Woods Of Ypres: the triumph and tragedy of goth-metal’s great lost band By Tom O'Boyle published 19 March 22 Woods Of Ypres were set to be the Type O Negative of the 2010s – only for tragedy to cut them down in their prime
Celeste's Assassine(s): "Compelling by virtue of its unpredictability" By Tom O'Boyle published 28 January 22 French avant-metal experimentalists Celeste fuse sludge, post and black metal in a multifaceted expression of genius
Cult Of Luna’s The Raging River: post-metal catharsis and a surprise guest on heavyweight new EP By Tom O'Boyle published 1 February 21 Cult Of Luna rope in grunge icon Mark Lanegan on album-sized EP The Raging River
Tombs’ Under Sullen Skies: black metal majesty meets New York City grit By Tom O'Boyle published 19 November 20 NYC’s esoteric black metallers Tombs refine their book of spells on new album Under Sullen Skies
Auðn’s Vökudraumsins Fangi is atmospheric black metal the way they used to make it By Tom O'Boyle published 29 October 20 Icelandic black metal warhorses Auðn cleave to the elements on new album Vökudraumsins Fangi
Kenyan noise kings Duma make industrial grindcore like you’ve never heard it before By Tom O'Boyle published 23 October 20 Kenya is metal’s best-kept secret. Two-man noise explosion Duma want to change that
Uada’s Djinn album: kvlt-baiting black metal polished to a technicolour gleam By Tom O'Boyle published 27 September 20 Boundary-pushing Portland black metallers Uada provoke the faithful’s ire on new album Djinn
Israeli death/doom crew Tomorrow’s Rain call in metal all-stars on cathartic new album Hollow By Tom O'Boyle published 31 August 20 Members of Paradise Lost, Moonspell and My Dying Bride help bring Tomorrow’s Rain’s bleak vision to life on new album Hollow
Vredehammer: where Stephen King meets death metal By Tom O'Boyle published 9 August 20 Ever thought that It needed a death metal makeover? Vredehammer have got you covered
Selbst’s Relatos De Angustia: black metal anguish meets Jungian psychology By Tom O'Boyle published 7 August 20 Epic black introspection from the heart of South America from Chile’s Selbst
Saudi Arabian black metallers Al-Namrood wage war from the shadows on new album Wala’at By Tom O'Boyle published 6 July 20 Al-Namrood’s Wala’at album is the work of true black metal rebels
Vile Creature’s Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!: sludge metal as you’ve never heard it before By Tom O'Boyle published 6 July 20 Gender-defying Toronto duo Vile Creature undergo a furious reawakening on new album Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
Everything you need to know about Kvelertak's new album Splid By Tom O'Boyle published 14 February 20 Sponsored To celebrate the release of Kvelertak's new album Splid, we tell you everything you need to know about the band's first album in four years
The A-Z of Opeth By Tom O'Boyle published 5 June 19 Everything you need to know about Swedish prog metal titans Opeth, in alphabetical order
The 10 essential post-black metal albums By Tom O'Boyle published 14 May 19 The albums you sorely need in your post-black metal collection
The story behind Behemoth's latest album I Loved You At Your Darkest By Tom O'Boyle published 14 December 18 Earlier this year, Behemoth unveiled I Loved You At Your Darkest. Nergal tells us why he’s refusing to compromise on his beliefs - and that when it comes to fighting the Church, he’s only just getting started...
Arabrot – Who Do You Love album review By Tom O'Boyle published 7 September 18 Nordic deviants Arabrot flesh out their lurid vision on Who Do You Love
Talons – We All Know album review By Tom O'Boyle published 27 July 18 Blackened UK post-rockers Talons feel the gravity of their comfort zone in We All Know
Ihsahn – Àmr album review By Tom O'Boyle published 18 June 18 Former Emperor visionary Ihsahn returns with a new set of keys on Àmr
Voices – Frightened album review By Tom O'Boyle published 27 April 18 Akercocke-aligned renegades Voices take a thrilling left turn
Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy joins British extreme metal band Slugdge By Tom O'Boyle published 9 April 18 Novena bassist Moat Lowe has also joined the Slugdge ranks
Dark Buddha Rising - II album review By Tom O'Boyle published 6 March 18 Finnish psychonauts trip the blight fantastic
Huntsmen - American Scrap album review By Tom O'Boyle published 4 March 18 Apocalyptic tales from the broken heartlands of America
Slugdge: The UK's best kept extreme metal secret By Tom O'Boyle published 16 February 18 Meet Slugdge, the slime-ridden entity that want to destroy you
Untervoid - Untervoid album review By Tom O'Boyle published 5 February 18 Avant-black metal mania from Polish scene kingpins
