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French pagan-folksters Skáld, Danish hardcore rabble-rousers Eyes, Aussie animal rights activisits To The Grave and synthwave-laden black metal from Nighted: these are the bands you need to hear in August 2023

The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career

Black metal covers of Justin Bieber, gothic post-punk revival and Linkin Park style nu metal from the former guitarist of letlive. - make sure you check out these brilliant new bands this month

From Kruelty and Demonstealer to Ad Infinitum, nothing,nowhere. and Lana Del Rabies, don't sleep on these brilliant new metal albums

From Escuela Grind's progressive grindcore to tongue-in-cheek nu metal from Chuggaboom, these are the bands you need to hear this month

From Ghost and Slipknot to Zeal & Ardor and Ithaca, these are the best albums of the last 12 months

Why ex-Sepultura drummer Iggor Cavalera has reinvented himself as as a noise-rock adventurer

Originally fronted by the charismatic Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots were one of the most successful US rock bands of the '90s, and are now enjoying a second act with new vocalist Jeff Gutt. This is their catalogue ranked

From Surfer Rosa to Beneath the Eyrie, we examine this Boston band's back catalogue like some sort of cool forensic scientist

We examine and rank PJ Harvey's studio collections from worst to best

They've delivered a catalogue encompassing 10 albums across the past 25 years, but which Mogwai album rules the roost?

Brian Molko's band have always been proudly out of step with music trends: here is Placebo's catalogue ranked