Latest articles by Edwin McFee
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Shelved for three years, Burden has finally been dusted off and released, showing a bold new vision for Chicago psych-doomers Rezn
From Ghost and Slipknot to Zeal & Ardor and Ithaca, these are the best albums of the last 12 months
From Conan and BlackLab to Crippled Black Phoenix and MWWB, these are the 10 best doom metal records of 2022
All Hail The Yeti offer up more hook-laden, Southern-simmered metal from the Hollywood Hills
Sweden’s revered gloom-mongers Draconian find new depths of glory on Under A Godless Veil
Venom Prison give fresh life to hard-to-find old songs on bulldozing new album Primeval
Bay Area thrash originals Heathen triumph over adversity on new album Empire Of The Blind
Melodic black metal mythologists Naglfar return from eight-year Odin Sleep to wreak death and destruction on new album Cerecloth
Belgium’s beloved gorehounds Aborted get their fingers dirty once more with TerrorVision
Irish icons Therapy? wring a diamond from our current grim reality with Cleave
Ireland’s underground veterans Primordial come through a trial by fire with Exile Amongst The Ruins
Greek death/thrashers keep blazing along the same path
Epic, blackened death extremity from Cairo practitioners
Mystic nightmares from enigmatic Japanese cult’s new configuration
Former depressive BM crew begin to get their groove on
A sci-fi/progressive sludge odyssey launched from the wilds of Ireland
Death metal/flamenco troupe stamp their authority on their second album
