Album review: Spiritual Cramp – RUDEZippy punk, razor-sharp wit and anarchy in the USA define this second album from San Franciscan rudeboys Spiritual Cramp.
Album review: Dayseeker – Creature In The Black NightThe stars and scars align for Dayseeker as they prepare for greatness on horror-obsessed sixth album – their finest yet.
Album review: Soulfly – ChamaMax Cavalera reconnects with the tribal fury on Soulfly’s wonderfully unruly 13th album Chama.
Album review: Militarie Gun – God Save The GunMilitarie Gun’s second round isn’t so much confessional as it is confrontational – with bigger, chunkier hooks than ever…
Album review: Silly Goose – Keys To The CityRap-rock funsters Silly Goose keep up the boneheaded swagger on broadly sketched second album Keys To The City.
Album review: Battle Beast – SteelboundFinnish power metallers Battle Beast keep it cheesy on unapologetically OTT, undeniably entertaining seventh outing Steelbound…
Album review: Sabaton – LegendsAs brilliant as they are ridiculous, Sabaton continue to bathe in the blood of rivals on fortress-crushing 11th album.
Live review: Architects, Manchester Co-op LiveIn the form of their lives, Brighton metal titans Architects play into the weight of the moment to flatten Europe’s biggest arena.
Album review: Sanguisugabogg – Hideous AftermathOhio death metal mob Sanguisugabogg drop the hilarity for a serious third outing.
Film review: Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets WeirdDrugs, death, self-sacrifice and Scientology: there’s never a dull moment in this exhaustive portrait of the cracked bromance behind At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta.
Album review: Perturbator – Age Of AquariusFrench synthwave supremo Perturbator soundtracks a new dark age on sharp sixth album.
Book review: Iron Maiden – Infinite DreamsIron Maiden celebrate their big 5-0 with an enormous historical coffee table tome that will delight Maiden ’Eds.
Film review: TRON: AresAn AI Jared Leto’s journey to become more human looks great, sounds great, but ultimately disintegrates in third TRON movie.
Album review: All Ears Avow – HorrorsPacked with pop-rock earworms and some occasional punch, the debut album from Swindon quartet All Ears Avow sticks to some reliable tricks.
Film review: Ozzy: No Escape From NowHighly-intimate, deeply personal, brilliant documentary captures the pain and glory of Ozzy Osbourne’s journey to get back onstage to say goodbye.
Album review: Nine Inch Nails – TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross reconvene for first Nine Inch Nails album in five years via the new TRON movie. And the results are spectacular.
