B-Side Guys

Raziq Rauf

Raziq Rauf’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 9 reviews, going back to 2005, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Metal & Punk 78%
  • Rock 22%

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. OpethGhost Reveries 100 Drowned in Sound
  2. Killswitch EngageAs Daylight Dies 90 Drowned in Sound
  3. Lamb of GodSacrament 90 Drowned in Sound
  4. Bullet for My ValentineThe Poison 90 Drowned in Sound
  5. In FlamesCome Clarity 80 Drowned in Sound

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Within TemptationThe Silent Force“I have heard much acclaim afforded to these Dutch goth-rockers over recent months. Swimming in the same vein as Lacuna Coil and Nightwish, Within…”Drowned in Sound via Wikipedia50 2.5/5692005
Killswitch EngageAs Daylight DiesDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia90 9/1084
In FlamesCome ClarityDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia80 8/1079
UnderoathDefine the Great LineDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia50 5/1070
OpethGhost ReveriesDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia100 10/1094
MotörheadKiss of DeathDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia80 8/1072
Lamb of GodSacramentDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia90 9/1077
Bullet for My ValentineThe PoisonDrowned in Sound via Wikipedia90 9/1077
Walls of JerichoWith Devils Amongst Us All“It’s turning out to be quite a year for HARDcore. After recent, decent efforts from Terror and Hatebreed, Detroit bruisers Walls Of Jericho have re…”Drowned in Sound via Wikipedia70 7/1080

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