Criminal - Fear Itself (Metal Blade)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Forged in Chile by frontman Anton Reisenegger, though having long boasted a British contingent an... Read More...
Aborted - Retrogore (Century Media)
Genre: Death Metal
Aborted are a prolific bunch, having racked up nine albums in 17 years. And while you might worry t... Read More...
Like Rats - II (Southern Lord)
Genre: Extreme Metal
It’s a fair bet that Like Rats like a bit of Celtic Frost - listen to the opening bars of II’s From B... Read More...
Sindrome - Resurrection - The Complete Collection (Century Media)
Genre: Thrash/Death Metal
It’s a crying shame that Sindrome never made it big, as their ... Read More...
Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika (Century Media)
Genre: Folk/Black Metal
Moonsorrow have been plying their trade for more than two decades, and it’s fair to say... Read More...
Totem Skin - Weltschmerz (Halo of Flies)
Genre: Metal/Hardcore
Inhabiting the same scorched musical landscape as Nails and Trap Them, Swedes Totem Skin de... Read More...
Desaster - The Oath of an Iron Ritual (Metal Blade)
Genre: Thrash/Black Metal
Desaster may not have the legendary status of fellow German acts Kreator, De... Read More...
Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse are riding high in 2016 following the release of their fourth album King, and are in the midst of major to... Read More...
Beseech - My Darkness, Darkness (Despotz Records)
Genre: Gothic Metal/Rock
As the first Beseech album in 11 years, and one created by a revamped line-up, ... Read More...
It’s been a few years since Finnish metal heroes Turisas released any new material - but that didn’t stop them taking Hammerfest VIII by storm last month in Nor... Read More...
Rich is a veteran of the heavy music scene and is widely considered one of the leading experts on doom, death and everything extreme. Rushonrock's deputy editor fulfilled the same role for HRH Mag and continues to forge a reputation as one of the UK's most informed and incisive metal writers.