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Some albums make their intentions clear before you even hit play. Slamdown Is Not a Phase, Mom shouts them from the cover art, title, and every moment of its runtime. This record isn’t about subtlety, emotional depth, or musical sophistication. It aims to deliver as much raw, caveman-level slam brutality as possible.

To its credit, GUTRECTOMY achieves that goal with impressive consistency. The German band enhances everything that characterizes modern slam death metal. Extremely downtuned ... read more

By the early 2020s, nostalgia had become one of alternative music's main currencies. Every month, another band was reviving the vibes of mall emo pop, post hardcore, or mall screamo with different levels of sincerity. Most felt either too polished to capture the original spirit or too focused on imitation to be worth listening to. Static Dress avoided both of these issues almost right away.

Injury Episode isn’t just a remake of 2000s post hardcore aesthetics but it reconstructs the ... read more

Modern Deathcore has reached a point where heaviness alone is enough. Every month brings a new band trying to surpass this genre’s incredibly bold standards for breakdowns, gutturals, and just general violence (yes I know im late to the party on this). In this environment, standing out requires either innovation or straight up conviction. CRUCIFICTION mostly opts for the ladder here.

This doesn’t reinvent Deathcore, but it’s not trying to. Instead, this album fully commits to ... read more

(I’m gonna start to transition to actual reviews once a day, im new to this so sorry if it sounds very samey)

Around this time, Thrash Metal as a whole started to branch into three different subgenres, those being speed, brutality, and in this case, technicality. While most of the genre was focused on refining its aggression, Voivod aimed to completely deconstruct metal and rebuild it into something entirely new. “Killing Technology” marks the beginning of that ... read more

Just straight up modern heavy metalcore doing the most, every breakdown is trying to snap your neck and it kinda succeeds. Fun and aggressive the whole way through, just doesn’t really stray from that formula enough to feel super memorable outside of heaviness.

Pure emotional static, everything feels kind of submerged and distant but still heavy in a weird way. Really immersive and moody, just doesn’t always break out of that haze enough to give you those big “oh wow” moments.

Super mellow and introspective. It’s really pretty and easy to sink into, just doesn’t always have those standout moments that make it stick long term.

Basically them sliding back in like nothing changed, just immediately back to that soft, emotionally mathy emo comfort zone. It’s really pretty and nostalgic in a way that just works instantly, even if it doesn’t really do anything we haven’t already heard from them before.

F-T doing what F-T does best. Throwing like five genres into a blender and making it feel intentional. Chaotic, kind of overwhelming, but also weirdly pretty if you stick with it long enough.

Super smooth and moody, everything feels a bit distant but still intentional. It’s got a really strong vibe going for it, just doesn’t quite push into anything that makes it fully unforgettable.

Feels like someone bottling up anxiety and nostalgia and then just letting it leak out in waves instead of just fully exploding. Really sincere and emotionally steady, just doesn’t always push itself far enough sonically to really stick in your head after it ends.

Super heartfelt, it’s really easy to connect with even when it’s not doing anything flashy. A few parts blend together a bit, but the emotional core is strong enough that it still lands pretty hard.

$layyyter fully in her chaotic pop villain era. Every track $ound$ de$igned to be played way too loud late at night. $uper catchy and confident, ju$t doe$n’t alway$ pu$h pa$t “really fun” into $omething more emotionally or $onically memorable.

DB fully leaning into that chaotic, genre hopping alt rock energy where nothing stays in one lane for too long. Fun, punchy, and super replayable, even though a couple transitions feel a bit too “hey look what we can do” instead of actually needed.

Immolation doing that super dense, almost claustrophobic death metal thing where every riff feels like it’s collapsing in on itself. Really consistent and heavy as hell, just doesn’t always stand out track to track unless you’re fully paying attention.

Basically Bodysnatcher doing what they do best. Pure suffocating heaviness with zero interest in letting you breathe. Hits hard and stays consistent, just doesn’t really do anything outside that lane to keep it from feeling a bit samey by the end.

Feels like flipping through corrupted memories of a show that might’ve never even happened. Glitchy, weirdly emotional, and kinda disorienting in a good way, even if a couple sections just float by more on vibe than impact.

Just ATG reminding everyone they can still write riffs that immediately make you want to run through a wall. Doesn’t really reinvent their sound or anything, but the energy and songwriting are strong enough that it barely matters.

Feels like sitting alone at 2am with way too many thoughts in your head while distorted synths are melting in the background. Cold and noisy but still weirdly emotional underneath all of it, even if a few parts blur together from how constantly intense it is.