Adam Brennan

Ireland’s rabble-rousers light a pyre

Bergen firebrands lay siege to the west

Gutsy Euro metal from melodic, Lowland collective

Chicago’s deathcore bruisers explore new depths

Canada’s ‘nerd prog’ guru fuses the daft and the divine

Finnish melodeath crew conjure new realms of splendour

US rockers light a fire in the heart and mind

London’s metallic hardcore crew crank up the riffage

Another perfect live chapter from US prog visionaries

Sith tribute band expand their Empire

New Jersey bruisers carry on defying boundaries

Masterful, progressive explorations of the deep

Danish tech-metal hopefuls lose sight of their goal

A showcase of Welsh heaviness in the capital

Sweden’s sonic marauders do the time warp

Thrash immortals continue their renaissance

Intriguing twiddling from instrumental Australians

Promising LA melodic metallers continue to adapt

Long overdue return from New York’s industrial trailblazer

More galactic nightmares from Aussie deathcore destructors

Dizzying but dense punishment from Wiltshire debutants Belial

Enraged anthems from Scottish punk firebrands Razor Sharp Death Blizzard

Heady metallic expectations from Melbourne debutants Naberus. Read our album review here...

Ugly, complex music from Ion Dissonance for ugly, complex times. Read our album review here...

More highbrow noodling from LA’s tricky tech trio Animals As Leaders. Read our album review here...