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Undeath - Lesions of a Different Kind
September 23, 2020
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80
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The Body - I've Seen All I Need to See
January 29, 2021
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80
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Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
October 23, 2020
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80
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Gulch - Impenetrable Cerebral Fortress
July 24, 2020
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79
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Infant Island - Beneath
May 15, 2020
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79
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Loathe - I Let It in and It Took Everything
February 7, 2020
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78
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Sumac - May You Be Held
October 2, 2020
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78
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Hum - Inlet
June 23, 2020
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78
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Liturgy - Origin of the Alimonies
November 20, 2020
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78
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Boris - NO
July 3, 2020
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77
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Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron
November 20, 2020
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76
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Deftones - Ohms
September 25, 2020
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76
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Ulthar - Providence
June 12, 2020
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75
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Inter Arma - Garbers Days Revisited
July 10, 2020
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75
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Ghostemane - ANTI-ICON
October 21, 2020
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74
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Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater
January 24, 2020
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70
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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou - May Our Chambers Be Full
October 30, 2020
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69
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Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man
February 21, 2020
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65
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Poppy - I Disagree
January 10, 2020
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65
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Metallica - S&M2
August 28, 2020
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52
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Code Orange - Underneath
March 13, 2020
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45
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