Cannibal Corpse bring 30-plus years of bruising death metal tracks to sold-out London show
Supported by Schizophrenia, Immolation and Municipal Waste, Cannibal Corpse bring one of the most stacked extreme metal bills of 2024 to the UK’s capital
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Servitude is the best tribute to Trevor Strnad Black Dahlia Murder fans could have asked for
Even tragedy can't stop The Black Dahlia Murder being one of extreme metal's most reliably brilliant bands
Doom trap? Trap metal? Nu gen? Whatever: Mimi Bark's debut album proves she's a star
Nu gen queen Mimi Barks is feral and fascinating on debut This Is Doom Trap
"At their heaviest, they feel genuinely dangerous." Heriot live up to their potential as Britain's best new metal band on Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell
Beloved by Lamb Of God, Trivium and Machine Head, Heriot just proved that 2022's Profound Morality EP was just a taste of what they can do
Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands
Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd
Zeal & Ardor go avant-garde without hindering their hooks at electric London gig
At a crammed O2 Empire Shepherds Bush, Zeal & Ardor shed their ‘black metal meets spirituals’ tag with a set of new, experimental anthems
The Obsession reunites Charlotte Wessels with former Delain bandmates
After two experimental Tales From Six Feet Under releases, Charlotte Wessels is back on familiar grounds
Vended's self-titled debut finally goes some way to shaking off that Slipknot tag
Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan set out their vision for world domination with Vended's self-titled debut
Nightwish's Yesterwynde is "heavier and livelier than they've been in years"
Yesterwynde is as much a chance for Floor Jansen to spread her wings as it is a showcase of Nightwish's incredible ambition
Black metal maverick Gaahl returns to the well of weirdness on Trelldom's ...By The Shadows...
Trelldom only return when they have something to say, and new album ...By The Shadows... proves well worth the 17 year wait
Unto Others step up as goth rock royalty on superb new album Never, Neverland
The Oregon goth rockers embrace the dark side on album three
Evil, Hate Filled Female is Delilah Bon's most powerful statement yet
Deliah Bon's second album is one worth celebrating
New Oceans Of Slumber album Where Gods Fear To Speak is a vengeful prog metal monster that needs to be heard
The newest offering from prog metal veterans Oceans Of Slumber is more than worthy of their impressive catalogue
Zetra's debut album: black metal meets croons, synthesisers and, er, Doctor Who
Zetra haven't mastered their formula yet, but their debut album is promising all the same
Leprous show exactly how they've become prog metal royalty with new album Melodies Of Atonement
Norway's Leprous might be ditching some of their heaviness, but Melodies Of Atonement is a prog metal masterclass nonetheless
US hardcore brutes Nails are reborn anew on Every Bridge Burning
Eight years and more than a few band members since their last record, Nails are back and brutal as ever
Melt Banana's 3+5 is one of the extreme albums of the year. It's also completely off its baps
Put them under noise rock, grindcore, hardcore or avant-garde; you'll still never find another band like Melt-Banana
Simone Simons spreads her wings on solo debut Vermillion: Album Review
After 22 years and eight studio albums with Epica, vocalist Simone Simons is spreading her wings as a solo artist
Fleshgod Apocalypse turn a near-death experience into a symphonic death metal masterpiece on Opera
A 2021 climbing accident almost cost Fleshgod Apocalypse vocalist Francesco Paoli his life. On Opera, that pain fuels the Italians’ best album to date.
