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Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville
July 31, 2020
Critic Score
86
5
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2
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Paradise Lost - Obsidian
May 15, 2020
Critic Score
85
7
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3
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Deftones - Ohms
September 25, 2020
Critic Score
85
28
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4
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Napalm Death - Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
September 18, 2020
Critic Score
84
9
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5
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Code Orange - Underneath
March 13, 2020
Critic Score
84
15
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6
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The Ghost Inside - The Ghost Inside
June 5, 2020
Critic Score
82
5
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7
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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
October 30, 2020
Critic Score
82
10
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8
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Katatonia - City Burials
April 24, 2020
Critic Score
82
7
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9
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Liturgy - Origin of the Alimonies
November 20, 2020
Critic Score
81
6
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10
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Hum - Inlet
June 23, 2020
Critic Score
80
9
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11
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Boris - NO
July 3, 2020
Critic Score
80
8
reviews
Amazon
12
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Viscerals
April 3, 2020
Critic Score
79
20
reviews
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13
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Metallica - S&M2
August 28, 2020
Critic Score
79
10
reviews
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14
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Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
79
10
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15
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Nova Twins - Who Are The Girls?
February 28, 2020
Critic Score
79
6
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16
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Lamb of God - Lamb of God
June 19, 2020
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
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17
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Killer Be Killed - Reluctant Hero
November 20, 2020
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
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18
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Uniform - Shame
September 11, 2020
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
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19
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Trivium - What The Dead Men Say
April 24, 2020
Critic Score
77
6
reviews
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20
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Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man
February 21, 2020
Critic Score
77
18
reviews
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21
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Sevendust - Blood & Stone
October 23, 2020
Critic Score
76
5
reviews
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22
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Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi
April 17, 2020
Critic Score
76
5
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23
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Sepultura - Quadra
February 7, 2020
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
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24
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Loathe - I Let It in and It Took Everything
February 7, 2020
Critic Score
76
5
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25
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Testament - Titans of Creation
April 3, 2020
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
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