Hardcore Superstar thrust more crotch as Abrakadabra veers toward pastiche
Sleazy Swedes Hardcore Superstar take the road well travelled on 12th album Abrakadabra
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The stars shine as respect is paid to a late great on Legacy: A Tribute To Leslie West
Stars including Robby Krieger, Steve Morse, Yngwie Malmsteen and Slash make the album the late Leslie West wanted to make
Robert Plant favourites Tinariwen still mesmerise on reissued albums
Proof that even the desert does anniversary reissues, as Tinariwen's haunting breakthrough albums The Radio Tisdas Sessions and Amassakoul get a polish
Placebo's Never Let Me Go is paranoid, euphoric, and surprisingly timely
Personal, political and climate collapse get a timely cyber rock probing on Placebo’s first in almost a decade, Never Let Me Go
Loop's new album is designed to pin your psyche to the wall at maximum volume
Brit-psych pioneers Loop defy time and blow minds on magnificent comeback album Sonancy
Architects’ For Those That Wish To Exist At Abbey Road is the perfect live album for 2022
Album review: UK metalcore kings Architects revive last year’s magisterial livestream at legendary London studio
Dave Grohl’s Dream Widow is the ultimate love letter to extreme metal
Album review: Dave Grohl swaps the Foo Fighters for grindcore, sludge and black metal on Dream Widow
Animals As Leaders’ Parrhesia album: molten noise meets next-level virtuosity
Album review: Animals As Leaders continue to push djent into bold new realms on new album Parrhesia
Soul Glo's Diaspora Problems: "like Animal from The Muppets getting p***ed up and finding a snare drum at a funeral"
Soul Glo's Diaspora Problems mixes hardcore punk, metal and rap in the best crossover record since Turnstile's Time & Space
Abbath’s Dread Reaver: black metal icon hits the sweet spot between Motörhead, Bathory and Kiss
Album review: ex-Immortal man and black metal survivor pulls back from the edge of ruin with Dread Reaver
Placebo's Never Let Me Go: first album in nine years is worth the wait
Brian Molko's band burn brightly on the intriguing Never Let Me Go, their first album in almost a decade
Motley Crue: Motley Crue - Album Of The Week Club review
Vince Neil left Motley Crue, John Corabi joined Motley Crue, and Motley Crue made Motley Crue, a Motley Crue album that sounded nothing like Motley Crue
Midlake - For The Sake Of Bethel Woods: "Nursery Cryme-era Genesis meets Crosby, Stills & Nash"
Not yet ratedEnigmatic Texans Midlake return from the wild on their latest album
Von Hertzen Brothers - Red Alert In The Blue Forest: "a masterpiece"
Not yet ratedVon Hertzen Brothers, Finland’s prodigal sibling trio, serve up an early contender for Album Of The Year with their eighth LP
Stone Axe revisit the past again on love letter to classic rock Stay Of Execution
Classic rock revivalists Stone Axe plunder the archives one last time on odds-and-ends album Stay Of Execution
Melodic rock veterans FM deliver hooks galore on ageless album Thirteen
Steve Overland’s overlords FM casually batter the competition on cleverly titled thirteenth album Thirteen
Von Hertzen Brothers' new album Red Alert In The Blue Forest is a captivating experience
Nordic arena proggers Von Hertzen Brothers glow with righteous ire on Red Alert In The Blue Forest, album number eight
Pleasant but never bland, Midlake's For The Sake Of Bethel Woods mulls over time, illness and innocence
Folk-proggers Midlake streamline to set their soul free on For The Sake Of Bethel Woods
Shot through with urgency, Torpedo finds Feeder still at their peak
Torpedo is an explosive comeback from Brit-grunge titans Feeder
