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Eleven tracks of heavy metal excellence from the celebrated Norwegian sextet.
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Welsh metallers’ fourth studio set falls some way short of expectations.
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A superb sixth studio album from the envelope-pushing post-metal Swedes.
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Mediocre and forgettable American rock, devoid of any bells or whistles.
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Extraordinary enough to perhaps stand as this band’s greatest album yet.
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The next excellent step for this ever-improving London band.
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Superb ninth set from the Swedish gloom-metallers.
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Yorkshire rockers deliver on all of the hype that’s been directed their way.
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Thrash metal legends’ 10th album doesn’t quite match their previous highs.
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A beautiful next step in the ongoing saga of Baroness.
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A typically Gojiramazing new album from the French metallers.
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A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
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A subtle, often beautiful collaboration between two prog-metal heavyweights.
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This sixth studio set might just be Buffalo hardcore crew ETID’s greatest album yet.
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A stunning hardcore collection which will rank as one of 2012’s best.
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An eminently listenable heavy metal album from the Richmond titans.
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An album that every fan of extreme music should own.
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Heritage will surely be seen as one of their most accomplished works.
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It turns out that new Dream Theater sound much like old Dream Theater.
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A brilliant seventh set from a band that gets better and better.
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A fine debut from a British metal band with a great future.
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The Swedish metallers explore a fresh sound on their 10th album.
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Dallas Green’s third solo LP lacks bite enough to make it stand out.
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Essex post-hardcore five-piece finally find themselves on album number two.
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Watford four-piece punch above their weight on a solid second album.
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Texan rapper rocks out with some pedigree punks on a fresh and vibrant debut LP.
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A great fifth album from the revitalised Welsh rockers.
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A sprawling prog-rock masterpiece from the Manchester trio.
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Brighton metalcore band’s fourth LP in five years is packed with ambition.
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Killswitch Engage alumni team up for a metalcore master class.
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Enough confidence in their delivery to warrant some admirable comparisons.
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This really is Oceansize at their most sumptuous, essential best.
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They have mastered the art forms of suspense and climax.
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Alaskan metallers get angrier than ever on their fifth studio album.
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Young Guns continue their rise through the rock ranks with an assured debut album.
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Finds former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach in the form of his career.
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Fever will raise the temperatures of metal fans across the globe.
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The Welsh quartet finds themselves stuck between rock grit and pop melody.
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The Surrey youngsters fail to establish their own pop-punk identity.
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An album that is as accomplished as it is fiercely contemporary.
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Stunning solos and overlapping vocals combine on a strong Swedish metal release.
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Despite the most monumental of obstacles, this is an overwhelming success.
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Debut albums of this ilk don’t come too much better
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Thousands were rather pleased the trio eschewed further education
