Rolo Tomassi's Where Myth Becomes Memory: Scene-stealing, career-affirming post-hardcore perfection
Post-hardcore luminaries Rolo Tomassi may have perfected their sound on Where Myth Becomes Memory, but their evolution is far from over
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Korn's Requiem: "Korn being Korn; no-one does it better"
Korn's Reqiuem sees them close in on their third decade with a "tight, taut, careering and propulsive nine songs over a mere 32 minutes"
Six ways Turnstile’s London Roundhouse show proved they’re hardcore's most essential young band
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Lawnmower Deth's Blunt Cutters: "Still bouncing on Satan's Trampoline and spreading joy"
Mansfield's masters of metal mischief Lawnmower Deth return with Blunt Cutters - their first album in 28 years and a glorious reminder of why we loved them in the first place
Comeback Kid's Heavy Steps: "Absolutely, gloriously infectious" melodic hardcore
Canadian punks Comeback Kid go back to basics with Heavy Steps smashing it out the park in the process. If it ain't broke...
Confess's Revenge At All Costs: Unfettered rage provides venomous triumph for Iranian metal band
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Battle Beast's Circus Of Doom: "Just the shot of exhiliration the world needs"
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Wiegedood's There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road: a snarling beast of black metal intensity and ingenuity
Flemish black metallers Wiegedood break with Church Of Ra tradition on album #4, There's Always Blood At The End Of The Road
Fit For An Autopsy's Oh What The Future Holds: A modern deathcore classic from a band on career-defining form
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All Hail The Yeti's Within The Hollow Earth: Hollywood's metal magpies strike sludge gold
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Exodus' Persona Non Grata: California thrash legends don't stiff on the riffs
Thrash masters Exodus channel their volatile history on 11th album, Persona Non Grata
Converge & Chelsea Wolfe's Bloodmoon: I - sonic trailblazers forge a visionary bond
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Spritworld's Pagan Rhythms: 'Death Western' rites from the Las Vegas wildlands
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Møl's Diorama: a blackgaze masterpiece
Denmark’s blackgaze upstarts Møl set an entirely new bar with new album, Diorama
Diablo Swing Orchestra's bizarre, brilliant Swagger And Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole
Sweden’s swing metal circus, Diablo Swing Orchestra, hit peak bonkers with Swagger And Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole
Whitechapel's Kin: Knoxville deathcore deviants ramp up their ascent
Deathcore marauders Whitechapel blaze another evolutionary trail on new album, Kin
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Mastodon offer a resonant salute to their late manager Nick John with the far-reaching eighth album, Hushed And Grim
