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Robin Jackson Dark Stars review

Robin Jackson : Dark Stars

A gentle coping mechanism for the changing of seasons.

Blut Aus Nord Deus Salutis Meae review

Blut Aus Nord : Deus Salutis Meae

Awe-inspiring, avant garde metal.

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Yumi Zouma : Willowbank

A dream-pop homecoming for the New Zealand outfit.

best metal albums of 2017 Converge

Converge – The Dusk In Us

The metal innovators carve out more space to change heavy music’s shape.

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Wolf Alice : Visions of a Life

A backward-looking album from a band whose talents don’t seem like they’re being used to their fullest.

Enslaved E review

Enslaved : E

The black metal legends continue to refine their progressive approach.

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Makthaverskan : III

The place where searing catharsis and perfect melodies collide.

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St. Vincent : MASSEDUCTION

Annie Clark goes pop, sorta.

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Bell Witch : Mirror Reaper

A profound doom-metal meditation on grief and loss.

Destroyer ken review Album of the Week

Album of the Week: Destroyer – ken

An album for the present day, inspired by Thatcher’s England.

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Beck : Colors

A labored-over and predictable album from an artist who’s capable of so much more.

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King Krule : The Ooz

Archy Marshall returns with a long, complicated album that sounds like decay.

best albums of October 2017 Expander

Expander : Endless Computer

Austin metal outfit delivers a thrilling sci-fi thrash debut.

Cults Offering review

Cults : Offering

The New York duo delivers another set of sophisticated pop with reserved dynamism.

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Yellow Eyes – Immersion Trench Reverie

Brooklyn black metal brother duo turns in one of the most pivotal metal records of the year.

Deradoorian Eternal Recurrence review

Deradoorian : Eternal Recurrence

An album about love—probably.

Torres Three Futures review

Torres : Three Futures

Mackenzie Scott trades guitars for electronics and immediacy for slow-burners.

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Circuit des Yeux : Reaching for Indigo

The avant garde singer/songwriter earns her comparisons to the genre-smashing greats.

The Horrors V review

The Horrors : V

A natural extension of a solid post-punk discography.

Spirit Adrift Curse of Conception review

Spirit Adrift : Curse of Conception

An album that’ll remind you why you love metal.