Annihilator's Metal II: "If terrible ideas weighed a gram, this would be heavier than the Eiffel Tower"
Annihilator touch up 2007's Metal for a star-studded sequel but fail to paper the cracks on Metal II
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Cult Of Luna's The Long Road North: "cerebral and exhilaratingly heavy"
Cult Of Luna's The Long Road North offers an arduous yet rewarding journey into post-metal majesty
Voivod's Synchro Anarchy: "another essential listen in the long line of essential listens Voivod have delivered since 1983"
Prog thrashers Voivod continue to unearth new elements on their 15th studio album, Synchro Anarchy
Amorphis' Halo: "A host of anthems that the Finns’ diehard admirers will take enormous delight in"
Finnish melodeath veterans Amorphis play to their progressively minded strengths with album #14, Halo
Zeal & Ardor's self-titled album: "Originality is a scant currency, and Manuel Gagneux’s pockets are full"
Zeal & Ardor's black metal meets black spirituals mesh reaches near perfection on their self-titled third album
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators' 4: setting the bar high for rock in 2022
Slash's fourth album feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators hits all the right beats to be a modern rock classic
Saxon's Carpe Diem: "great songs, giant choruses, gritty musicianship and absolutely no mucking about"
NWOBHM heroes Saxon ride again on triumphant 23rd studio outing Carpe Diem
Venom Prison's Erebos: An evolutionary step towards becoming extreme metal legends
Venom Prison's Eerebos "is to Samsara what Carcass's Heartwork was to Reek Of Putrefecation": the diving line between greatness and legends
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
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
Live Turnstile shook the London Roundhouse to its foundations last night - here's what we learned
Celeste's Assassine(s): "Compelling by virtue of its unpredictability"
French avant-metal experimentalists Celeste fuse sludge, post and black metal in a multifaceted expression of genius
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...
Battle Beast's Circus Of Doom: "Just the shot of exhiliration the world needs"
If you're looking for a band that sounds like Bonnie Tyler fronting Dragonforce and feels like a power metal take on Eye Of The Tiger, Battle Beast's Circus Of Doom has you covered
Confess's Revenge At All Costs: Unfettered rage provides venomous triumph for Iranian metal band
Iranian metal band Confess endured imprisonment and isolation, but Revenge At All Costs is a triumphant return that may be one of 2022's most important releases
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
Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy continue to elevate the genre with sixth album Oh What The Future Holds
