Cheryl Carter

Gallic black metallers reveal their emotional range

Post-hardcore acolytes set off a different kind of pit

Arcadian metallers make a mesmerising return

Texan foursome unleash a heavy-hitting noise

A cavernous cacophony from England’s darkest recesses

Akercocke acolytes polish their past

Emotionally exhilarating black gold from the Lone Star State

Haunting doom outfit fuse the electronic and the organic

Unsettling sludge from Oxford’s darkest corners

Sadly, not a Gallic tribute to the Finnish speed metallers

The true, devastating sound of battle metal

Ukraine’s majestic black metallers regain their crown

Support: Oslo Faenskap, Vredehammer

Swedish warmongers put more petrol in their tanks

Iceland’s atmospheric black metallers heighten their senses

Vast and volcanic black metal direct from the heart of darkness

San Franciscan post-black metallers continue their voyage

Support: The King Is Blind

British post-black metal duo fail to match ambition and vision

Devilish duo offer their missives to the masses

Seasonal folk/black metallers in need of some adjustment

Support: Eastern Front, Necro Ritual, Premature Birth

German black metal duo catch the wrong kind of cold

A misanthropic missive from Britain’s political wastelands

Wistful Swiss shoegazers make up for lost time