Album Reviews8/10
Metallica Review: 1991 Self-Titled Album Still Sounds Bigger Than Anything They’d Done Before
A review of Metallica's self-titled 1991 album, weighing its highs ('Sad But True,' 'Nothing Else Matters') against its lesser moments.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews6.3/10
Metallica’s Load: A Heavy Record That Drags in Places
A heavy record of metal, family, and loss, wherein the band presses past its own bounds, succeeding and failing in equal measure.
Album Reviews9.5/10
40 Years On, Metallica’s Master of Puppets Still Sets the Standard for Thrash
A heavy record of speed and weight, wherein Metallica define thrash metal with a title track that remains a warning.
Album Reviews8/10
JPEGMAFIA’s ‘Black Ben Carson’: Ten Years On, Still the Baltimore Rap Landmark It Deserves to Be
A Baltimore rap record of fury, humor, and self-examination, told in twenty-two tracks across eighty-six minutes.
Album Reviews8/10
Clipse’s Debut Still Rides on One Hit From 2002
A review of Clipse's 2002 debut Lord Willin', tracking its highs—Grindin' and Ma, I Don't Love Her—and its weaker middle stretch.
JPEGMAFIA’s Veteran Earns Its Reputation as One of Hip-Hop’s Most Ambitious Albums
A veteran's loud, fast, and impossible-to-ignore record of glitched intros and straight rap aggression.
Album Reviews8/10
Setbacks Review: ScHoolboy Q Announces Himself 15 Years On With Confidence And Controlled Chaos
A review of ScHoolboy Q's debut album Setbacks, weighing its confident street tales against its occasional filler.
Album Reviews5.1/10
Jack Harlow’s ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’ Plays Fatherhood as Performance
A rapper's tale of fatherhood and fame, told through fifteen songs of boast and hook, wherein performance reigns supreme.
Album Reviews8/10
Jack Harlow’s ‘That’s What They All Say’: Confident Statement, Some Blurry Middle
Jack Harlow's That's What They All Say is a confident, well-made 15-track mission statement with standout tracks and a few weak ones.
Album Reviews8.1/10
Paraffin (Instrumentals): Armand Hammer Strips the Vocals and Still Packs a Punch
A record stripped of voice, yet heavy with history and dread, wherein beats refuse to rest.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s Mercy Trades Piano for Violence, and Mostly Earns It
A grim tale of mercy, wherein a piano and two rappers conspire to make the listener sit still amid war, ruin, and quiet dread.
Album Reviews8/10
Haram Review: Armand Hammer and The Alchemist Mostly Deliver on Warm Samples and Strong Singing
A record that sits between hip-hop and soul, mostly succeeding, with Aubergine standing out among its tracks.