Gama Bomb – Speed Between The Lines album review By Adam Rees Northern Irish thrashers Gama Bomb rustle up more killer riffs on Speed Between The Lines
Anaal Nathrakh – A New Kind Of Horror album review By Adam Rees Brummie hellblazers Anaal Nathrakh conjure anthems for doomed youth on A New Kind Of Horror
How Nita Strauss became a 21st century guitar hero By Adam Rees From playing with Alice Cooper to slaying WrestleMania, Nita Strauss has become one of the most talked-about guitar players of recent years
Metal Allegiance – Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty album review By Adam Rees Another meeting of minds from Metal Allegiance with Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty
Circles – The Last One album review By Adam Rees Artful Australians Circles attempt to bend tech metal into a new shape with The Last One
Arch Enemy: Alissa White-Gluz's Guide To Life By Adam Rees Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz airs her thoughts on feminism, activism, music and religion
The Agony Scene – Tormentor album review By Adam Rees Returning metalcore bruisers The Agony Scene skip an evolutionary step with Tormentor
Between The Buried And Me – Automata II album review By Adam Rees Prog metal posterboys Between The Buried And Me kick convention into the long grass on Automata II
Burgerkill – Adamantine album review By Adam Rees Indonesia’s metal kings Burgerkill set out to build their empire with Adamantine
Thorium – Blasphemy Awakes album review By Adam Rees Blasphemy Awakes is a rare outing from Danish death metal merchants Thorium
At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself album review By Adam Rees Gothenburg’s prodigal pioneers At The Gates stay on a full charge
Oceans Of Slumber - The Banished Heart album review By Adam Rees Emotionally devastating, progressive doom from the Lone Star State
Desdemonia - Anguish album review By Adam Rees Big-sounding, Fredrik Nordström-infused melodeath from a tiny country
Amid The Barren And Lost - Shadow Self Psalms album review By Adam Rees Boston hardcore crew return with a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it third album
Amethyst - From The Fire album review By Adam Rees Groove-laden modern thrash get prepped by the pits
Black Label Society - Grimmest Hits album review By Adam Rees Zakk Wylde keeps his reinstated mentor in mind
Opeth/Enslaved at Academy, Bristol - live review By Adam Rees Not yet rated Progressive voyagers bring the riches – and the stitches
Mastodon/Red Fang/Russian Circles at Great Hall, Cardiff - live review By Adam Rees Not yet rated Atlanta’s rejuvenated riff lords run rampant in the Welsh valleys
Infected Dead - Archaic Malevolence album review By Adam Rees UK death metallers combine polish with potency
Scour - Red EP album review By Adam Rees Phil Anselmo’s black metal venture leaves a trail of desolation
Aosoth - V: The Inside Scriptures album review By Adam Rees Antaeus frontman makes a fierce declaration of independence
Thy Art Is Murder/ After The Burial/ Oceano at Y Stiwdio, Cardiff - live review By Adam Rees Not yet rated Australia’s reunited ruffians overcome their confines
Winds Of Plague - Blood Of My Enemy album review By Adam Rees West coast metallic hardcore bruisers in need of more moves
The King Is Blind - We Are The Parasite, We Are The Cancer album review By Adam Rees British metal masters reach a new high ground of heavy
