Ugly Kid Joe returns with their finest album to date
Abduction / Black Blood is a Black Metal work of utter brilliance
Skid Row / Grönwall adds special chemistry meaning the gang is certainly all here
Joe Lynn Turner goes thoroughly badass on Belly Of The Beast
October Drift / Like Leonard Cohen with amps that go to eleven
Lacuna Coil bring a fresh and contemporary feel to Comalies
Disgraceland, from the more sophisticated end of punk, release Warthog
Lamb Of God / Omens is their most ferocious release to date
Alter Bridge / Pawns And Kings a staggering new opus in an already glittering career
Avatarium / Death, Where Is Your Sting a contender for album of the year
Goatwhore lift the bar of excellence even higher
The Cult are in majestic form on Under The Midnight Sun
Album of the Week / The Dead Daisies Radiance is pure hard rock magnificence
Queensrÿche / Digital Noise Alliance refracts past accomplishments and pushes into the future
Monster Truck / Warriors is addictive, an album that makes you feel good
Dio at Donington 1983 is indispensable rock history
Ringo Starr brings his All-Starr Band to Richmond, Virginia
Stourbridge legends Diamond Head release another version of seminal debut album