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Robert Jon & The Wreck keep the southern vibes alive on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes
By Johnny Sharp published
Hard-working southern-fried So Cal quintet Robert Jon & The Wreck make an impressive return on album number nine

"A timeless record oozing with confidence." Wolf Alice serve up one of the essential albums of 2025 with brilliant, bold fourth album The Clearing
By Vicky Greer published
"It’s impossible to define Wolf Alice by genre or time period"

One of the nastiest cult thrash metal bands you might never have heard of just made one of their best albums
By Dom Lawson published
New Desaster album Kill All Idols is more proof they should be way bigger - but maybe music this deathly and monstrous needs to live in the shadows

Private Music is the most complete and essential album Deftones have made in a very long time
By Stephen Hill published
Deftones are arguably bigger than ever - and to top it all off, they've made an absolute beauty of a new album

Exodus break the habit of a lifetime on Force Of Habit
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Metallica's Black album bringing them a huge new audience, Exodus clambered aboard the experimental bandwagon

“Brought back to life with tremendous care”: Cardiacs’ On Land And In The Sea
By Dom Lawson published
The late, great Tim Smith’s prog-punk magnum opus returns on vinyl for the first time since 2007

The most outspoken British metalcore band of the decade just played their last show, and we should all be in mourning
By Matt Mills published
Ithaca wrap up a career of righteous rage with a triumphant set at Bristol festival Arctangent

The deluxe edition of UFO's No Place To Run successfully upgrades the original
By Neil Jeffries published
UFO's Paul Chapman-era classic No Place To Run has never sounded better
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