Tom Dare

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Malefice: V

By Tom Dare published

Reading metallers hit the right note – hard

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In Vain: Ænigma

By Tom Dare published

A Nordic barrage with an immaculately sourced arsenal

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Centurian: Contra Rationem

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Low-lying death metallers fail to rise for the occasion

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Voices: From The Human Forest Create A Fugue Of Imaginary Rain

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Ex-Akercocke members chart new maps of Hell

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Nero Di Marte: Nero Di Marte

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Crushing, progressive italians fail to fuse their influences

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Mr Lordi of Lordi performs on stage at O2 Academy Islington on April 5, 2015

Mr Lordi: 10 Records That Changed My Life

By Tom Dare published

King of Eurovision, Mr Lordi, picks the albums and songs that made him the ghoul he is today

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Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

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Tear-inducing tales from the dark side

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Omnium Gatherum: Beyond

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Finnish melodeathsters take another big leap forward

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Infernal Poetry: Paraphiliac

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Italian metallers fail to get into the groove

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Dimicandum: The Legacy Of Gaia

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Ukrainian groove metallers get stuck on terra firma

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Hate: Solarflesh

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Polish death metal veterans forego the polish

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Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted

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Prog heroes add an incidental live album to their canon

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Coheed And Cambria: The Afterman: Descension

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Progsters cross over to where sequels dare

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Destinity: Resolve In Crimson

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Gothenburg-styled deathsters outstay their welcome

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Aeon: Aeon's Black

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Scandic deathsters rock the foundations

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Wintersun: Time I

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Hi-tech wizardry from long-lost symphonic metallers

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Rebellion: Arminius: Furor Teutonicus

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Trad German metallers trundle into the doldrums

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Nightwish: Imaginaerum - The Score

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Symphonic Finns show their subtle side

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The Algorithm: Polymorphic Code

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For sanity’s sake, go with the flow (chart)

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To-Mera: Exile

By Tom Dare published

Progressing far beyond the point of ... anything, really

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Ophidian I: Solvet Saeclum

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Icelandic tech-deathsters prove a little too cold

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Loch Vostok: V: The Doctrine Decoded

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Nordic progressive crew get far too vocal

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Doppler: Apophenia: Type I Error

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Spaniards in a race to the bottom end

Tracks & Singles
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The Contortionist: Intrinsic

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Tech-metal adventurers put the ‘maze’ in ‘amaze’

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Threshold: March Of Progress

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British progsters find the wow factor in their widdle

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