Album review: Memphis May Fire – ShapeshifterMemphis May Fire unpick identity and deception on their self-reflective eighth album…
Album review: Deafheaven – Lonely People With PowerTake the power back: Deafheaven return with unexpectedly heavy and entirely expectedly brilliant sixth album.
Album review: Forlorn – AetherRituals, sacrifices and whole lot of riffs – Brit ‘Midsommar metallers’ Forlorn step up with elemental debut, Aether.
Album review: The Darkness – Dreams On ToastJustin Hawkins and co. use their loaf on Darkness album number eight, but they still know what side their bread’s buttered.
Album review: Jivebomb – ETHEREALBaltimore newcomers Jivebomb get disgustingly heavy on ironically-titled debut ETHEREAL.
Album review: Backxwash – Only Dust RemainsBackxwash’s Ashanti Mutinta returns with a morbid, bleak and brilliant post-trilogy album.
Album review: Underoath – The Place After This OneTen albums in, metalcore veterans Underoath continue to deliver chaos and tension.
Album review: Arch Enemy – Blood DynastySwedish metal aristocrats Arch Enemy keep thrashing on with merciless 12th album Blood Dynasty.
Album review: Alien Weaponry – Te RāNew Zealand metal trio Alien Weaponry get back to their roots, bloody roots on feral, anger-fuelled third album Te Rā.
Album review: Cradle Of Filth – The Screaming Of The ValkyriesSuffolk spooks Cradle Of Filth go back to the putrid well on hellish, hedonistic 14th album The Screaming Of The Valkyries.
Album review: Calyces – Fleshy Waves Of ProbabilityGreek prog-riffers Calyces salute their heroes with huge, uplifting riffs on more concise second album, Fleshy Waves Of Probability.
Album review: Stormo – Tagli/TaleeItalian post-hardcore crew Stormo kick up a hell of an emotional racket, albeit briefly.
Album review: SpiritWorld – HelldoradoLas Vegas’ horror-western gunslingers SpiritWorld strike bloody gold on thumping third album Helldorado.
Live review: Knocked Loose, London O2 Academy BrixtonKnocked Loose incite their biggest ever display of violence in the UK – and it feels like they’re writing future history…
Album review: Imperial Triumphant – GoldstarStart spreading the news: New York avant-metal enigmas Imperial Triumphant deconstruct the metropolis on overwhelming sixth album…
Album review: Bloodywood – Nu DelhiIndian metallers Bloodywood return with second album of deliciously matched influences and perfectly seasoned ear candy.
