Greg Moffitt

Finnish doomlord shifts course for stoner rock nirvana

Inspired by sci-fi wizard Michael Moorcock, Hawkwind’s fifth space-rock trip would be Lemmy’s last recording with a band that would never be quite the same again.

Chest-beating follow-up from pagan tradsters

Occultism and necromancy from budding thespians

Metal gods sign off their touring days in style

Thrash’s nearly men fail to complete their revival

Britain’s bullish doomsters serve up a masterclass

Thunderous, high grade stoner rock from Oxford

SanFran doomsters dine at Sabbath’s table once more

German trio bring retro rock right up to date

Teutonic thrash pioneers keep their tools sharp

Third album of inspired rock and psychedelia

A touch of grace in the unending gloom

Finnish youngsters put too much cheese into their sleaze

Devil’s Blood guitarist seeks out the softer side of the 70s

Inspired, eldritch goings on from the Lone Star State

Progressive doomsters remain stuck in the doldrums

Another salvo from the Scandic retro-rock armoury

Yorkshire’s finest stay on top of their game

Full-blooded, forward-looking, classic heavy fucking metal

Free-roaming and fine-tuned Finnish gloom

Swedish retro-rockers kick all your categories to the kerb

Beer-pounding, girl-chasing, Aussie rock’n’roll

Power metal veterans’ fire still burns