It turns out that Moore has both the technique and the knowledge of quite a few genres, from modern (or not so modern) classical music to jazz and atmospherics conveyed through electronics-oriented genres like ambient.

For those craving a bit of Sabbath worship then you will find much to enjoy in this album.

Six Missing & