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Sugar Horse

The Live Long After

The Bristol band's debut record is a weird and jagged record for weird and jagged times, finds Tom Coles
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Mighty Lord Deathman

Lifeforce

Mighty Lord Deathman gets hallucinatory on new album, Lifeforce, finds Tom Coles
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Aerosol Jesus

Survive

Brigton's Aerosol Jesus teeter on the very brink of noise, barely holding back – and all the sweeter for it, finds Tom Coles
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Nine Treasures

Awakening From Dukkha

A greatest hits of sorts for Mongolian folk metallers Nine Treasures opens up new worlds for Tom Coles
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Melvins

Working With God

Melvins return with their 24th full-length studio album and they still don't give a damn what you think about it, finds Tom Coles
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Mogwai

As The Love Continues

With their tenth album, Scottish post-rockers Mogwai are still finding little corners to experiment with, finds Tom Coles
Album of the Week

Doom By Other Means: Alkisah By Senyawa

The instrumentation may be radically different, but in their own way Indonesian duo Senyawa are as heavy and as foreboding as anything in the metal canon, finds Tom Coles
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Poisonous Birds

We Can Never Not Be All Of Us

Bristol's Poisonous Birds weave layer upon layer of noises and ideas into one big, big sound, finds Tom Coles
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Calyces

Impulse to Soar

Athens-based post-metallers Calyces wind complex riffs around expansive vocals, finds Tom Coles
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Paradise Lost

Obsidian

Things take a turn for the very very dark indeed on the 16th album by venerable doom metallers Paradise Lost, finds Tom Coles
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Elder

Omens

Elder push stoner rock into new territories on Omens, finds Tom Coles
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Elephant Tree

Habits

Mixing up psych and metal to refreshing effect, Elephant Tree's Habits is a wonkily likeable record, finds Tom Coles
Album of the Week

Branches Bloody Branches: Quadra By Sepultura

Thirty-five years after their debut, Sepultura's latest album shoots for the moon – and misses, finds Tom Coles
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Cybernetic Witch Cult

Absurdum ad Nauseam

Cybernetic Witch Cult's *Absurdum Ad Nauseum* captures a heady, trippy energy with some of the wild energy of King Gizzard, finds Tom Coles
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Grief Ritual

Moments Of Suffering

Matte black metal from Grief Ritual is bursting with ideas, finds Tom Coles
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BATS

Alter Nature

For a weirdo record, BATS' Alter Nature certainly has plenty of fun to it, finds Tom Coles
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Cult of Luna

A Dawn To Fear

Swedish metal stalwarts Cult of Luna return with seventy-nine minutes of hypnotic riffs and some almost dance-y rhythms, finds Tom Coles
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Pijn & Conjurer

Curse These Metal Hands

A collaboration between metal bands Pijn and Conjurer is less about wild sonic experimentation and more about the camaraderie of watching Peep Show together, finds Tom Coles
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Sadness

Circle Of Veins

Circle of Veins by Sadness is anthemic and hypnotic all at once, finds Tom Coles
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Catafalque

Catafalque

The debut album by experimental metal duo, Catafalque, offers a glimpse over the abyss, finds Tom Coles
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Pelican

Nighttime Stories

Pelican's Big Riff Energy remains in tact, now with an added goth twist, finds Tom Coles
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Earth

Full Upon Her Burning Lips

Full Upon Her Moving Lips may be Earth's busiest album to date, but it is also one of their loveliest, finds Tom Coles
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Big Business

The Beast You Are

Big Business may sound like a bunch of dads slugging cheerfully over a barbecue, but who else makes heavy music this charming? asks Tom Coles

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