Royal Autumn / Debut album delivered with the panache of ten-year veterans
Death Pill / Ukraine hardcore punk debut remarkable and inspiring
Lovebites astonishing Judgement Day a treasure of Metal magic
Insomnium / Anno 1696 a phenomenal release in a year of incredible music
Siege Of Power / A lot more serious this time around with This Is Tomorrow
Motörhead / Unboxing Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC
Wolves In Winter / Debut album by Bradford veterans crushes on every level
First Signal / Face Your Fears is a compelling slice of pure melodic rock
Crücial Crüe / Mötley Crüe, key holders to the greatest madhouse in rock ‘n’ roll
Furnace / The Casca Trilogy is an absolute triumph
The Abbey / Nothing sinful as debut summons up a cauldron of delights
Album Of The Week / Dance Devil Dance is undoubtedly the best Avatar album yet
Generation Landslide / Everything you love about late ’80s/early ’90s hard rock
Dokken / The Elektra Years a wonderful tribute to their role in ’80s rock
Frozen Dawn / The Decline Of The Enlightened Gods is bone-chillingly good
The Inspector Cluzo deserve all the love with Horizon
Steve Vai / Gash is an album full of thrilling sounds and honesty
Memoriam / Rise To Power, a punishing fifth album from the Old school Death Metal legends