Latest articles by Holly Wright
The follow-up to Crack The Skye was a non-concept change of direction with more melody and less complexity. But it was still a prog record, carrying a message of apology to their loved ones
Even with a bevy of guest stars, Tom Morello doesn't lose sight of the message on Everyone Gets Everything They Want
In 2011 the Swedes, bored with the scene they were part of, took a new direction with their 10th album
The electronicore six-piece double down on everything that’s made them festival crowd-pleasers
It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade
Swedish doom purveyors had wanted to go prog before their 2016 album, but found themselves held back. Then came a line-up change that kickstarted a “lucky relationship”
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Avatar finally go for the commercial jugular on Don’t Go In The Forest
Sabaton mix it up on album 11
Sleep Token's fourth album takes a stark look at Vessel's fame while dabbling in the kind of genre-mashing that will delight some fans and shock others
Lacuna Coil go heavier than ever with help from Randy Blythe and Ash Costello
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Brothers Of Metal harness everything from 80s glam to gothic rock on their fun as hell third album
Devin Townsend's PowerNerd isn't the all-out burst of Heavy Devy we expected, but it's still pretty damn good
After two experimental Tales From Six Feet Under releases, Charlotte Wessels is back on familiar grounds
The band’s 11th album, dedicated to “the outsiders,” came after he was diagnosed with ADHD and survived a battle with a flesh-eating infection
Unable to battle the stigma of following their own path, they just got on with it; and, taking influence from Danny Elfman and Pink Floyd, went even more theatrical with 2015’s Coma Ecliptic
Scene Queen has lived up to the hype in salacious style with Hot Singles In Your Area
Fiddle-loving Finns Korpiklaani offer a massive knees-up folk metal party with album #12, Rankarumpu
James Lollar has been on shaky ground with GosT's most recent material, but a return to the darkest edges of synthwave re-energises the project
Trading in prog metal riffs for a sound inspired by 80s pop, Riverside’s sixth album marked a daring change in direction, which perfectly suits a record that’s all about change itself.
Despite a potentially destabilising lineup shift, Amaranthe are as strong as ever
Ex-Opeth drummer Martin Lopez is back with eagerly awaited new band Soen. Singer Joel Ekelöf explains about their “intricate rhythms” and the influence of a Latin singing Catholic monk…
Blade Runner star worried the Ayreon mastermind with the amount of swearing in his rewrites for concept album Lost In The New Real
