
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At its worst, Ohms is some of the most aggravating music Deftones has ever recorded. At its best, it’s the band painting-by-numbers.
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Spirit Possession’s self-titled debut is a thrilling and unforgiving piece of American black metal.
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Immersion is a more compact and riffier helping of what Primitive Man served up on Caustic.
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With Alphaville, Imperial Triumphant upholds its blend of extreme metal and jazz without sounding like a novelty. Sorry for not recognizing tracks 8 and 9 as bonus covers. They aren’t labeled on some platforms, but I should’ve expected the unexpected from this band. Normally I don’t take
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Im Wald stretches Paysage d’Hiver’s most threadbare material to an arduous two hours.
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This collab by Moor Mother and Mental Jewelry has the sound of a noise rock classic, while also employing plenty of new ideas.
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Mestarin kynsi would be a very good introduction to Oranssi Pazuzu’s unique fusion of psychedelia, avant-rock, and black metal.
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Xibalba’s latest album is best when it’s at its most pummeling.
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As a Converge-affiliated deathcore supergroup, Umbra Vitae is maybe more exciting on paper than in execution.