Latest articles by Stephen Dalton
Metallica's The Black Album reissue goes from landmark to landmass in mammoth collection of over 24 hours' studio outtakes and a 53-track covers record
After years of ups and downs playing live, thrash pioneers Megadeth are back in startling form
Heavy rain, heavy rock and heavy hitters – Download Festival 2016 had it all. Here's the ultimate review featuring Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Rammstein
After years of ups and downs playing live, the thrash pioneers are back in startling form
We Still Take You With Us is a lavish archive box set from guitar-shredding Lowlanders Epica
Chart-topping alt.rock trio The Kut give vintage grunge dynamics a contemporary twist on new album Grit
Serious death metal Swedes Arch Enemy indulge their symphonic Eurovision side on 11th album Deceivers
Wanna know what a cat being attacked by a swarm of robot bees sounds like?
Seasons Island Albums 1972-1976 is the first ever box set from cult Japanese prog-rock percussion maestro Stomu Yamashta
Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood stay close to home with mighty new jazz-rock trio The Smile
Expanded 1981 live album Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! captures the end of Toyah’s punk-lite phase
Pennsylvania pop-rockers Halestorm bounce back from lockdown with huge-sounding fifth album Back From The Dead
The Long Road North features more majestic Scandi Noir anthems from the doom-metal ABBA, Cult Of Luna
Nottinghamshire stupidcore veterans Lawnmower Deth return after 28-year tea break with Blunt Cutters
Having just released his highest charting solo album and toured it, Queen's Roger Taylor is enjoying life away from his ‘day job’
Jim Morrison's boozy, bluesy Doors finale L.A. Woman reloaded with outtakes and unreleased tracks
Deep States contains more filthy, hilarious, freeform ramblings from Australian avant-punks Tropical F**k Storm
Sassy Brighton pop-punks Black Honey make a familiar but fun racket on second album Written & Directed
Japan's post-glam synth-rock classic Quiet Life, now remastered and expanded into three-disc set
Rob Halford's book Confess is packed with salacious revelations from the Midlands metal god
Canada's answer to the Flaming Lips, The Besnard Lakes, commit to beauty and scale on sixth album The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings
Public Enemy: Still fighting the power, with help from some famous friends on What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
