When was the last time a modern metal album made you feel something huge? I mean stopped you dead in your tracks and sent a shiver down your spine while simultaneously bringing tears to your eyes?
Sadly, I can’t think of a single metal album released this year that wielded such arresting, heart-stopping power for me. My god, I want it to. I search and search, only to feel like I’m wading through a mud pit of clinical, overproduced riffs and ultra-processed vocals.
