Best of 2026

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Periphery - A Pale White Dot
Periphery
A Pale White Dot
2026 • LP
75
May 18
Periphery - Everyone Dies Alone
Periphery
Everyone Dies Alone
2026 • Single
85
Apr 27
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
Dream Theater
Parasomnia
2025 • LP
70
Mar 17
Lamb of God - Into Oblivion
Lamb of God
Into Oblivion
2026 • LP
75
Mar 14
Norma Jean - All Hail
Norma Jean
All Hail
2019 • LP
85
Mar 2
Norma Jean - Polar Similar
Norma Jean
Polar Similar
2016 • LP
80
Mar 2
Bruno Mars - The Romantic
Bruno Mars
The Romantic
2026 • LP
70
Mar 2
Karnivool - IN VERSES
Karnivool
IN VERSES
2026 • LP
85
Feb 7

Recent Reviews

Periphery - A Pale White Dot
75

This is certainly not their best effort, but there are some tracks that really shine. Obsession, Talk, Subhuman and Everyone Dies Alone are the highlights for me. However, the two electronic tracks are boring at best and cringy/cheesy at worst. Spencer also does some really odd things with his lower register at times that don't sound very good. Overall, I appreciate that they tried something new that made them feel inspired again. Unfortunately, the overall quality doesn't match those ... read more

Periphery - Everyone Dies Alone
85

Better than Mr. God for sure. It's clear they're going with a more straightforward approach, both lyrically and structurally, which isn't a bad thing, but we'll see how the rest of the album shakes out.

Hail the Sun - cut. turn. fade. back.
80

This was my first listen to a full HTS album, and overall I was impressed. Very competent, Every Time I Die esque, instrumentals and a super unique vocal performance from the singer. I really enjoyed all the key changes and the blend of cleans and screams as well.

Dream Theater - Parasomnia
70

Being generous with the 70 rating, as the instrumentals are fantastic as usual. The score is dragged down by the vocals, as James just flat out can't sing anymore, sadly. His vocals are fried and they need to get a new singer to bring some energy back to their sound.

Lamb of God - Into Oblivion
75

It’s solid lamb of god but they still suffer from every song sounding really similar to each other. I liked it better than sturm but it’s not as good as anything from the first half of their career.

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