Latest articles by Dom Lawson
Another uniquely mesmerising metal band from Iceland has entered the chat
The story of Fear Factory’s Demanufacture, the album that rewired metal forever
Dark proggers revisit their past and banish memories of bad blood in a collection of re-recordings that could easily have been so much less, plus a set of impressive covers
Satyricon may have recorded their 2008 album The Age Of Nero in sunny LA, but it was steeped in bleakness and doom
Body Count only seem to improve with age courtesy of their heaviest album yet
Rush icon planned to buy 12 instruments for his own enjoyment – but when his collection reached 250 he decided to justify the expense by writing a 600-page book (of which 408 were published)
With some true underground metal royalty in their ranks and a tour with Cradle Of Filth under their belts, High Parasite are the goth metal fix you've been looking for
An ambitious peak from a prog maverick revisited
Love And Rockets emerged from the ashes of Bauhaus – but unlike their old band, they hit big in the States
Continuing the melodic explorations they began in 2019, French prog metallers’ 10th full-length album is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of work
Glittering prog-psych indulgence for all
Trivium’s career has been a whirlwind of highs and lows – but with 2013’s Vengeance Falls, they finally learned to follow their own instincts...
Most sequels suck – but Rob Zombie’s 2010 album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 put modern metal’s favourite boogie-man back on top
With 2014's fourth album Walking On A Flashlight Beam Lunatic Soul found themselves travelling down a far deeper and darker path
2013 was a banner year for Metallica – a brand new record label, their first gigs in China and the ambitious but divisive 3D movie Through The Never
The solo adventures of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, revisited
Blood Incantation confirm themselves as one of the most innovative and interesting bands in modern death metal
Machine Head’s Unto The Locust was the follow-up to career high-point The Blackening – but Robb Flynn wasn’t feeling the presssure
The band deliberately – but doubtfully – pushed boundaries with the subjects they explored on their 17th studio album
Trelldom only return when they have something to say, and new album ...By The Shadows... proves well worth the 17 year wait
Megadeth‘s 2009 album Endgame capped a killer decade for the thrash veterans
Norwegian sibling-powered band increase the drama and bombast on perfectly-produced third album
No one does death metal quite like Nile. Their 10th album is a ferocious reminder of why
