metal
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The impact of Loathe’s ferocious riffs is sometimes dampened by the band’s obvious points of influence.
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SosMula and ZillaKami diversify their sound on City Morgue’s second album.
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Death Atlas is weighed down by its more melodic, moodier passages.
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H.A.Q.Q. is the culmination of all of Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix’s musical innovations this decade.
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Tool’s comeback album Fear Inoculum is insufficient not only by the immaculate standards of the band’s past work, but by the standards of rock and metal music at large.
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Breakdowns galore on Knocked Loose’s death metal-infused sophomore album, though it’s sometimes hard to tell one from the next.
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King Gizzard takes a successful swing at thrash metal on their second album of 2019.
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Planetary Clairvoyance features more compositional versatility than its predecessor, but unfortunately a less impressive mix as well.
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Waste of Space Orchestra delivers an immaculately produced fusion of doom metal, psych and space rock, but the performances and compositions can be lackluster.
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Gold & Grey‘s awful production overshadows its handful of songwriting peaks.
