Evanescence - Synthesis album review By Stephen Dalton Goth-rock superstars give themselves an electro-orchestral remix
Black Sabbath - The End of The End review By Stephen Dalton Grizzled godfathers of metal bow out to a home-town crowd
The Sisters Of Mercy - Some Girls Wander By Mistake album review By Stephen Dalton Fifty shades of black, newly reissued on deluxe vinyl
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead – Deluxe Edition album review By Stephen Dalton Teenage dreams are hard to beat
Bad Religion at Bristol Academy - live review By Stephen Dalton Not yet rated Popcore stalwarts persist in preaching SoCal’s punk gospel
Megadeth at Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derbyshire - live review By Stephen Dalton Not yet rated After years of ups and downs playing live, the thrash pioneers are back in startling form
Kaipa - Children Of The Sounds album review By Stephen Dalton Pagan prog-folkers thank the Wicker Man for the harvest
The Horrors - V album review By Stephen Dalton Southend post-punk revivalists shoot for the big league
The Darkness - Pinewood Smile album review By Stephen Dalton Clown princes of self-spoofing glam continue their bumpy comeback
Joe Strummer: The Struggle after The Clash By Stephen Dalton Before his death, Joe Strummer could hardly get arrested. Afterwards, he was feted as a rock icon. This is the inside story of the solo years struggle of a punk rock warlord
Bloodstock live review: How Megadeth got their groove back By Stephen Dalton Not yet rated After years of ups and downs playing live, thrash pioneers Megadeth are back in startling form
U2 at Olympic Stadium, Berlin - live review By Stephen Dalton Not yet rated A slick set of undisputed anthems
Inger Lorre - Live At The Viper Room album review By Stephen Dalton Former Nymph returns to her ragged glam-punk heartland
Epica - The Solace System album review By Stephen Dalton More octave-vaulting rock operatics from the mad-eyed lady of the Lowlands
Prince - Purple Rain Deluxe album review By Stephen Dalton Priapic perv-pop pioneer at the peak of his purple-headed powers
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir -More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse album review By Stephen Dalton Second album from techno-rock star’s post-punk project
Radiohead - OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997-2017 album review By Stephen Dalton No alarms but a few surprises on expanded 20th anniversary repackage
Steve Earle - So You Wanna Be An Outlaw album review By Stephen Dalton Hard-core singer-songwriter pays tender tribute to old friends and fallen heroes
Steve Hackett: "I’m proud to say this music is still inspiring people" By Stephen Dalton Not yet rated The former Genesis guitarist continues his successful shows in which he showcases his solo work and revisits some of his old band’s classics
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper And Beyond review By Stephen Dalton Over-familiar Fabumentary lacking magic and mystery
Avatarium - Hurricanes And Halos album review By Stephen Dalton Glorious orgy of excess from versatile Swedes
Peter Hook & The Light - Four live albums album review By Stephen Dalton Well-known pleasures and buried treasures
Blondie - Pollinator album review By Stephen Dalton New-wave legends rediscover their mojo on all-star eleventh studio album