The Great Satan - Rob Zombie
2/5, Not For Me But Not Atrocious. Rob Zombie reaches for shock value over new ideas, and it feels like a haunted house you’ve already walked through twice.
Genesis PT. II - ONI
3/5, Hey, This Kinda Slaps. A competent alt-metal EP with strong vocals, held back by simple instrumentals and a sound that’s polished a little too shiny.
Even in Arcadia - Sleep Token
3/5, Hey, This Kinda Slaps. A more mature Sleep Token that loses the edge of Take Me Back to Eden, with meandering tracks and recycled lyrics. Vessel, we need to talk.
Take Me Back To Eden - Sleep Token
4.5/5, Put This In Your Rotation. Sleep Token close out their trilogy with a complete story of love, devotion and pain, bouncing from soul to trap to brutal metal without losing the plot.
From Zero - Linkin Park
3.5/5, Hey, This Kinda Slaps. Linkin Park chart a new path with Emily Armstrong while drawing on every era of their catalog. Less a reboot, more a reintroduction.