Holding Absence continue their journey forward with another vast, immersive and utterly arresting new album.
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Kamelot’s grand, explorative new album once again sees them hit the heights of symphonic metal.
In this Review Round-Up, great work comes from Lord Of The Lost finishing their album trilogy and Love Rarely delivering one of the breakthroughs of 2026…next to a total waste of time from From Ashes To New.
In this Review Round-Up, strong black-metal-adjacent work comes courtesy of GAEREA and Hellripper, while Dry Socket are equally great in hardcore.
MØL’s hybrid of black-metal, post-metal and shoegaze continues to push and open its boundaries, with tremendously evocative results.
Born Of Osiris kick off 2026 by bringing a loaded metal bill to Manchester.
As always, there’s been a huge amount of music released this year, and we’ve scoured through it all to pick out the top 30 best albums of 2025.
In this Review Round-Up, Unprocessed and The Maple State both impress in their own ways, while Finger Eleven seem all the emptier by comparison.
A night of glorious insanity comes to Manchester, courtesy of Igorrr bringing some of the most off-the-wall metal out there.
This far into their career, The Acacia Strain’s worldview is no less pitch-black and nihilistic, and the accompanying music is no less uncompromising.