Album review: Biffy Clyro – FutiqueNo reason they can’t go ’mon forever: Biffy Clyro prove you’re never too old for growing pains or a fresh start on energised 10th album.
Album review: Paradise Lost – AscensionThrough thunderous skies, Paradise Lost continue to soar on scintillating 17th album Ascension.
Album review: I Prevail – Violent NatureA new chapter of rage, vulnerability and insistence on ferocious intensity: I Prevail are reborn on their triumphant fourth album, Violent Nature.
Film review: Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesShark sandwich! Spinal Tap return for a sequel that taps into what made the rockumentary band so funny in the first place.
Album review: Nevertel – Start AgainLA alt.metal trio Nevertel are out to redefine themselves and rock music on exciting third album, Start Again.
Album review: Ho99o9 – Tomorrow We EscapeAnarchic duo Ho99o9 are more focussed and exacting than ever on explosive and surprisingly personal third album, Tomorrow We Escape.
Album review: Starset – SilosWait ’til the neighbours are out and get into orbit with this fifth instalment of cinematic genius from futurist alt.rockers Starset.
Album review: Not Enough Space – Weaponize Your Rage‘Moancore’ progenitors Not Enough Space make room for themselves in the metalcore scene on fiery debut.
Album review: Maruja – Pain To PowerSurely one of the year’s most important records: immersive soundscapes and spiritual healing fuel righteous protest on debut album from jazz-punks Maruja.
Album review: Die Spitz – Something To ConsumePunk, thrash and noise-rock collide head-first as relentless Texas troublemakers Die Spitz present a debut album of unpredictable mayhem.
Album review: I See Stars – The WheelI See Stars let the universe guide them through hard times on their first album in nearly a decade.
Album review: The Rasmus – WeirdoUnflappable ’00s chart stars The Rasmus bounce back with tuneful, layered album of professionally steered soft rock.
Album review: Lorna Shore – I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me“Like latter-day Parkway Drive if someone peeled off all their skin”: Lorna Shore plot a course to the top of the metal mountain with ferocious fifth album.
Album review: FAUN – HexGerman neofolk veterans FAUN weave poppy hooks from pagan memory on bewitching 12th album Hex.
Album review: Black Satellite – AftermathBlack Satellite’s second album wants to be knife-sharp, and sometimes succeeds, but ends up feeling bloated…
Album review: Blessthefall – GallowsBeau Bokan and co.’s metalcore leaves you wanting metal-more, for various reasons, on Blessthefall’s seventh album.
