Adam Brennan

Adventurous Germans with a point to prove

US tech-metallers Born Of Osiris fail to catch a break, live in Cardiff with Black Crown Initiate, Volumes and Veil Of Maya

Another feral blast of Brummie filth from Anaal Nathrakh. Read our album review here...

Mad Al Jourgensen delivers civilisation’s last rites with Ministry, live in Cardiff

Swedish legends In Flames visually document hometown victory lap with new album

Noisy New Englanders Barishi find new ways to roar with new album, reviewed here

Rhianna-loving tech-metallers Any Given Day fail to prove their staying power with new album

Greek progsters sow exactly what it says on their tin

Ambitious Swedish pair Witherscape dial down the extravagance with new album

Sweden’s melodic metal masters Soilwork pilfer the vaults

Windy City riff-wielders Scientist merge the gruff and the gorgeous with new album

Returning deathcore heroes Despised Icon narrow the lead on new album 'Beast'

Spasmodic trio The Fall Of Troy gift their return album, 'OK', to the fans

Deathgrind supergroup Asphalt Graves long for blastbeats of yore on new album

Ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison makes a brutal return with new band Sinsaenum

Ambitious metalcore crew I Am Noah fail to steal any thunder

Californian trio’s further lesson in violence

Chaotic hardcore debut from Swedish firebrands

London’s proggers continue to apply the kitchen sink approach

Dez returns from his sojourn with renewed fire

Monstrous rumblings from the Land Of The Long White Cloud

Canada's face-erasers go wild in the west