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| Drop Out | Sludge/Noisecore | 1996 - Pessimiser Records/Theologian Records | 8.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| A Canorous Quintet |
| Silence Of The World Beyond | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | 8/10 | 8.17/10 |
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| Ablaze My Sorrow |
| If Emotions Still Burn | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 7/10 | 8/10 | 6.25/10 |
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| Allegiance |
| Hymn Till Hangagud | Viking War Metal | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Amorphis |
| Elegy | Heavy / Death / Folk / mélodique | 1996 - Relapse Records | 8.5/10 | 8.25/10 | 8.37/10 |
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| Anathema |
| Eternity | Doom/rock atmosphérique | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 7/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.87/10 |
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| Ancient |
| The Cainian Chronicle | Black metal symphonique | 1996 - Metal Blade | 4.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.38/10 |
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| Annihilator |
| Refresh The Demon | Thrash n' roll | 1996 - Music For Nations | 5/10 | 5.5/10 | 6.44/10 |
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| Asphyx |
| Embrace The Death | Death Doom | 1996 - Century Media | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Borknagar |
| Borknagar | Black Métal Folklorique | 1996 - Malicious Records / Century Media | 8/10 | 7.38/10 | 6.39/10 |
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| Bruce Dickinson |
| Accident Of Birth | Heavy metal | 1996 - Sanctuary Records | 8/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.14/10 |
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| Burzum |
| Filosofem | Black Metal/Ambient | 1996 - Misanthropy Records | 9.5/10 | 7.33/10 | 8.04/10 |
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| Cannibal Corpse |
| Vile | Death metal | 1996 - Metal Blade | 8/10 | 8.22/10 | 7.54/10 |
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| Carcass |
| Swansong | Rot'n'roll | 1996 - Earache Records | 8.5/10 | 8.1/10 | 7.56/10 |
| Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass (Com... | Grind/Death rock | 1996 - Earache Records | 4/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.88/5 |
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| Cardinal Sin |
| Spiteful Intents (EP) | Black/Death mélodique | 1996 - Wrong Again Records | 4/5 | 4.3/5 | 4.67/5 |
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| Centinex |
| Malleus Maleficarum | Death Metal | 1996 - Candlelight Records | 6.5/10 | -/10 | 7/10 |
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| Cradle Of Filth |
| Vempire (MCD) | Black metal symphonique gothique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 4.5/5 | 4.23/5 | 4.16/5 |
| Dusk And Her Embrace | Black metal symphonique gothique | 1996 - Music For Nations | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.61/10 |
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| Cryptopsy |
| None So Vile | Brutal death technique | 1996 - Wrong Again Records | 9/10 | 8.82/10 | 8.76/10 |
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| Dark Tranquillity |
| The Mind's I | Death mélodique | 1996 - Osmose Productions | 8/10 | 8.27/10 | 8.25/10 |
| Enter Suicidal Angels (EP) | Death Metal Mélodique | 1996 - Osmose Productions | 3.5/5 | 3.93/5 | 3.06/5 |
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| Darkthrone |
| Goatlord | Black Metal | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 7.5/10 | 5.17/10 | 4.37/10 |
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| Decameron |
| My Shadow... | Black/Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 8/10 | 7.9/10 | 7.25/10 |
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| Diabolical Masquerade |
| Ravendusk In My Heart | Black/Dark Metal atmosphérique et avant-gardiste | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 8.5/10 | 8.33/10 | 8.3/10 |
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| Dimmu Borgir |
| Stormblåst | Black Metal Symphonique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 8/10 | 8.45/10 | 7.86/10 |
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| Dying Fetus |
| Purification Through Violence | Deathcore / Grind | 1996 - DieHard Music | 7.5/10 | 7.82/10 | 7.09/10 |
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| Edge Of Sanity |
| Crimson | Death mélodique progressif | 1996 - Black Mark | 9.5/10 | 9.24/10 | 8.77/10 |
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| Elend |
| Les Ténèbres Du Dehors | Ambient / gothique sombre | 1996 - Holy Records | 7.5/10 | 9.5/10 | -/10 |
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| Empyrium |
| A Wintersunset... | Doom/Folk/Black atmosphérique | 1996 - Prophecy Productions | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.41/10 |
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| Falkenbach |
| …En Their Medh Riki Fara… | Black metal épique et folklorique | 1996 - No Colours Records | 7/10 | 7.25/10 | 8.2/10 |
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| Flowing Tears (& Withered Flowers) |
| Swansongs | Doom atmosphérique | 1996 - Seven Art Music | 9/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Gates Of Ishtar |
| A Bloodred Path | Death mélodique | 1996 - Spinefarm Records | 7/10 | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Gehenna |
| Malice | Black Metal symphonique | 1996 - Cacophonous Records | 8.5/10 | 7/10 | 7.47/10 |
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| Godgory |
| Shadow's Dance | Death mélodique | 1996 - Invasion Records | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Gorgoroth |
| Antichrist | Raw Black Metal | 1996 - Malicious Records | 6.5/10 | 8.75/10 | 7.33/10 |
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| Hypocrisy |
| Maximum Abduction (EP) | Death Metal | 1996 - Nuclear Blast | -/5 | -/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Abducted | Death sous toutes ses formes | 1996 - Nuclear Blast | 8.5/10 | 8.81/10 | 8.36/10 |
