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]

Radkey's greatest strength is sounding urgent but never rushed. The greatest weakness is that they wear their influences like face tattoos. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]

They've taken a long sidestep from Sabbath's alter.... One that sets them up to be able to go literally anywhere from here. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]

Immortalized isn't without its duffers. [22 Aug 2015, p.51]

Neck Deep are the most fully formed British rock band to rise to prominence in ages. And in Life's Not Out To Get You they haven't as much made a record as created a world. [15 Aug 2015, p.50]

Venom has injected a whole new life into the British metal heroes. [1 Aug 2015, p.50]

Fear Factory continue to make the future sound dark and dangerous. [1 Aug 2015, p.52]

24 tracks call into question the issue of quality control, but as short, sharp reminders of why all you need is three chords and something to say, there are few better examples than Teenage Time Killers' debut. [8 Aug 2015, p.52]

Aaron and mewithoutYou have authored what's possibly their best album. [25 Jul 2015, p.52]

This is a record that seethes with fury. [25 Jul 2015, p.50]

It plays out like a sulking child trapped in the seat of a supermarket trolley. [18 Jul 2015, p.52]

A record of grandstanding musical ambition. [18 Jul 2015, p.52]

Hammer of The Witches finds these fiends in fine fettle. [4 Jul 2015, p.52]

Countless bands wish they could make music as blissfully abrasive as this. [11 Jul 2015, p.51]

They're suspended in an airy updraft of synths and clean guitar lines that are so '70s prog-rock they should be wearing a Rick Wakeman from Yes-styled cape. [27 Jun 2015, p.52]

There's nothing ambitious or monumental here but a tight 50 minutes of call-to-arms rage. [27 Jun 2015, p.52]