Get thee behind me, Santa

The disappointment continues

Goth-rock superstars give themselves an electro-orchestral remix

Grizzled godfathers of metal bow out to a home-town crowd

Fifty shades of black, newly reissued on deluxe vinyl

Teenage dreams are hard to beat

Popcore stalwarts persist in preaching SoCal’s punk gospel

After years of ups and downs playing live, the thrash pioneers are back in startling form

Pagan prog-folkers thank the Wicker Man for the harvest

Southend post-punk revivalists shoot for the big league

Clown princes of self-spoofing glam continue their bumpy comeback

After years of ups and downs playing live, thrash pioneers Megadeth are back in startling form

A slick set of undisputed anthems

Former Nymph returns to her ragged glam-punk heartland

More octave-vaulting rock operatics from the mad-eyed lady of the Lowlands

Priapic perv-pop pioneer at the peak of his purple-headed powers

Second album from techno-rock star’s post-punk project

No alarms but a few surprises on expanded 20th anniversary repackage

Hard-core singer-songwriter pays tender tribute to old friends and fallen heroes

The former Genesis guitarist continues his successful shows in which he showcases his solo work and revisits some of his old band’s classics

Over-familiar Fabumentary lacking magic and mystery

Glorious orgy of excess from versatile Swedes