'a rounded, confident and thrilling statement of intent' - Neill Dougan on Overhead, The Albatross' debut LP Learning To Growl
Ash's 6th LP Kablammo! is just 'a bit too familiar', says CJ McCanney
'As for me, it is the dental phobia of albums' - Niall McGuirk is not won over by Karl Blau's 40th album in 20 years
'My punk rock education won't allow me to rock out in my cowboy boots' - Niall McGuirk gets Spookyland, despite his better judgement
MacDara Conroy picks some unsung favourites from the past two years in heavy music
Field Music return from side project dalliances with Commontime, and it's uncommonly good
'disorienting dispatches from a dark dream world' - Hugh McCabe on Chelsea Wolfe's 5th LP Abyss
'quality sludge from a band who know exactly what they’re doing' - Ian Maleney on Slomatics' recently reissued Kalceanna and Flooding The Weir
Dark brooding atmospheric noise pop from The Membranes, 30 years since their last release
Circle's Terminal is 'one to tune up your air guitar for' says John Kealy