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Amaranthe – Manifest
7.5/10 History lesson: At the Gates, Soilwork, and In Flames were all Swedish bands that helped to pioneer what came to be known as the “Gothenburg sound,” which I guess now you can simplify to […]
Metal
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I Prevail – Post-Traumatic
7/10 It’s a rare occasion for me to go from completely disliking a certain sub-genre and most of the bands encompassed in said sub-genre, to being thoroughly impressed and pleased. Now don’t think I’ve become […]
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Burial Remains – Spawn of Chaos
5/10 Classic death metal band Burial Remains release their second full-length album entitled Spawn of Chaos, which holds positive consistency with their fanbase, after having released their first record, Trinity of Deception, last year. Although […]
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Rearviewmirror: Remembering the 90s – Sepultura – Roots
‘90s Score – 9/10 2020 Score – 10/10 Brazilian thrashers Sepultura’s sixth album Roots is probably their most important to date. Not only is it the last album to feature founding member Max Cavalera, but […]
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Inner Circles – Inner Circles
7.5/10 Inner Circles are an Irish metal band here with their self-titled debut EP. Kinda alt-metal, kinda goth metal, kinda somewhere in between, this melodramatic release is a great fit for this time of year. […]
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Dead Quiet – Truth and Ruin
8.3/10 As a grown-ass adult with the taste of a fourteen-year-old, I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with the entirety of the stoner tree of genres (maybe I meant that pun, or maybe I’m just […]
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DEAFKIDS & PETBRICK – DEAFBRICK
8/10 Is it the English language or humans in general who are lazy? I mean, I know I sure am, but being an only English speaker, I question if it’s a human laziness thing or […]
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Sevendust – Blood & Stone
8.5/10 Everyone that knows something about metal in the 2000s knows that Sevendust stand as absolute titans of the alt-metal genre. These guys have been going strong 26 kick-ass years: so they probably know a […]
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Primitive Man – Immersion
10/10 Denver native doom metal band Primitive Man gracefully adorn the universe of metal with their latest release, Immersion, which once again addresses apocalypse in the most poetic way you could imagine. Horrifyingly dark and […]
Albums
Bucketlist Bi-Polar Review: ROT – …As One
Hey there, Bucket Fans, and welcome to another installment of Bipolar Reviews, where today myself (Ted Berger) and Chris Aitkens are brought together again to try to recover from our last, similarly scored, and equally […]