Although it runs the full spectrum from gentle pickin’ through to face meltin’ it finds its best moments in some newer corners between.

If you are very new to the world of Crimson’s music, then Red is the introduction to get you on this magic carpet ride that Robert himself has endured listeners, the roller-coaster ride they’ll never forget.

It’s the way that both prog metal and prog rock add in massive amounts of ice cream with a delicious taste of a doom sundae, waiting to be delivered to you.

This exceptional atmospheric and sludgy blend of post-metal and post-rock has decimated most of the competition on my end of year list.

It is undoubtedly an unusual quest to try and reveal the hidden romance of public utilities and national infrastructure through instrumental electronic music, but it’s one which continues to deliver delightful results.

This isn’t just a live album; this is an event. It sounds more powerful, more incredible, and even more joyful for Black Sabbitch to place an Unwest in the West.

Folklore, weird histories and superstition threaded through uneasy compositions of piano loops, vinyl hiss and odd drones.

The band has returned triumphantly with this challenging and cool record. Highly recommended in these dystopian times!

True to its power, form, and incredible music that’s weighed upon their sound, White Willow have reached a homecoming with their reissue catalog from Karisma.

This is so much more than just an anti-fascist black metal record. The rage, depth and intelligence makes this one of 2025’s most vital listens.

They revel in lysergic-drenched rainbow tones distorted with fuzzy feedback.

They’ve emerged from the dense gloom of their last recording and have thrown back the curtains to let in some light.

It’s raging, but in a fun way. You’re gonna love it.

If you miss Leviathan era Mastodon then Trudger have you covered. This is a stunning return.

At times frantic, others serene. Malevich makes a cacophony of anger and beauty seem stunningly easy.

Dark and menacing, yet bleakly addictive, Legacy – should help Scotland’s Ihlo could help them find their place within the prog metal pantheon.

Summons the music’s tougher, more upbeat, alter-ego(s) to come out and burn through their social battery.

A confident, razor-sharp record that feels both meticulously constructed and dangerously volatile. It’s quite a rare combination, ferocious, fearless, and utterly uncompromising. A band to keep an eye on.

Chop Club On Road is a reflective meditation. Less grafting, more zoning out this time. 

If you’re in the mood for some zone out drone psych it absolutely hits the spot.

Riff driven, horror themed, chunks of heavy metal good times.