| Alice In Chains |
| Rainier Fog | Grunge | 2018 - BMG | 8.5/10 | 6.75/10 | 8.15/10 |
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| Angantyr |
| Ulykke | Black Metal Mélodique | 2018 - Northern Silence Productions | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.17/10 |
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| Archgoat |
| The Luciferian Crown | Black Metal | 2018 - Debemur Morti Productions | 8.5/10 | 7.55/10 | 7.83/10 |
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| Black Label Society |
| Grimmest Hits | Heavy Metal / Hard Rock | 2018 - Koch Records | 3.5/10 | 5/10 | 7.18/10 |
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| Blitzkrieg |
| Judge Not! | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Mighty Music | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 6.95/10 |
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| Brouillard |
| Brouillard | Black Metal | 2018 - Transcendance | 8.5/10 | 8.67/10 | 8.67/10 |
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| Cantique Lépreux |
| Paysages Polaires | Black Metal | 2018 - Eisenwald | 7/10 | 7.7/10 | -/10 |
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| Cénotaphe |
| Horizons (EP) | Black Metal | 2018 - Kuunpalvelus Records | 4.5/5 | 4.13/5 | -/5 |
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| Cénotaphe / Circle Of Ouroborus |
| Cénotaphe / Circle Of Ouroborus (Spli... | Black Metal | 2018 - Final Agony Records | 4/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Cerebral Rot |
| Cessation Of Life (Démo) | Death Metal | 2018 - Parasitic Records | 4/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Chevalier |
| Chapitre II (EP) | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Gates Of Hell Records / Temple Of Mystery Records | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3.88/5 |
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| Darvaza |
| Darkness In Turmoil (EP) | Black Metal | 2018 - Terratur Possessions | 3.5/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Daughters |
| You Won't Get What You Want | Industrial Noise / Math Rock | 2018 - Ipecac Recordings | 9/10 | 9.25/10 | 9.17/10 |
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| Degredo |
| A Noite dos Tempos | Ambiant Black Metal Minimaliste | 2018 - Harvest Of Death | 4/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Deiquisitor |
| Downfall Of The Apostates | Death Metal | 2018 - Dark Descent Records | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.31/10 |
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| Délétère |
| De Horae Leprae | Black metal | 2018 - Sepulchral Productions | 8.5/10 | 8.5/10 | 9.5/10 |
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| Derdian |
| DNA | Power Metal | 2018 - Indépendant | 8/10 | -/10 | 7.86/10 |
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| Dirge |
| Lost Empyrean | Post Metal | 2018 - Debemur Morti Productions | 8/10 | 8.13/10 | 8.39/10 |
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| Dirty Shirt |
| FolkCore DeTour (Live) | Metal/FolkCore | 2018 - Apathia Records | 3.75/5 | 5/5 | 4.38/5 |
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| Disconnected |
| White Colossus | Metal Moderne | 2018 - Apathia Records | 7.5/10 | 5/10 | 7.36/10 |
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| Drudkh |
| They Often See Dreams About The Spring | Black Metal | 2018 - Season Of Mist / Underground Activists | 8/10 | 7.33/10 | 8.13/10 |
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| Ende |
| Goétie Funeste | Black metal | 2018 - Obscure Abhorrence Productions | 8.5/10 | 7.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Exmortus |
| The Sound Of Steel | Neo-Classical Power/Thrash/Death | 2018 - Prosthetic Records | 8/10 | 6.83/10 | 7.36/10 |
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| False Gharial |
| Birth (EP) | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Autoproduction | 1/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Fifth Angel |
| Third Secret | Power Metal | 2018 - Nuclear Blast Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 9/10 |
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| Foul |
| Of Worms (EP) | Death / Doom | 2018 - Autoproduction | 3.5/5 | -/5 | 4/5 |
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| Fragments Of Unbecoming |
| Perdition Portal | Death mélodique velu | 2018 - Apostasy Records | 7.5/10 | 7.25/10 | 7.52/10 |
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| Gaerea |
| Unsettling Whispers | Black Metal Puissant | 2018 - Transcending Obscurity Records | 8/10 | 5/10 | 8.11/10 |
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| Galvanizer |
| Sanguine Vigil | Death / Grind | 2018 - Everlasting Spew Records | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 6.53/10 |
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| Haken |
| Vector | Metal Progressif | 2018 - InsideOut Music | 9/10 | 7.17/10 | 8.32/10 |
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| Harakiri for the Sky |
| Arson | Post-Black Metal | 2018 - AOP Records | 7.5/10 | 7.3/10 | 7.88/10 |
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| Hardcore Anal Hydrogen |
| Hypercut | Mindfuck / WTF | 2018 - Apathia Records | 7.5/10 | 8.17/10 | 8/10 |
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| Haunt |
