Dayal Patterson

Veteran death metal deviants make a swift but solid return

Post rock instrumentalists get back in touch with their feelings

Much delayed death-thrash debut doesn’t disappoint

Long-awaited return of Norse BM veterans

Another bold step into the beyond

Black metal’s doyen of despair is not alone

Irish epic metal veterans finally make their break

Gallic extreme metal to take your head off

Montreal symphonic metallers with more style than substance

Post-black duo break free of limitations

Unexpected return of Devil’s Blood figurehead

A psychedelic cacophony rises from the ashes of Ramesses

Finnish melodic metallers with far more sheen than soul

Dynamic black metal direct from the Finnish underground

Canadian occult malevolence with an added groove

Death metal legends break from the past

Dimmu-styled blackened doom, but without the dress sense

Nachtmystium mainman enters murky waters with new project

Gruelling, atmospheric darkness from French fanatics

Death metal institution serve up a mauling

Heroic doom bellowed from the Lancaster/Hyboria border

A turbulent melting pot that takes you to the edge

Swedish veterans exhume their country’s death metal glory

South coast doomsters focus on the abyss

Mechanised brutality direct from the Underverse