Papa Roach’s Ego Trip: Class of 2000 survivors continue to banish the ghost of nu metal By Elliott Leaver published 6 April 22 Album review: Nu metal? What nu metal? Papa Roach build on their late-career remodelling on new album Ego Trip
Bloodywood's Rakshak proves they are more than just an internet sensation By Elliott Leaver published 18 February 22 Indian metal sensation Bloodywood mix nu, folk and rap metal on their thrilling debut Rakshak
Every Time I Die's Radical: metalcore crossover kings' run of form continues By Elliott Leaver published 20 October 21 Every Time I Die continue to prove themselves the kings of hardcore/metalcore crossover on their ninth record Radical
Alien Weaponry's Tangaroa: Māori metal sensations come of age By Elliott Leaver published 17 September 21 Kiwi groove metal upstarts Alien Weaponry dig deep into the roots of Māori culture and colonialism on second album Tangaroa
Jinjer's Wallflowers: the angriest album of 2021? By Elliott Leaver published 24 August 21 Ukraine’s progressive metal hotshots Jinjer hit the bullseye with Wallflowers
Light The Torch’s You Will Be The Death Of Me: the line up has changed, but the songs remain the same By Elliott Leaver published 17 June 21 Metalcore supergroup Light The Torch stick to familiar ground on solid if unspectacular new album You Will Be The Death Of Me
The Black Dahlia Murder’s Verminous album is a bloodstained new high By Elliott Leaver published 15 April 20 Underground veterans The Black Dahlia Murder retain their place at extreme metal’s top table
