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Juho Mikkonen's Top 20 of 2011

To squeeze a whole twelve-month period – especially one that was as eventful as 2011 − into a list and a couple of paragraphs is always a pain in the jolly ol’ crapper. Having said that, I can only look back with awe at all sorts of...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 10:39 AM by Juho

Filed under: Metallica, Absu, Primordial, Morbid Angel, Argus, Slough Feg, Candlemass, Amon Amarth, Isole, Opeth, Alcest, King Crimson, Unholy, Lantlôs, Dornenreich, 40 Watt Sun, Black Pyramid, Hell, Azarath, Sol Invictus, Goatmoon, Tenhi, Saturnian Mist, Gehenna, Ascension, Charnel Winds, Flame, Septicflesh, Holy Hell, Yes, Hekate, Kadotus, Black Crucifixion, Jethro Tull, Aosoth

The Top 25 Albums of 2011

2011 was a year punctuated by diversity. While many bemoaned the blackened inclination of our 2010 awards , it's doubtful that accusations of genre favoritism will rear their heads this time around. The year's best albums ran the stylistic gamut...

Published Sat, Dec 17 2011 3:04 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Vader, Absu, YOB, Primordial, Argus, Blut Aus Nord, Exhumed, 40 Watt Sun, Pentagram, Vektor, Ravencult, Hell, Subrosa, Loss, Graveyard (SE), The Atlas Moth, Hammers of Misfortune, Midnight, Azarath, Deceased, Mournful Congregation, Rotten Sound, Anubis Gate, Arch/Matheos

Reverend's Bazaar - Token Pejoratives

Over the past couple of years, the go-to insult amongst metalheads has seemingly shifted from "poseur" to "hipster," and for good reason. There's no honor in attempting to discredit another person by using the p-word, and its effectiveness...

Published Wed, Sep 7 2011 9:00 AM by Rev

Filed under: Jordan Campbell, Absu, Insomnium, Valborg, Sepultura, Leviathan, Cavalera Conspiracy, Hammers of Misfortune, The Meads of Asphodel, Soulfly, Owl

Staff Infections - September 2011

As the September sun dawns, the MetalReview staff playlists reveal that a single album is going to dominate the autumn: Absu 's forthcoming Abzu . Thirty-six minutes of madness spread across a mere six tracks, Abzu is going to do some serious damage...

Published Sun, Sep 4 2011 5:19 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Absu, Katatonia, Blut Aus Nord, Megadeth, Unleashed

Chris McDonald's Top 20 of 2009

2009 was kind of an unusual year for me metal-wise. In addition to going through a pretty significant non-metal phase for several months, this year saw so many classic bands either reforming or releasing new material after a long break that I felt like...

Published Mon, Jan 4 2010 4:13 PM by Chris McDonald

Filed under: Gorgoroth, Absu, Municipal Waste, YOB, Slough Feg, The Chasm, Insomnium, Ulcerate, Nile, Wolves in the Throne Room, Mastodon, Pelican, Blut Aus Nord, Drudkh, Devin Townsend, Kylesa, Wodensthrone, Afgrund, Orcustus, Sunn O))), Scale The Summit, Fen

Jordan Campbell's Top 20 of 2009

Another year in heavy metal...and what a year it was. It seems like every band on the planet released something in 2009; when Immortal , Absu , and Destroyer 666 all emerge from hibernation at once, it's a sign that things are things are getting ridiculous...

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 8:56 AM by Rev

Filed under: Absu, Baroness, Goatwhore, Krallice, Slough Feg, The Chasm, Mastodon, Blut Aus Nord, Anaal Nathrakh, Devin Townsend, Immortal, Man Must Die, Solstafir, God Dethroned, Woods of Ypres, Razor of Occam, Memory Driven, Hypocrisy

The Top 25 Albums of 2009

2009 will go down as one of the busiest years in heavy metal history. An incredible number of must-hear albums were released, making this one of the most hotly-contested compilations in recent memory. Painstakingly selected by the staff of Metal Review...

Published Sun, Dec 27 2009 7:44 PM by Rev

Filed under: Absu, Napalm Death, YOB, Ahab, Giant Squid, Blut Aus Nord, Drudkh, Devin Townsend, Immortal, The Ruins of Beverast, Aiice in Chains, Megadeth, Man Must Die, Cobalt

The 100 Most Essential Albums of the Decade: Vol. 7

Volume Seven shoves its way into the latter half our list with authority. This edition contains some of the most cathartic albums of the decade, for wildly varying reasons. Whether you prefer to drown your sorrows with a pint, bring your misanthropy to...

Published Sat, Oct 3 2009 9:56 AM by Rev

Filed under: Absu, Katatonia, Mastodon, Deicide, Revelation, Wintersun, Kataklysm, Melechesh, Immolation, Gojira

He Who Shoots, Scores

Over the course of the two years that I've been writing for MetalReview, I have seen a number of readers inquire about the nature of our scoring system. Largely, those inquiries have gone unanswered, because there really isn't an across-the-board...

Published Fri, Jul 17 2009 9:29 AM by Rev

Filed under: Vader, Hellhammer, Limp Bizkit, Shackles, Van Halen, Machine Head, Hod, Obscura, Crown The Lost, Emperor, Satyricon, Godless Rising, Absu, Xerath

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