Soundgarden: King Animal – review

They may have said they'd never reform, but Soundgarden have made a good fist of bringing back their grungey riffing, writes Dave Simpson

Neurosis: Honor Found in Decay – review

By expressing human frailty with such visceral abandon, Neurosis have once again turned darkness into euphoria, writes Dom Lawson

Kiss seem to have rediscovered what made them so great in the first place. It's hardly sophisticated, but it makes Jamie Thomson happy

The ninth album from this Swedish metal insitution is subtly inventive excercise in atmospheric heaviness, writes Dom Lawson

The heaviest band in the world (by some estimations) return with an album that should win them new fans, writes Dave Simpson

The Darkness's terrific new album could be the one to propel them back into arenas, writes Dom Lawson

The misanthropic 70-year-old gives the Meltdown audience his best nice Lou/nasty Lou routine, writes Mark Beaumont

Kerrang!'s best British newcomers have the ringing guitar lines to achieve crossover success, writes Ally Carnwath

Even a new frontman can't disguise the veteran rockers' lack of bite, writes Kitty Empire

Norway's snotty, filthy glam-punk-schlock-rockers return with a new frontman and a renewed intent, writes Dom Lawson

Its sheer volume and intensity turns the latest Ministry comeback show into something of a disorienting blur, but that OK by Betty Clarke

This hugely seductive mix of droning strings, tablas and chants is a hazy melange of rock at its most languorous, writes Jamie Thomson

Remarkably for what is the band’s 19th studio album, Clockwork Angels never sounds dated, writes Jamie Thomson

Linkin Park’s continued experimentation with subtle electronica impresses Phil Mongredien

Linkin Park’s last album was a big departure, stylistically, but the surprise has worn off a bit now, writes Dave Simpson