The Poisoned Glass – Ten Swords album review By Tom O'Boyle published 24 May 16 Amorphous adventures into the dark heart of drone, with The Poisoned Glass's debut album
Cough – Still They Pray album review By Tom O'Boyle published 22 May 16 Virginia stoner rockers Cough switch to a smoother strain
Inside the bonkers concept of Avatar's new album Feathers & Flesh By Tom O'Boyle published 12 May 16 Your track by track guide to Avatar's new album Feathers & Flesh
Katatonia: The Fall Of Hearts By Tom O'Boyle published 26 April 16 Sweden’s melancholic mavens bring the changes
Step inside Schammasch's spiritual journey By Tom O'Boyle published 26 April 16 Schammasch’s seven-year spiritual journey has proved as liberating as it’s been intensive. The Swiss band’s latest, triple magnum opus looks set to transcend all remaining boundaries
How Fallujah are merging the worlds of metal and sci-fi By Tom O'Boyle published 19 April 16 Through pushing death metal’s boundaries, Fallujah are reaching for the stars with the help of, er, The X Files?! As the band explain, the truth is still out there...
High Priests Of Saturn: Son Of Earth And Sky By Tom O'Boyle published 1 March 16 Norway’s doom/psych pilgrims find their home amongst the stars
The Lumberjack Feedback: Blackened Visions By Tom O'Boyle published 1 March 16 Weighty Gallic riffs that fail to leave an impression
How Enslaved have stood the test of time By Tom O'Boyle published 1 March 16 Over 25 fascinating years, Enslaved have shrugged off their underground roots to become one of the most enduring and fearless bands in metal. And they’ve done it all their way
The 10 most metal video games of all time By Tom O'Boyle published 12 January 16 Which games will satisfy your craving for heavy metal?
Lovecraft and slime: Slugdge are your new favourite band By Tom O'Boyle published 7 January 16 Two guys making a filthy, sticky racket just for the fun of it
Cloak Of Altering: Manifestation By Tom O'Boyle published 7 January 16 Noxious discharges from extreme metal’s nightmare factory
Hexvessel: When We Are Death By Tom O'Boyle published 7 January 16 Kvohst’s nature worshippers face harsh reality
Sikth / Hacktivist / Destrage By Tom O'Boyle published 7 January 16 Not yet rated Tech-metal pioneers go north and conquer
Sunn 0))) on their most conceptual album yet By Tom O'Boyle published 8 December 15 Having dragged heavy metal to the outer limits and far beyond, Washington drone lords Sunn O))) unleash a new sound.
The Black Heart Rebellion: People When You See The Smoke... By Tom O'Boyle published 8 December 15 Belgium’s expansive psychonauts blaze a new path
A Metalhead's Guide To... Hip Hop By Tom O'Boyle published 18 November 15 In the start of a new series, we're creating a metalhead's guide to life. And we're starting with the world of hip hop!
Mammoth Storm: Fornjot By Tom O'Boyle published 10 November 15 Draconian frontman holds a communion for the old gods
Anathema's A Sort Of Homecoming: a fitting memento of these masters of emotion By Tom O'Boyle published 10 November 15 Potent prog rockers induce an 'altared' state
Devin Townsend: Ziltoid - Live At The Royal Albert Hall By Tom O'Boyle published 10 November 15 Goofball meet grandeur at the high end of London
Draconian: Sovran By Tom O'Boyle published 10 November 15 Gothic doom metallers go easy on the grotesque
What happens when you put Devin Townsend in a cathedral? By Tom O'Boyle published 15 October 15 Devin's acoustic tour heads up north
Luctus: Ryšys By Tom O'Boyle published 13 October 15 Lithuanian black metallers take the tough route to transcendence