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Paradise Lost Ascension review: The godfathers of goth metal still find glee in gloom
By Paul Travers published
17 albums in, Paradise Lost remain masters of the gothic arts on new album Ascension

"Everything about this band rules hard." Fantasy doom metal heroes Castle Rat have made one of 2025's most epic metal albums in The Bestiary
By Dom Lawson published
Looking like they've stepped out of the world of Conan The Barbarian, Castle Rat are one of metal's most vibrant new bands

I Prevail Violent Nature review: the metalcore heavyweights' fourth album is a little hit and miss, but the hits go hard
By Nik Young published
They might be divisive, but Violent Nature proves I Prevail are still swinging for the fences on album 4

60s psych rock duo Nirvana prove they were ahead of their time on The Show Must Go On
By Jeremy Allen published
12-disc full catalogue collection shows how they bemused and confused by incorporating classical instruments long before it was common

Foreigner's 4 is absolutely deserving of the super-deluxe treatment
By Essi Berelian published
Treasure from the Foreigner vaults

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band mix it up on Nightingales & Bombers
By Classic Rock Magazine published
For a band frequently pigeonholed as a singles act, Nightingales & Bombers proved Manfred Mann’s Earth Band could deliver depth and daring in equal measure

John Wetton’s Concentus II is 10 discs of sumptuous live performance
By Prog published
Ongoing retrospective series revisits his solo era of the 90s

“Like Pink Floyd played by 10cc”: Supertramp’s Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis?
By Chris Roberts published
Third and fourth studio albums remastered at half speed for vinyl reissues
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