Don't listen to metal. Listen to music. You'll love this album if you do.

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Endorsed by: Ivor

The year 2016 showed us that some old American thrash bands still have it in them. Kreator shows us that 2017 in Europe will not be worse. "Gods of Violence" is simply excellent.

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Endorsed by: Dream Taster, ScreamingSteelUS, D.T. Metal, Darkside Momo

Apparently the band has read on the internet that their vocals are ridiculously annoying and acted on that. They managed to craft a lot of great music too.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, X-Ray Rod, psykometal

Intelligent, expansive, diverse. Engaging, intriguing, inspired. If these six adjectives appeal to you, give this album a chance.

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Endorsed by: Fat & Sassy!, Marcel Hubregtse

Far from flawless, but still probably the best folk metal album of the last few months.

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Endorsed by: Susan, psykometal, BloodTears, ScreamingSteelUS

Simply put, the best thrash album of this year so far.

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Endorsed by: Dream Taster, Marcel Hubregtse, ScreamingSteelUS

While oppressively heavy and quite abrasive, Graves At Sea manage to remain catchy and subtly melodic at the same time. If doom and sludge are your thing, this album is a must. Even if they aren't, listen anyway.

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Endorsed by: Auntie Sahar, Marcel Hubregtse

Five years later, these guys are as good as before (or the one guy who is the mastermind behind this project), or perhaps even better. "Bereft" is so varied, that it should satisfy fans of quite a few metal genres.

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Ahab are constantly evolving . Every album adds something new to their repertoire. In this (theoretically) confined genre Ahab always finds another way to surprise us, another direction towards which to push the genre. The Boats of the Glen Carrig might be the most brilliant facet of this gem that is Ahab.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, Deadsoulman, Auntie Sahar, Nefarious, BitterCOld, BloodTears

Perhaps less proggy, definitely less death metal-ly, definitely more concise. Definitely brilliant. Don't miss this gem.

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Endorsed by: X-Ray Rod, Nefarious, Auntie Sahar, wormdrink414, Ag Fox, Marcel Hubregtse, Deadsoulman

New Overkill. Same old shit 3rd time in a row. I wish more bands recorded the same old shit 3 times in a row to such good effect. Screw modern copycats, listen to real thrash. Yeah, I know. Broken record syndrome - I always bash new thrash bands and praise Overkill. Judging by the quality of Overkill's recent output, it's not likely to change any time soon. Sue me.

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Endorsed by: R'Vannith, wormdrink414

The most varied and adventurous Vader album. I didn't think they could surprise me, but they did, and I've been a fan since 1990...

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Endorsed by: D.T. Metal, Doc G., BloodTears, R'Vannith

The death metal album of the year was released on the first day of 2014. I knew that the moment I listened to the first song off the album. Do yourself a favour and [URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OwbfyUS92A&noredirect=1]LISTEN[/url]

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Endorsed by: psykometal, Ag Fox, Deadsoulman

I lost faith in power metal many years ago. An exhausted genre that is going nowhere. But at least some veterans still know how to play it

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Endorsed by: wormdrink414, D.T. Metal

One of the most original and cryptic doom bands, no doubt. The new album, as hard as it is to get, is at least on a par with their previous releases.

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Endorsed by: Marcel Hubregtse, R'Vannith, BitterCOld, Nefarious, Ag Fox, Darkside Momo, X-Ray Rod