Album review: LavaLove – Tan LinesLavaLove’s sun-drenched debut album grabs your hands and runs to the beach with you, but occasionally risks becoming over-saccharine.
Album review: Sunn O))) – Sunn O)))Drone rangers! Legendary avant-doom duo Sunn O))) draw out the tones of the great outdoors on eponymous return…
Album review: Knumears – DirectionsSoCal three piece Knumears are bringing skramz back to the mainstream on statement-making debut.
Album review: Masca – Love LettersGet acquainted with weird and wonderful trio Masca as they mash joy and chaos together through fuzzy guitars and whimsical rhythms.
Album review: Defying Decay – Synthetic SympathyThai alt. metallers Defying Decay reject the rot on strikingly polished third album Synthetic Sympathy.
Album review: Winterfylleth – The Unyielding SeasonBrit black metal icons Winterfylleth bow to no man as they mark two decades of devastation with The Unyielding Season
Album review: Heaven & Hell – Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007 – 2009Black Sabbath’s Dio reunion gets repressed with added stunning live stuff, in glorious Heaven & Hell mega boxset.
Album review: Black Label Society – Engines Of DemolitionMeet the new boss, same as the old boss: 12th Black Label Society release maintains big riffing standards…
Album review: Tigers Jaw – Lost On YouEmo veterans Tigers Jaw are back, and their philosophical lyricism will have you longing for places you haven’t even been.
Film review: Bring Me The Horizon L.I.V.E. In São PauloBring Me The Horizon prove why they’re still leaders of the pack with their epic, immersive concert film, L.I.V.E. In São Paulo…
Album review: Mallavora – What If Better Never Comes?Multi-faceted Brit alt.metal clan Mallavora lay down statement of intent with debut that straddles struggle and success…
Album review: Don Broco – Nightmare TrippingBedford boys Don Broco welcome you to their nightmare on dark and twisty fifth album, Nightmare Tripping.
Album review: Moodring – death fetishViolent, cold and visceral, Moodring’s second album death fetish is a brilliant excision of the pain of grieving a life limited by illness.
Album review: Hellripper – CoronachRun for the highlands! Blackthrash standard-bearers Hellripper explore Scottish history and folklore on ferocious fourth album Coronach.
Live review: Waterparks, Glasgow BarrowlandsScotland gets a wild ride as Waterparks tease their next chapter and throw a party that threatens to get out of control.
Album review: Exodus – GoliathThrash icons Exodus still pack a decent punch on turbulent 12th album Goliath.
