
Blood Dynasty might be Arch Enemy's boldest album yet - even if they didn't totally burn the rulebook
Mixing some bold experimentation with the kind of full-throttle heavy metal thunder you'd expect, Blood Dynasty continues Arch Enemy's hot streak
Mixing some bold experimentation with the kind of full-throttle heavy metal thunder you'd expect, Blood Dynasty continues Arch Enemy's hot streak
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
Death metal riffs meet jazz skronk as New York's weirdest draft in Dave Lombardo and Thomas Haake for their most accessible album to date
Indian nu metal machine Bloodywood are packing nothing but bangers
Claudio Sanchez has suggested this album came from a musical midlife crisis. Luckily for us, he pushed through and the results were well worth it
Whitechapel might not be the poster boys of deathcore anymore, but they remain the genre's most consistently brilliant band
Spiritbox's second album doesn't just match the instant-classic status of their debut: it surpasses it
Green Lung's mix of Black Sabbath dread and Ghost theatricality makes them perfectly suited for massive venues
Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements
Killswitch Engage go rawer and heavier than they have in some time, led by an impassioned Jesse Leach
With live debuts, old favourites and stunning visuals, Spiritbox's headline show at Alexandra Palace is nothing short of magic
After rediscovering their spark on 2019's Black Anima, Lacuna Coil are going harder and heavier than ever
Papa Roach prove why they’re one of their era’s most enduring and celebrated bands
Dream Theater needed something special to justify the hype following Portnoy's return, and they've delivered
Thought Jinjer might have used their growing popularity to write an album of big, catchy bangers? Nah. No chance
Playing their classic 2005 albums at the O2 in London, the metalcore icons indulge everyone’s nostalgia while proving themselves as arena headliners
Formed of sisters Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, Alt Blk Era are spinning metal, hip hop and EDM into irresistibly fun new shapes
As one of the leading figures behind the Nordic folk renaissance, Einar Selvik returns to claim the crown with Birna