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"Musical insanity comes in many forms. Igorrr are attempting them all at once."
By Dom Lawson published
Avant-garde maniacs Igorrr are breaking brains with a little help from Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance

Hawkwind continue to explore music's deeper reaches on Hall Of The Mountain Grill
By David Stubbs published
What's that? A nine-disc reissue of Hawkwind's classic 1974 album, with live sets and Blu-ray? Step right this way!

“Multifaceted if superficially flawed gem”: Hawkwind’s Hall Of The Mountain Grill returns
By Ian Fortnam published
Box set contains studio and live bonuses along with fresh remaster of the 1974 album

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
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