| Burst Into Flame | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Shadow Kingdom Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.4/10 |
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| Heptaedium |
| The Great Herald Of Misery | Djent/Glitch | 2018 - Apathia Records | 7.5/10 | 7.75/10 | 6.88/10 |
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| Infernal Execrator |
| Obsolete Ordinance | War Metal | 2018 - Pulverised Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.13/10 |
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| Iron Angel |
| Hellbound | Speed Metal | 2018 - Mighty Music | 7/10 | 6/10 | 6.47/10 |
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| Johansson & Speckmann |
| From The Mouth Of Madness | Death Old-School | 2018 - Soulseller Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.8/10 |
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| Judas Priest |
| Firepower | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Columbia Records | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.47/10 |
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| Leather |
| II | Heavy Metal | 2018 - High Roller Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.19/10 |
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| Lucifer's Hammer |
| Time is Death | Heavy Metal (maidenien) | 2018 - Indépendant | 7.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Lychgate |
| The Contagion in Nine Steps | Doom Black Metal Expérimental | 2018 - Blood Music | 9.5/10 | -/10 | 8/10 |
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| Manticora |
| To Kill to Live to Kill | Power/Speed Metal Progressif | 2018 - ViciSolum Productions | 7/10 | 8/10 | 8.1/10 |
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| Mavorim |
| Silent Leges Inter Arma | Black Metal | 2018 - Purity Through Fire | 8/10 | 7.75/10 | -/10 |
| Der König Ist Tot (EP) | Black Metal | 2018 - Purity Through Fire | 3.5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Moongates Guardian |
| Leave the Northern Mountains | Epic Black Metal | 2018 - More Hate Productions | 7/10 | 8.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Moonreich |
| Fugue | Black Metal | 2018 - Les Acteurs de l'Ombre | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 7.67/10 |
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| Nachtmystium |
| Resilient (EP) | Black Metal Envolé | 2018 - Lupus Lounge | 4/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.79/5 |
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| Necrodancer |
| Void | Funeral Grunge | 2018 - Throatruiner Records / Lost Pilgrims | 8/10 | 7.67/10 | 7.44/10 |
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| Necrophobic |
| Mark Of The Necrogram | Black / Death Metal | 2018 - Century Media Records | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.98/10 |
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| Nervosa |
| Downfall of Mankind | Thrash metal | 2018 - Napalm Records | 4/10 | 7.75/10 | 7.04/10 |
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| Nightmarer |
| Cacophony Of Terror | Death technique et dissonnant | 2018 - Season Of Mist | 7.5/10 | 8/10 | 7.57/10 |
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| Nihilist |
| Evolution (EP) | Post Deathcore | 2018 - Autoproduction | 4.25/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Nocturnal Pestilence |
| Fire & Shade | Epic Symphonic Black Metal | 2018 - Polymorphe Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Nydvind |
| Seas of Oblivion | Pagan Black Metal | 2018 - Malpermesita Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.3/10 |
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| Oceans of Slumber |
| The Banished Heart | Metal Progressif | 2018 - Century Media Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7.92/10 |
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| On Thorns I Lay |
| Aegean Sorrow | Doom/Death mélodique | 2018 - Alone Records | 6/10 | 7.75/10 | 6.88/10 |
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| Orphaned Land |
| Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs | Metal Folklorique | 2018 - Century Media Records | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.4/10 |
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| Orsak:oslo |
| Nordstan (EP) | Post Rock | 2018 - Autoproduction | 4/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Peste Noire |
| Peste Noire - Split - Peste Noire | Black Metal de France | 2018 - Militant Zone | 7/10 | 5.93/10 | -/10 |
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| Primitive Man |
| Steel Casket (Démo) | Sludge | 2018 - Tartarus Records | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | -/5 |
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| Primitive Man / Unearthly Trance |
| Split (Split-CD) | Sludge / Doom / Noise | 2018 - Relapse Records | 5.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Pryapisme |
| Epic Loon | Epic Chiptune Metal | 2018 - Apathia Records | 7/10 | -/10 | 9.5/10 |
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| Rapture |
| Paroxysm Of Hatred | Death/Thrash | 2018 - Memento Mori | 8.5/10 | 8.25/10 | 3/10 |
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| Riot V |
| Armor Of Light | Heavy/Power/Speed | 2018 - Nuclear Blast Records | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.41/10 |
