Metal Reviews

Album review - Gaerea - Mirage (Season of Mist). Shrouded in obscurity, Portuguese masked Black Metallers Gaerea return with their latest offering Mirage. @gaerea_ @seasonofmistofficial

Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen - Better Days… And Nights. Friendship morphs to mouthwatering musical partnership breathing new blood into the Classic Rock genre. @misteradriansmith @richie_kotzen Words: @brian_boyle_72

Clutch - Sunrise On Slaughter Beach is their thirteenth full-length release, and it's a rocket ride that seems sure to delight fans both old and new. @clutchofficial Review: @pmonkhouse1

To give you a perfect example of how heavily populated the whole stoner rock/psychedelic/doom scene is, I was only introduced to Dreadnought earlier this month. @dreadnoughtdenver Words: @mathematicaljester

Shake The Roots pairs a grassroots band's raw aspirations together with a world-class artist's unflawed dedication. @thetylerbryant @tbshakedown Review: @monty_sewell

Psychlona, hailing from the curry capital of the UK, Bradford, released their third effort, Palo Verde, an album of the year in the stoner rock/psych/doom scene. @psychlona Words: @mathematicaljester

Album review - Regenerator, King Buffalo's greatest album. There are dozens of moments on this album that will transport you to outposts of your emotional edge. @kingbuffaloband @stickmanrecords

Brace yourselves because Fully Lubed, the second studio offering from Plymouth Punks, The Butt Plug Babies, has finally been unleashed, having been officially launched at Plymouth Punx Picnic. @butt_plug_babies

Bad Luck Friday. If a gritty and heavy blues rock band whose influences include Soundgarden, Audioslave and Alter Bridge doesn't spark an interest, then get your coat. @badluckfridayofficial

"The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead is the Megadeth album I have been waiting years for. Easily one of the best Heavy Metal albums, if not the best, of 2022," says @metallicastpod @megadeth

Lonely Robot - A Model Life is John Mitchell’s soul being laid bare to musical accompaniment. @lonelyrobotband @insideoutmusic

Revival Black have followed up their debut, Step In Line, with a fine slab of hard rock that establishes the band as one of the big guns in the current new wave of classic rock. @revivalblackofficial @tmrmanagement Words: @hutchie224

Ontario's Technical Death Metal newcomers Eaten By Sharks bring a new wave of aquatic brutality with their debut offering Eradication. Stay out of the water.

Album review. Dead City Ruins. Shockwave is an arsenal of raucous rock 'n' roll tunes and evidence of a band ready for the big time. @deadcityruins @brian_boyle_72

Moreso than any other album they’ve recorded so far, AfterLife is awash with textures, ranging from bristling brutality to a wash of pastel colours. @5fdp @betternoisemusic @pmonkhouse1

Album Review: Machine Head release their new album Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn on 26 August 2022 via Nuclear Blast. A delightfully solid Heavy Metal album. @machine_head @nuclearblastrecords @hutchie224

Adrenalize and Euphoria, and their contrasting fortunes, takes you back to the Def Leppard of the last century. To sweeten the deal, they come in vinyl format. @defleppard Words: @brian_boyle_72

Arch Enemy are bringing their 11th full-length, Deceivers, to their massive fan base. Deceivers is in no way a bad album. It’s certainly an Arch Enemy album. Words: @hutchie224 @archenemyofficial