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Sigh - Heir To Despair
November 16, 2018
Critic Score
88
5
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2
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Sleep - The Sciences
April 20, 2018
Critic Score
85
10
reviews
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3
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Between the Buried and Me - Automata II
July 13, 2018
Critic Score
84
5
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4
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Voivod - The Wake
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
84
8
reviews
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5
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Architects - Holy Hell
November 9, 2018
Critic Score
84
12
reviews
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6
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Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
July 13, 2018
Critic Score
83
27
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7
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YOB - Our Raw Heart
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
83
9
reviews
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8
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Pig Destroyer - Head Cage
September 7, 2018
Critic Score
82
9
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9
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Skeletonwitch - Devouring Radiant Light
July 20, 2018
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
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10
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Thou - Magus
August 31, 2018
Critic Score
82
13
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11
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Behemoth - I Loved You at Your Darkest
October 5, 2018
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
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12
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Tribulation - Down Below
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
81
9
reviews
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13
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Zeal and Ardor - Stranger Fruit
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
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14
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Portal - Ion
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
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15
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KEN mode - Loved
August 31, 2018
Critic Score
80
6
reviews
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16
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Obscura - Diluvium
July 13, 2018
Critic Score
80
5
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17
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Ghost - Prequelle
June 1, 2018
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
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18
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Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
January 26, 2018
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
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19
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At The Gates - To Drink From The Night Itself
May 18, 2018
Critic Score
79
8
reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
20
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High on Fire - Electric Messiah
October 5, 2018
Critic Score
79
12
reviews
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Spotify
21
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Vein - Errorzone
June 22, 2018
Critic Score
79
5
reviews
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22
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Judas Priest - Firepower
March 9, 2018
Critic Score
79
11
reviews
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Spotify
23
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Between the Buried and Me - Automata I
March 9, 2018
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
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Spotify
24
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Parkway Drive - Reverence
May 4, 2018
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
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Spotify
25
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Sumac - Love in Shadow
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
77
8
reviews
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1
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