36 Crazyfists at Islington Academy, London - live review By Catherine Morris published 7 March 18 A metalcore masterclass from The Last Frontier
Auri - Auri album review By Catherine Morris published 4 March 18 Nightwish mainman finds another muse to navigate by
Visions Of Atlantis - The Deep & The Dark album review By Catherine Morris published 4 February 18 Austria’s symphonic metallers ring the changes once more
Royal Thunder at Boston Music Room, London - live review By Catherine Morris published 3 January 18 The Gospel - live
Leaves’ Eyes - Sign Of The Dragonhead album review By Catherine Morris published 3 January 18 Viking symphonic metallers return empty-handed
Avatar - Avatar Country album review By Catherine Morris published 3 January 18 Circus-attired Swedes break all the rules
Tarja - From Spirits And Ghosts (Score For A Dark Christmas) album review By Catherine Morris published 7 December 17 Finland’s finest warbler gets into the seasonal spirit
Evanescence's Amy Lee: “I had to step away from being a rock star” By Catherine Morris published 13 November 17 Speaking to Metal Hammer in 2017, Amy Lee revealed her decade-long struggle to control her own destiny – and how she eventually triumphed
Evanescence - Synthesis album review By Catherine Morris published 6 November 17 Amy Lee takes her back catalogue into a new, alternate dimension
The Dark Element - The Dark Element album review By Catherine Morris published 6 November 17 Ex-Nightwish frontwoman finds the power metal path of least resistance
Shining (Nor)/The Physics House Band/This Be The Verse at Underworld - live By Catherine Morris published 10 October 17 Not yet rated Norway’s blackjazz piledrivers tear a new wormhole
The Haxans - Party Monsters album review By Catherine Morris published 9 October 17 Ash Costello and Piggy-D’s horror romp lacks bite
Death Angel & Warbringer at Underworld, London By Catherine Morris published 13 September 17 Not yet rated The Gospel - live
Ensiferum - Two Paths album review By Catherine Morris published 12 September 17 Finnish folk metal veterans refresh their fighting spirit
Tengger Cavalry/Formicarius/Maxdmyz at Underworld, London - live review By Catherine Morris published 15 August 17 Not yet rated Mongolian metallers make an entrancing UK debut
Dagoba - Black Nova album review By Catherine Morris published 14 August 17 Gallic industrial metallers discover a masterful use of melody
Combichrist – This Is Where Death Begins album review By Catherine Morris published 16 June 16 Electro-industriallers Combichrist continue transforming with new album
Lacuna Coil – Delirium album review By Catherine Morris published 20 May 16 Cristina Scabbia and co turn to the dark side
Eths: Ankaa By Catherine Morris published 26 April 16 Not yet rated Reconfigured French metallers blend delicacy and devastation
Purson: Desire's Magic Theatre By Catherine Morris published 26 April 16 Psychedelia runs deep on a trippy second album
Live review: Monster Magnet / Orange Goblin / Scorpion Child By Catherine Morris published 26 April 16 Not yet rated US space lords reactivate the time machine
Van Canto: Voices Of Fire By Catherine Morris published 26 April 16 Germany’s epic a cappella crew fly close to the wind
The 69 Eyes: Universal Monsters By Catherine Morris published 29 March 16 The Helsinki Vampires return, minus some of their sheen
Lucifer / Galley Beggar / Saturn By Catherine Morris published 13 October 15 Not yet rated Magickal German/British alliance spreads its wings