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Filthy death metal mayhem from Melbourne...
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Solid, dependable metal mayhem from one of the genre's true giants...
NarreN – Aura (Wormholedeath)
Beguiling singer-songwriter shenanigans from Sweden...
ToxicRose – In For The Kill (Crusader Records)
Top notch glam metal for the twenty first century...
Robin Red – Robin Red (Frontiers Music)
Music to send the AOR needles deep into the, erm, red...
Night Flight Orchestra – Aeromantic II (Nuclear Blast)
Our man in the pastel-shaded dustcoat is a little disappointed...
Shadecrown – Solitarian (Inverse Records)
One of 2021's most improved bands?
Duel – In Carne Persona (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Raw but sophisticated hard rock from Texas...
Carcass – Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast)
Well worth the eight year wait...
Thomas Carlsen’s Transmission – Redemption (Own Label EP)
Maiden inspired-metal from Norway...
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Indian metallers return with more of the same...
Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (Parlophone)
The Deceased's King Fowley gives his thoughts on the most eagerly-awaited metal album of 2021...