Enter Shikari – review
Even Lisa Simpson might sneer at their politics, but Enter Shikari have the common touch, writes Ian Gittins
Def Leppard/Mötley Crüe – review
Poor Def Leppard have to follow the brilliantly ludicrous Mötley Crüe every night – no wonder they sound dull, writes Dave Simpson
Deep Purple – review
The fusion of rock and classical music remains, but the current lineup of middle-aged men are not above sending themselves up, writes Dave Simpson
Megadeth: Th1rt3en – review
Dave Mustaine's back and this time he's … well, he's still angry. By Dom Lawson
Lou Reed & Metallica: Lulu – review
Lou Reed's collaboration with Metallica is almost without merit, says Phil Mongredien
Lou Reed and Metallica: Lulu – review
This unlikely collaboration may be a defiant gesture, but it makes for gruelling listening, writes Alexis Petridis
Machine Head: Unto the Locust – review
Dom Lawson hails the most significant metal album of 2011
Mastodon: The Hunter – review
Mastodon get spacey on their thrilling fifth album. By Michael Hann
My favourite album: Appetite for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses
Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Dafydd Goff explains how a religious upbringing was no match for the seedy tales of Axl Rose
Opeth: Heritage – review
Even the prog-averse might be lured by Opeth's timeless take on the genre, suggests Dom Lawson
Rise to Remain: City of Vultures – review
Frontman Austin Dickinson may be Iron Maiden singer Bruce's son, but that hasn't stopped London metallers Rise to Remain from producing a full-length debut that stands up on its own, writes Phil Mongredien
My Chemical Romance bring the theatrics to Reading festival 2011
It got off to a damp start, but the enthusiasm of Pulled Apart By Horses and Metronomy got the crowd in the mood for MCR's sensational but silly headline slot
My favourite album: Back in Black by AC/DC
Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Kitty Empire hails some casual sexism and eye-rolling double entendres. Oh, and those riffs ...
Trivium: In Waves – review
Trivium's fifth release is the kind of heavy-rotation schlock that clogs up the darker reaches of rock music cable channels, writes Jamie Thomson
Iron Maiden – review
Iron Maiden's lumbering new prog monsters, such as When the Wild Wind Blows, pale beside early headbangers Running Free and Iron Maiden – but the show never lets up, writes Dave Simpson