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Chat Pile
Chat Pile deliver a sludge-soaked slab of noise rock that succeeds as an atmospheric statement but falters on consistency.
Axty
Asty's newest outing is a predictably safe exploration of trauma, delivering heavy riffs but lacking the emotional depth to truly cut.
Deathchant
Deathchant weave a haunting, hallucinogenic tapestry of heavy metal and psychedelia on 'Thrones', an album of profound atmosphere.
Genital Shame
A masterclass in serrated textures and rhythmic precision, Genital Shame deliver a black metal clinic of visceral, uncompromising intensity.
Green Lung
Green Lung's 'This Heathen Land' trades palpable atmosphere for indulgent, plodding pacing.
Deep Purple
A lackluster collection that trades the band's signature grit for hollow polish.
Villain of the Story
A majestic, high-octane masterclass in heavy fusion that marries post-hardcore grit with stadium-sized metal hooks.
Hulder
Hulder trade generic blackened tropes for a haunting, atmospheric descent into Belgian folklore.
Freedom Call
A polished, if somewhat safe, journey through the stars and the mystical past.
Saliva
A sophisticated, textured reimagining of nu-metal staples that finds a sophisticated new life in the shadows of modern production.
Dark Tranquillity
A polished, albeit safe, continuation of the Gothenburg legacy, where atmosphere occasionally takes precedence over raw aggression.
Pain of Truth
A bruising collision of groove-heavy metal and visceral beatdown hardcore.