Metal Hammer Reviews

Sludge-laden Brits Ohhms spell doom for the meat industry with Exist

Ex-Dillinger bassist finds a new partner in crime with Azusa

Gallic electro-metaller The Algorithm pushes the dial towards technical ecstasy with Compiler Optimization Techniques

A swing and a miss from former alt-rock firebrands Smashing Pumpkins

Midlands electro-laced genre-mashers Shvpes expand on the formula with Greater Than

Salt Lake City chaosmongers Cult Leader take a twin-track route to devastation with A Patient Man

NY’s hardcore punk heroes Sick Of It All keep their furnace fully stoked on Wake The Sleeping Dragon

Super Unison deliver exhilarating post-punk venom with more spit than polish on Stella

Brighton’s metal heroes Architects emerge from the aftermath of loss with Holy Hell

Metallica's prog-metal monster ..And Justice For All gets a multi-disc reissue

Norway’s ‘blackjazz’ pioneers Shining throw the baby out with the bathwater on Animal

Helix is a smart mix of fury and finesse from revitalised melodic metallers Amaranthe

Disturbed broaden their horizons with new album Evolution

Muscular groove metal favourites Soulfly fire on all cylinders for Ritual

OC metalcore stalwarts Atreyu seek a new chorus of approval with In Our Wake

Northern Irish thrashers Gama Bomb rustle up more killer riffs on Speed Between The Lines

Skálmöld deliber more stirring hymns to the glorious, frozen North with Sorgir

Ex-Rage Against The Machine axe hero Tom Morello finds fertile new pastures on The Atlas Underground

Beartooth make another leap towards the mainstream with Disease