Shinin’ Shade: Sat-Urn By Greg Moffitt published 23 July 13 Occult-tinged Italians prove still lost in the shadows
Goatess: Goatess By Greg Moffitt published 23 July 13 Finnish doomlord shifts course for stoner rock nirvana
Hawkwind: Warrior On The Edge Of Time By Greg Moffitt published 10 July 13 Inspired by sci-fi wizard Michael Moorcock, Hawkwind’s fifth space-rock trip would be Lemmy’s last recording with a band that would never be quite the same again.
Huntress: Starbound Beast By Greg Moffitt published 25 June 13 Chest-beating follow-up from pagan tradsters
Magister Templi: Lucifer Leviathan Logos By Greg Moffitt published 25 June 13 Occultism and necromancy from budding thespians
Judas Priest: Epitaph By Greg Moffitt published 28 May 13 Metal gods sign off their touring days in style
Flotsam And Jetsam: Ugly Noise By Greg Moffitt published 28 May 13 Thrash’s nearly men fail to complete their revival
Age Of Taurus: Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times By Greg Moffitt published 28 May 13 Britain’s bullish doomsters serve up a masterclass
Desert Storm: Horizontal Life By Greg Moffitt published 28 May 13 Thunderous, high grade stoner rock from Oxford
Orchid: The Mouths Of Madness By Greg Moffitt published 30 April 13 SanFran doomsters dine at Sabbath’s table once more
Kadavar: Abra Kadavar By Greg Moffitt published 30 April 13 German trio bring retro rock right up to date
Sodom: Epitome Of Torture By Greg Moffitt published 30 April 13 Teutonic thrash pioneers keep their tools sharp
Satan: Metal Is For Life... By Greg Moffitt published 30 April 13 Satan will be playing at this year's Bloodstock Festival. And in 2013, Metal Hammer looked back at the North East band's 'cursed' career
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats: Mind Control By Greg Moffitt published 28 March 13 Third album of inspired rock and psychedelia
Rust N’ Rage: Showdown By Greg Moffitt published 1 March 13 Finnish youngsters put too much cheese into their sleaze
Gold: Interbellum By Greg Moffitt published 1 March 13 Devil’s Blood guitarist seeks out the softer side of the 70s
Venomous Maximus: Beg Upon The Light By Greg Moffitt published 5 February 13 Inspired, eldritch goings on from the Lone Star State
Faith: Decades Of Despair By Greg Moffitt published 5 February 13 Progressive doomsters remain stuck in the doldrums
Free Fall: Power & Volume By Greg Moffitt published 5 February 13 Another salvo from the Scandic retro-rock armoury
Saxon: Sacrifice By Greg Moffitt published 5 February 13 Yorkshire’s finest stay on top of their game
Holy Grail: Ride The Void By Greg Moffitt published 8 January 13 Full-blooded, forward-looking, classic heavy fucking metal
The Hanging Garden: At Every Door By Greg Moffitt published 8 January 13 Free-roaming and fine-tuned Finnish gloom
Dödaren: Maen By Greg Moffitt published 8 January 13 Swedish retro-rockers kick all your categories to the kerb
Mammoth Mammoth: Vol III - Hell's Likely By Greg Moffitt published 11 December 12 Beer-pounding, girl-chasing, Aussie rock’n’roll