Black Label Society - Grimmest Hits album review By Adam Rees published 4 February 18 Zakk Wylde keeps his reinstated mentor in mind
Opeth/Enslaved at Academy, Bristol - live review By Adam Rees published 4 January 18 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 published 3 January 18 Not yet rated Atlanta’s rejuvenated riff lords run rampant in the Welsh valleys
Infected Dead - Archaic Malevolence album review By Adam Rees published 3 January 18 UK death metallers combine polish with potency
Scour - Red EP album review By Adam Rees published 8 December 17 Phil Anselmo’s black metal venture leaves a trail of desolation
Aosoth - V: The Inside Scriptures album review By Adam Rees published 8 December 17 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 published 7 November 17 Not yet rated Australia’s reunited ruffians overcome their confines
Winds Of Plague - Blood Of My Enemy album review By Adam Rees published 6 November 17 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 published 6 November 17 British metal masters reach a new high ground of heavy
Atena - Possessed album review By Adam Rees published 6 November 17 Norway’s eclectic metalcore bruisers hit too many shades
Begerith - A.D.A.M. album review By Adam Rees published 5 November 17 Relocated Russians conjure a black/ death behemoth of their own
Cattle Decapitation and Broken Hope at Fuel, Cardiff - live review By Adam Rees published 10 October 17 Not yet rated The Gospel live
The Black Dahlia Murder - Nightbringers album review By Adam Rees published 9 October 17 Michigan’s melodeath masters hit new heights
5 things we learned at Alter Bridge's Royal Albert Hall show By Adam Rees published 9 October 17 Alter Bridge played two sold-out shows at London's spectacular Royal Albert Hall, complete with a full orchestra! Not a bad night out.
Clutch: "It sucks that a band has to do wacky social media to be recognised" By Adam Rees published 15 September 17 Clutch's Neil Fallon tackles the big subjects facing the world of metal today
In Flames: "This music and genre will last forever" By Adam Rees published 13 September 17 In Flames frontman Anders Fridén shares his thoughts on the state of metal in 2017
Archspire - Relentless Mutation album review By Adam Rees published 12 September 17 Well-honed tech-death with an aptitude for destruction
Alter Bridge: "Diversity is the main thing we've got to strive for" By Adam Rees published 12 September 17 Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti on the state of heavy metal in 2017
Widowmaker - Widowmaker album review By Adam Rees published 12 September 17 Technical deathcore still trying to prise itself from the template
Nostoc - Ævum album review By Adam Rees published 11 September 17 Progressive Costa Ricans go exploring without a map
36 Crazyfists - Lanterns album review By Adam Rees published 7 September 17 Alaska’s melodic metallers continue to explore their own path
Skindred: Scenes cause division, which is not cool By Adam Rees published 7 September 17 Skindred's Benji Webbe on metal in the mainstream, its diversity and what scenes actually mean
Kreator: There's no such thing as mainstream any more By Adam Rees published 6 September 17 Kreator's Mille Petrozza shares his thoughts on the state of metal today
Ex People: "We make doom songs about catcalling” By Adam Rees published 16 August 17 London doom squad Ex People are all doom, no gloom on new album Bird
Thy Art Is Murder - Dear Desolation album review By Adam Rees published 15 August 17 Aussie deathcore brutalists try to regain their bearings