Record Reviews

Ukraine’s edgy modern metal band Jinjer is back with a splendid in-your-face EP.

Former Blood Stain Child singer Sophia Aslanides is back with a new Season of Ghosts album combining metal riffs with catchy pop hooks in a musical style they call cinematic electro-metal.

German thrash metal band Sodom is back with a new line-up and a brutal new EP.

The Smashing Pumpkins are back with a great new album filled with college rock and alternative pop as well as a near-complete reunion of the original 1988 line-up.

Swedish death metal band Open Surgery is back with an EP that smells like a damp Florida basement in 1989. And that’s a good thing.

The Swedish groove masters Electric Boys are all grown-up on fab new album.

Former Accept and Bonfire vocalist David Reece returns with a strong solo album.

Following his successful Japan tour last month, Ace Frehley is back with a new studio album full of good stuff.

With Guns N’ Roses on a short break from their ongoing multi-year world tour, guitarist Slash has found time to put out a new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

Amaranthe is back with its fifth studio album. It’s everything you’d expect from this band and more.

Belgian extreme metal masters Aborted are back with a brutal new album and, as expected, it is sheer brilliance.