Psycroptic

The Pulse of Annihilation

Psycroptic remain technically formidable, but this compact set is strongest when precision creates momentum instead of merely displaying control.

Sinsid

All That Remains

Sinsid deliver traditional heavy metal with sturdy hooks and clear conviction, even when the songwriting leans heavily on inherited forms.

Armored Saint

Emotion Factory Reset

Emotion Factory Reset offers sturdy heavy-metal craft and strong vocal character, but too few songs create lasting urgency.

Motionless In White

Decades

Decades balances gothic spectacle and polished metalcore with strong hooks, uneven pacing and occasional emotional weight.

AS IT IS

As It Is

A polished pop-punk album weighed down by predictable pacing, soft-edged production and too many interchangeable hooks.

Ensiferum

Iron

Ensiferum’s second album sharpens the production and delivers major anthems, though it lacks some of the debut’s raw surprise and cohesion.

No Cure

It Is Going To Get Dark

A vicious hardcore record whose physical intensity is stronger than its emotional and structural range.

Corrosion Of Conformity

Good God / Baad Man

Corrosion of Conformity sound grounded and heavy, but this sprawling record confuses accumulated mass with sustained purpose.

Beast in Black Announce EU Tour

Beast In Black will hit Europe in autumn 2026 with Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown.

Crying Steel

Agent Steel

Agent Steel delivers sturdy traditional metal, but its strongest hooks are separated by too much routine material.

End All

HAIL MIND

HAIL MIND combines sharp modern-metal production with energetic structural shifts, though several songs confuse constant motion with development.

Haken Release ‘Bleeding Sky’ and Announce European Tour

Haken unveil emotionally direct new single ‘Bleeding Sky’ ahead of a September and October European headline run.