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Ghouls Aloud: The Horrors come back from the dead with "a dazzling nocturnal spectacle of sombre reflections and oozing catharsis"
The Horrors promote new album Night Life by painting Manchester's Night & Day Cafe several shades of black
In a world of bread-and-butter rock bands, The Darkness remain the toast of the town
Grain expectations: Lowestoft legends The Darkness mix it up on eighth studio album Dreams On Toast
With Frank Carter up front, the Sex Pistols sound like the world's greatest punk band once more
The rejuvenated Sex Pistols - or Frank Carter, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook if we must legally refrain from using that name - deliver a joyous start to this year's Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall gig week
Blood Dynasty might be Arch Enemy's boldest album yet - even if they didn't totally burn the rulebook
Mixing some bold experimentation with the kind of full-throttle heavy metal thunder you'd expect, Blood Dynasty continues Arch Enemy's hot streak
That time The Darkness added a riot of colour to a grey musical landscape
Two decades on and people still can't decide whether Permission To Land is parody, pastiche or perfection
"Amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Water’s TDSOTM Redux box set
The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.
"It’s peak Cradle." British black metal institution Cradle Of Filth continue to soar
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
Fifty reasons why three Canadian oddballs became a treasured part of rock history
Rush's career-spanning box set R50 is a chronological 50-track anthology that documents the trio's five-decade arc
Wardruna just led a Nordic ritual in London’s most beautiful venue, and I’ve never seen anything like it before
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
"Those sultry licks get weirder and weirder, until they resemble the sound of a UFO taking off."
Death metal riffs meet jazz skronk as New York's weirdest draft in Dave Lombardo and Thomas Haake for their most accessible album to date
India's biggest metal sensations have produced another iron-clad rager
Indian nu metal machine Bloodywood are packing nothing but bangers
“Its ripples today dominate modern music”: Kraftwerk’s 50th anniversary edition of Autobahn
The less-is-more electronic music milestone returns with Ralf Hutter Atmos remix
Bob Mould, live in London: one man and his guitar elevating troubled souls in a manner that only the best music can
Punk rock icon Bob Mould showcases his new album Here We Go Crazy at intimate London gig
10 years in, Dorothy delivers her best album yet with The Way
Dorothy’s The Way is a modern rock gem – with added Slash
Coheed And Cambria mix the personal and the cosmic on new album The Father Of Make Believe
Coheed And Cambria retain their sci-fi prog metal crown on The Father Of Make Believe
“Nothing overshadows the concept… it’s very prog indeed”: Steven Wilson’s The Overview
With the occasional nod to his greatest achievements, his exploration of the cosmos is at times a challenging, daunting experience – but it’s rewarding
Jon Anderson effortlessly recreates the best of Yes on new album Live – Perpetual Change
Looking for a hit of classic Yes in 2025? Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks deliver it on new album Live – Perpetual Change
The Father Of Make Believe is Coheed And Cambria's midlife crisis album. Luckily, it's also a layered, thoughtful and rich new entry in the Amory Wars Saga
Claudio Sanchez has suggested this album came from a musical midlife crisis. Luckily for us, he pushed through and the results were well worth it
