Pennsylvania’s progressive extremists Rivers Of Nihil hit an all-new apex with Where Owls Know My Name

Alter Bridge axeman Mark Tremonti diverts from a tried and true formula with A Dying Machine

US arena rockers Shinedown bring the bombast… and the belly laughs

Ragga-rock partiers Skindred offer a collection of safe yet fun anthems

Blackened shoegazers Møl deliver a thrillingly on-the-nose debut

Melodic rock’s dynamic duo form a bombastic tag team

Derivative yet primal groove metal from the heart of Europe

Alter Bridge singer trades hard-rocking anthems for acoustic ballads

Cinematic misery from Chicago’s post-doom detectives

A triumvirate of arena-sized titans descends upon London

Shadowy nu metal collective makes its debut 20 years too late

Doom-laden upstarts bring a touch of gothic grandeur

Mood-altering metalcore outfit forget to find a balance

Secretive post-rock duo amplifies the audience's human vibrations on Halloween!

Post-black metal newcomers make a rousing first step

Technical, extreme metal that’s as versatile as it is hard-hitting

Knoxville hard rockers give themselves little room to manoeuvre

Deathcore experimentalists fly even closer to the sun

Nineties NY groove pioneers power up their classics

Experimental metalcore outfit fail to find their bearings