It's execution is what makes it Sum 41's finest offering to date. [15 Oct 2016, p.50]

It's reliably puzzling and brain-meltingly good. [15 Oct 2016, p.52]

Kodama is one of 2016's most arresting releases. [15 Oct 2016, p.53]

Naturally, those married to traditional song structures need not apply, but if you fancy feeling like your brains in a pinball machine, then Mothership will take you out of this world. [15 Oct 2016, p.52]

When an album imbued with the spirit of heroism, the opening track has to boldly throw down the gauntlet. Job done. [15 Oct 2016, p.51]

Their debut has hooks sharper than new scissors. [10 Sep 2016, p.52]

As Limerent Death gives you a one-two, you realise this will be the most chaotic funeral you've ever attended. [8 Oct 2016, p.51]

This is NOFX at their leanest, and it absolutely rips. [8 Oct 2016, p.52]

Sometimes angry, regularly ferocious, occasionally beautiful. [8 Oct 2016, p.53]

A supergroup that lives up to the hype. [1 Oct 2016, p.52]

Classically Yellowcard in sound, all violins and driving drum rolls, it's a fitting tribute to their two decades on the job. [1 Oct 2016, p.52]

The 12 songs that comprise the svelte but satiating Revolution Radio are among the finest to which Green Day Have put their name. [1 Oct 2016, p.50]

It's initially odd that the songs lack the immediacy the band are known for, but once the new-found intricacies reveal themselves and the lengthier structures click, the pay-off is huge. [8 Oct 2016, p.52]

Two albums into their 21st century reunion, and the unhinged genius of early albums Surfer Rosa and Doolittle is largely lacking, replaced by the not unpleasant sound of old friends having a blast. [8 Oct 2016, p.52]

A record that's intelligent with its music, but played with an explosive level of nastiness that sounds like they'd burn your house down if you crossed them. [17 Sep 2016, p.52]

Occasionally, they can get bogged-down in their particularly scuzzy groove, but for those who prefer their duos nasty inside and out, this is a wonderful caterwaul to get lost in. [24 Sep 2016, p.52]

There's a lot going on, but once again Opeth have crafted something special here. [24 Sep 2016, p.51]

While increased musical sophistication doesn't necessarily tell you anything about the people making the music, and insightful lyrics probably won't stop you in your tracks in a mosh-pit, if you nail both you've got an album that will explode and, more importantly, endure. Here, Every Time I Die have made the perfect example of such an album. [17 Sep 2016, p.48]

Their intensity remains undimmed on Fires Within Fires, a five-song journey into the Oakland collective's commanding vision. [17 Sep 2016, p.52]

A record packed with starry-eyed guitars, almost as if they were being beamed back down from the International Space Station. [24 Sep 2016, p.53]

Surging with reckless punk spirit and swooning romanticism, there's no fear of Beach Slang losing momentum after break-up rumours earlier this year. You might consider the album title ironic since the trio are far on the other side of 19, but perhaps that's its beauty. [24 Sep 2016, p.52]

For all its spells when it's thick with vitality and feeling, it rarely breaks free of being anything more than a good record, never an exceptional one. [24 Sep 2016. p.50]

While it's true that their [Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman] reunion on Braver Than We Are could never change the world like Bat Out Of Hell and Bat Out Of Hell II, it is a bewilderingly brilliant album. [17 Sep 2016, p.53]

It's a record that feels truly alive, filled with sorrow, guilt, selflessness and love. [17 Sep 2016, p.52]

Once again, "epic" is the name of Mr. Townsend's game. [27 Aug 2016, p.51]

The Ocala quintet's heaviest record since 2007's For Those Who Have Heart. [27 Aug 2016, p.50

[An album] that'll slowly reveal its full charms across repeated listens. [10 Sep 2016, p.51]

Their seventh record might just be their most melodically expansive yet. [27 Aug 2016, p.52]