Album review: The Hara – The FalloutManchester alt.rockers The Hara show big ambition on heavier second album, The Fallout.
Album review: Megadeth – MegadethDave Mustaine’s thrash war machine take their curtain call, finishing as he started, doing things his way whether you like it or not.
Album review: Crystal Lake – The Weight Of SoundWith a new vocalist in tow, Japanese metalcore heroes Crystal Lake turn the volume up to 11 on their first album in seven years.
Album review: Artio – Soul RotTired of the algorithm? Artio transform that digital fatigue into ammunition for their best songs yet on their second album, Soul Rot.
Album review: Backengrillen – BackengrillenFormer Refused men get jazzy – and noisy – with revolutionary new band Backengrillen.
Album review: Poppy – Empty HandsPoppy’s seventh album is not just a visceral eruption of rage, but her most chameleonic, creative body of work to date…
Album review: My Ruin – Declaration Of ResistanceTairrie B and My Ruin roar back from the abyss to rage against a world going to the dogs on unapologetically radical ninth album, Declaration Of Resistance.
Album review: Rifle – RifleEssex punks Rifle brilliantly weaponise dissatisfaction on raucous debut album.
Album review: Kreator – Krushers Of The WorldGerman thrash legends Kreator resume their remarkable late-career resurgence on superb 16th outing Krushers Of The World.
Album review: Kid Kapichi – Fearless NatureBrit punks Kid Kapichi enter bold new chapter with introspective fourth record, Fearless Nature.
Album review: Cavetown – Running With ScissorsProlific Gen Z superstar Robin Skinner tests out pop-punk and hyperpop production on sixth album Running With Scissors.
Live review: Biffy Clyro, London The O2Biffy Clyro triumph with more than a little love as they hit The O2 in London without bassist James Johnston.
Album review: Blanket – True BlueBlackpool’s Blanket return softer, sweeter and yet just as grand on the immersive True Blue.
Album review: Ov Sulfur – EndlessLas Vegas deathcore crew Ov Sulfur question eternal life on brutal second album.
Album review: Beyond The Black – Break The SilenceGerman symphonic metallers Beyond The Black combine beauty and ballast to occasionally spectacular effect on third album Break The Silence.
Album review: Greywind – Severed Heart CityAfter a nine-year wait, siblings Steph and Paul O’Sullivan return supercharged, with a deep well of emotion to draw from on long-awaited second album.