Daniel Cairns

Unhygienic if generic grindcore from Polish jokers

Greek genre-hoppers take the scattershot approach

Blackened hardcore crew double their despair

Surprising return from Sweden’s atmospheric stalwarts

Mantric rockers clear out their attic

Muscular fifth album from acclaimed hardcore mob

Stoner rock reaches a stupefying new nadir

Sludge grooves direct from the steamy Finnish swamplands

Manic noisemongers embark on their last dance

Irish doom-mongers pick up the pace

Rarities and cacophonies from San Diego noise collective

The new wave of animal whimsy starts here

Norwegian noise-rockers take a tour of the doldrums

German tech-death mob get stranded on the middle path

Yob frontman turns off the distortion pedal