Reviews

Dutch black metallers Asagraum weave potent new magick from the old school with new album Dawn of Infinite Fire

Fresh from working with Frank Zappa, a young Steve Vai took what he'd learned and made album no one was meant to hear

Black Star Riders continue to show there’s life for them beyond Lizzy with Another State Of Grace, and life is good

Recorded in Liverpool and Brixton, Space Ritual is the perfect summary of Hawkwind’s musicnauts ethos

After well over a decade’s wait, Tool spiral out and keep going further than ever on Fear Inoculum

Inspired by Hendrix but frequently damned as a copyist, Robin Trower's journey to stardom started with debut album Twice Removed From Yesterday

The Politically charged thrash originals Sacred Reich break a near-quarter-century silence wand prove thrash metal is still alive and well

Motherbrain is a leap forward for the Pennsylvanian band Crobot

Tribal rockers New Model Army serve up an icy-cold brew on 15th album From Here

The Prog Metal pioneers created a new sound on the second full-length album... their own

Aussie psychedelicists King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard go very metal on Infest The Rat's Nest

An overbearing hit single became the soundtrack to the 80s – but have Survivor stood the test of time?

After half a century on the cutting room floor, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Woodstock set is officially out at last

Album review: Masked Iowan metallers Slipknot still refuse to conform on We Are Not Your Kind

A guitarist battling demons, a bunch of seasoned session pros and a novice singer: welcome to the Michael Schenker Group

Four slabs of prime Iron Maiden from a tricky, transitional time: Fear Of The Dark, The X-Factor, Virtual XI and Brave New World

Soundgarden's Live From The Arts Den was recorded in Los Angeles in 2013

Highway To Hell: the album that took AC/DC to international superstardom, and an entry point for new fans since its release

Recorded in one room and crackling with energy, AC/DC's fourth album Let There Be Rock was a statement of furious intent