The Browning bring their electro-metal assault to Manchester’s Academy 3, vicious, vital and vibrant in equal measure.
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In this Review Round-Up, punk and metalcore each deliver a pair of strong releases—Fake Names and Niis for the former; Gore. and VRSTY for the latter.
Holding Absence continue their journey forward with another vast, immersive and utterly arresting new album.
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.