Sophie Maughan

Japan’s enthralling power metal five-piece Lovebites fire their way to elite status with Battle Against Damnation

Kobra And The Lotus complete a heroic two-part quest

Tech-metalcore upstarts Shields find themselves in the wake of a tragedy

Milanese metallers celebrate two decades in style

Expansive Swedes stick their flag in the heavy end of tech

The Gospel - live

SoCal’s melodic metallers embark on a new chapter

The Gospel - live

The Gospel - live

New Jersey’s progressive metallers expand their palette

Japanese power metal five-piece pile on the drama

Multi-textured British metallers cut a clear and distinctive path

US tech metallers dine out on their dystopian world

Melodic modern metal with a gothic undercurent

Melodeath and power metal dignitaries stamp their authority

Former tech-metallers set sail for new, atmospheric territories

Progressive UK metallers find some unexpected inspirations

Symphonic Dutch masters go with the overflow

Ever-expanding deathcore dynamics from Down Under

Mad-for-it-metalcore with a misogynistic streak

Lemmy-endorsed punk rockers lose a few rough edges

The Gospel - live

Mongolian metallers set off on another mindbending campaign

Montreal’s symphonic metallers rise above the bombast

Former Eluveitie members form a new battle clan