Nine Inch Nails: Hesitation Marks – review
NIN's Trent Reznor ditches the industrial onslaught of his old days in favour of a lighter electro-pop sound, but some darkness remains, writes Dave Simpson
Avenged Sevenfold: Hail to the King – review
Avenged Sevenfold seem set to make good on their potential to become truly huge with this new album, writes Dom Lawson
Anvil – review
Mainstream interest may have waned since the band's 2008 documentary, but the love-in with the metal fraternity is as strong as ever, writes Dom Lawson
Newsted: Heavy Metal Music – review
The power of Jason Newsted's new album suggests his departure is the reason Metallica lost their edge, writes Dom Lawson
Letlive: The Blackest Beautiful – review
Letlive's scream-laden mix of riffs, raps and rapid-fire drumming now get the type of pop choruses that made Linkin Park superstars, writes Dave Simpson
Amon Amarth: Deceiver of the Gods – review
The Swedish death metallers stick with the Viking theme and deliver their best album yet, writes Dom Lawson
Download 2013 – review
It's hard to imagine this year's headlining performances will ever be topped, writes Dom Lawson
Black Sabbath: 13 – review
Black Sabbath's first album with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978 is really pretty good, writes Kitty Empire
Black Sabbath: 13 – review
Black Sabbath's first album with Ozzy in 35 years is a much better way to end things than the previous attempt, says Alexis Petridis
Megadeth – review
They've slowed down a little, but Dave Mustaine's rockers still play with the brutality of an exploding planet, writes Dave Simpson
Queens of the Stone Age: Like Clockwork – review
Dave Grohl's back, Elton John plays piano, and most importantly, Josh Homme's songs are razor sharp on QOTSA's latest, writes Dom Lawson
Airbourne: Black Dog Barking – review
This is joyously simplistic rock best played at life-threatening volume, writes Dom Lawson
HIM: Tears on Tape – review
Finnish goth-rockers HIM deliver more gently macabre, woozily romantic delights on their eighth album, writes Dom Lawson
Amorphis: Circle – review
Keyboard-drive 70s pomp has always underlain their sound, but Amorphis really do sound more accessible this time, says Dom Lawson
Ghost: Infestissumam – review
Cartoonish and old-school they may be, but Swedish prog-pop-metallers Ghost still have an amazingly refreshing sound, writes Dom Lawson