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| Hypocrite |
| Edge Of Existence | Death mélodique | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 7.5/10 | -/10 | 6.13/10 |
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| Immolation |
| Here In After | Death Metal | 1996 - Metal Blade | 6/10 | 7.57/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| In Flames |
| The Jester Race | Death mélodique | 1996 - Nuclear Blast | 10/10 | 9.31/10 | 8.9/10 |
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| Kampfar |
| Mellom Skogkledde Aaser | Pagan black | 1996 - Malicious Records | 9/10 | 8/10 | 8.23/10 |
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| Katatonia |
| Brave Murder Day | Dark metal | 1996 - Avantgarde Music | 9/10 | 8.74/10 | 9.09/10 |
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| Kindred |
| File 01 | Straight Edge Hardcore | 1996 - Goodlife Recordings | 8/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Living Sorrow |
| Red Morning Sky | Doom | 1996 - Active Records | -/10 | -/10 | -/10 |
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| Lofofora |
| Peuh! | Hardcore français culte | 1996 - Virgin Records | 9/10 | 8.42/10 | 9.5/10 |
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| Madball |
| Demonstrating My Style | New York Hardcore | 1996 - Roadrunner Records | 8.5/10 | 8.33/10 | 8.83/10 |
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| Marilyn Manson |
| Antichrist Superstar | Vision du mauvais gout | 1996 - Interscope Records | 8.5/10 | 8.71/10 | 8.47/10 |
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| Mephistopheles |
| Landscape Symphonies | Black symphonique | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 9/10 | 8.5/10 | 7.11/10 |
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| Metallica |
| Load | Heavy Blues Rock | 1996 - Vertigo | 7/10 | 5.85/10 | 6.65/10 |
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| Moonspell |
| Irreligious | Metal gothique sombre | 1996 - Century Media | 7.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 8.43/10 |
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| Morning Again |
| Hand Of Hope | Hardcore / Metal | 1996 - Goodlife Recordings | 7.5/10 | 8.83/10 | -/10 |
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| My Dying Bride |
| Like Gods Of The Sun | Doom Metal | 1996 - Peaceville Records | 9/10 | 7.75/10 | 7.88/10 |
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| Napalm Death |
| Greed Killing (EP) | Death / Grind | 1996 - Earache Records | 3/5 | 3.5/5 | 3.78/5 |
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| Opeth |
| Morningrise | Death Metal progressif | 1996 - Candlelight Records | 10/10 | 9.13/10 | 8.31/10 |
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| Orphaned Land |
| El Norra Alila | Death mélodique moyen-oriental | 1996 - Holy Records | 8/10 | 8.5/10 | 8.31/10 |
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| Overkill |
| The Killing Kind | Thrash Metal | 1996 - Edel Music | 9/10 | 8.25/10 | 6.83/10 |
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| Pan.Thy.Monium |
| Khaooos & Kon-Fus-Ion | Death Metal expérimental | 1996 - Relapse Records | 8/10 | 9.25/10 | -/10 |
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| Pantera |
| The Great Southern Trendkill | Power thrash métal sudiste :) | 1996 - Elektra | 9/10 | 9.23/10 | 8.29/10 |
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| Rage |
| End Of All Days | Heavy-Thrash mélodique | 1996 - Gun Records | 8/10 | 9/10 | 6.5/10 |
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| Rage Against The Machine |
| Evil Empire | Fusion | 1996 - Epic | 9/10 | 8.73/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Sacramentum |
| Far Away From The Sun | Black/Death | 1996 - Adipocere Records | 8.5/10 | 9.47/10 | 7.83/10 |
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| Sacred Reich |
| Heal | Thrash-Metal | 1996 - Metal Blade | 7/10 | 6.25/10 | 8.5/10 |
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| Sacrilege |
| Lost In The Beauty You Slay | Death mélodique | 1996 - Black Sun Records | 8/10 | 10/10 | 8/10 |
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| Sadist |
| Tribe | Techno-death progressif | 1996 - Rising Sun Productions | 9.5/10 | 9.38/10 | 7.35/10 |
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| Samael |
| Passage | Space Metal | 1996 - Century Media | 9/10 | 8.83/10 | 9.09/10 |
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| Skunk Anansie |
| Stoosh | Rock-Pop | 1996 - Virgin Records | -/10 | 8/10 | 7.25/10 |
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| Slayer |
| Undisputed Attitude | Reprises punk / hardcore à la sauce Slayer | 1996 - American Recordings | 8/10 | 7.3/10 | 6.8/10 |
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| Summoning |
| Dol Guldur | Black metal épique et atmosphérique | 1996 - Napalm Records | 8.5/10 | 9.33/10 | 8.67/10 |
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| The Exploited |
| Beat The Bastards | Punk extrême | 1996 - Rough Justice | 9/10 | -/10 | 8.33/10 |
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| Theatre Of Tragedy |
| Velvet Darkness They Fear | Metal gothique originel | 1996 - Massacre Records | 9/10 | -/10 | 8.92/10 |
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| Thy Serpent |
| Forests Of Witchery | Black Metal mélodique et atmosphérique | 1996 - Spinefarm Records | 8.5/10 | 7.9/10 | 7.5/10 |
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| Tool |
| Aenima | Prog ?? | 1996 - Volcano | 9/10 | 9.31/10 | 9.27/10 |
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| Ulver |
| Kveldssanger | Folk | 1996 - Head Not Found | 8/10 | 7.3/10 | 8.19/10 |
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| Various Artists |
| Ozzfest - Live (Compil.) | Compil live | 1996 - Sony Music | 3.5/5 | -/5 | -/5 |
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| Vinterland |
| Welcome My Last Chapter | Black Metal | 1996 - No Fashion Records | 9/10 | 9.88/10 | 8.23/10 |
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