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| Riverside |
| Wasteland | Rock/metal progressif | 2018 - InsideOut Music | 8/10 | -/10 | 8.01/10 |
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| Sabïre |
| Gates Ajar (EP) | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Autoproduction | 4/5 | 4.67/5 | -/5 |
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| Sainte Marie des Loups |
| Sainte Marie des Loups | Black Metal | 2018 - Fallen Empire Records | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Satan |
| Cruel Magic | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Metal Blade Records | 6.5/10 | 6.25/10 | 8.07/10 |
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| Seventh Wonder |
| Tiara | Metal Progressif | 2018 - Frontiers Records | 8.5/10 | -/10 | 8.11/10 |
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| Slaughterday |
| Abattoir (EP) | Death Old-School | 2018 - F.D.A. Records | 4/5 | -/5 | 4.05/5 |
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| Solar Temple |
| Fertile Descent | Black Metal Atmosphérique | 2018 - Eisenwald / Haeresis Noviomagi | 7/10 | -/10 | 7.43/10 |
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| Stromptha |
| Odium Vult | Black Metal | 2018 - Ossuaire Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Sworn Us Under |
| The Stone Man | Power US | 2018 - Autoproduction | 6.5/10 | 6/10 | -/10 |
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| Taphos |
| Come Ethereal Somberness | Death Metal | 2018 - Blood Harvest Records | 8/10 | 8.07/10 | 7.53/10 |
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| Tentation / Iron Slaught |
| - 665 - Les Hordes Metalliques (Split... | Heavy Metal | 2018 - La Fin du Monde | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 |
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| The Beast of Nod |
| Vampira: Disciple of Chaos | Technical/Progressive Death Metal | 2018 - Indépendant | 9/10 | 7.33/10 | -/10 |
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| The Dali Thundering Concept |
| Savages | Djent/Mathcore | 2018 - Apathia Records | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.03/10 |
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| The Necromancers |
| Of Blood and Wine | Hard Rock occulte | 2018 - Ripple Music | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 6.5/10 |
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| The Negation |
| The Sixth Extinction (EP) | Black Metal Moderne | 2018 - Autoproduction | 4/5 | -/5 | 4.5/5 |
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| Transilvania |
| Night of Nights | Black/Thrash/Heavy | 2018 - Into Dungeon Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Truent |
| To End an Ancient Way of Life (EP) | Groove Thrashened Death Metal | 2018 - Indépendant | 4.5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Undergang |
| Den Gobbelte Grav (EP) | Death Metal | 2018 - Forlaget Corto | 3.5/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Undergang / Gorephilia |
| Gorephilia / Undergang (Split 7") | Death Metal | 2018 - Me Saco Un Ojo Records | 4/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Unearth |
| Extinction(s) | Metalcore | 2018 - Century Media Records | 6.5/10 | 7.17/10 | 7.15/10 |
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| Urfaust |
| The Constellatory Practice | Doom Metal / Ambient / Black Metal | 2018 - Ván Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7.72/10 |
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| Varathron |
| Patriarchs of Evil | Black Metal Hellénique | 2018 - Agonia Records | 7.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.85/10 |
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| Vastum / Spectral Voice |
| Vastum / Spectral Voice (Split 7") | Death Metal | 2018 - Dark Descent Records | 4/5 | 4/5 | -/5 |
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| Visigoth |
| Conqueror's Oath | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Metal Blade Records | 9/10 | 8.3/10 | 7.84/10 |
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| Watain |
| Trident Wolf Eclipse | Black Metal | 2018 - Century Media Records | 6.5/10 | 6.57/10 | 8.42/10 |
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| White Wizzard |
| Infernal Overdrive | Heavy Metal | 2018 - M-Theory Audio | 9/10 | 8/10 | 8.07/10 |
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| Whoredom Rife |
| Nid - Hymner Av hat | Black Metal | 2018 - Terratur Possessions | 7.5/10 | 6.25/10 | 7.7/10 |
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| Will Haven |
| Muerte | Post / Noisecore | 2018 - Minus Head Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Winterfylleth |
| The Hallowing of Heirdom | Folk acoustique | 2018 - Candlelight Records | 5/10 | -/10 | 7.83/10 |
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| Wolvennest |
| Void | Black Ambient/ Occult Rock | 2018 - Ván Records | 9/10 | 7.17/10 | 7.25/10 |
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| Wytch Hazel |
| II : Sojourn | Heavy Metal | 2018 - Bad Omen Records | 8.5/10 | 8/10 | 7.9/10 |
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| ΚΕΝΌΣ |
| Inner Rituals | Black/Doom Occulte | 2018 - BloodCrown Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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