They've managed to serve up complexity in a deceptively digestible manner. [10 Oct 2015, p.52]

Boasting darker, braver, more thrillingly complex compositions. [10 Oct 2015, p.52]

Fidlar can still party; they just know they can't do it every night now. [3 Oct 2015, p.53]

Jesse Hughes and Queens Of The Stone Age main man Josh Homme's capacity for throwing out sexy grooves has only improved with age. [3 Oct 2015, p.52]

Permanence is a brave, bold step into a new beginning. [19 Sep 2015, p.51]

"Misfits" is a bit of a bland closer musically, but it's a sentiment that fits the album--and Shinedown--perfectly. [26 Sep 2015, p.51]

This may be the year's most melodically ambitious release. [26 Sep 2015, p.52]

Like a poison ice cream, MCS are once again delicious, but deadly. [26 Sep 2015, p.52]

Not only is it moving, it's arguably one if the best records Chris has made in the last 15 years. [26 Sep 2015, p.53]

Jack White is a man you can depend on for a dirty groove and a greasy riff. Which he serves up amply here. [26 Sep 2015, p.53]

The rock'n'roll spirit is just as potent as the kind you get from a bottle in a sleazy LA watering hole. [19 Sep 2015, p.52]

By stabbing in the dark and boldly going where they've never gone before, they've made something genuinely great. [12 Sep 2015, p.48]

This is pure Slayer through and through. [12 Sep 2015, p.51]

Here, The Wonder Years have grown into the rarest of bands: one whose meanings accumulate between songs.... There's so, so much to hear this time around. [22 Aug 2015, p.50]

Making massive noise for a three-piece, buzzsaw rough guitar noise is expertly managed, combing Sabbath-inspired heaviness with some of Kyuss' spaced-out-ness. [29 Aug 2015, p.52]

The brutal death metal contained within isn't much nicer [than the cover art], a savage blow to basically anyone who's ever dared draw breath. [1 Aug 2015, p.52]

We've had fights, emotion, sweat and pure punk righteousness. If only you could say the same thing about all live albums. [5 Sep 2015, p.51]

It's brilliant stuff, and proof that when it comes to enormo-doom heaviness, few do it better. Still. [5 Sep 2015, p.53]

On this third album, his gnarly riffs and garage-level production are as unpolished and far-out as ever, but the element of surprise has turned into comforting familiarity. [5 Sep 2015, p.52]

The Book Of Souls is an album of extraordinary vision. [5 Sep 2015, p.50]

Urth captivates throughout. [15 Aug 2015, p.52]

This seventh album will take neither rock'n'roll's top prize nor its wooden spoon, but it's another decent arse-kicker. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]

Given how good Meliora is, it's fair to say Ghost are ablaze too. [29 Aug 2015, p.51]

Bad Magic is proof that Motorhead remain the greatest rock'n'roll band on God's scorched Earth. [29 Aug 2015, p.50]

For an album about broken faith, this should convert a lot of new listeners. [29 Aug 2015, p.52]

Don't call it a comeback. Call it a rebirth. [15 Aug 2015, p.51]

Automatic is part boom, part bust. [8 Aug 2015, p.50]

For those who like black metal to creep up and slowly drain the light from the world like a suffocating nightmare, Myrkur are manna from Hell. [22 Aug 2015, p.53]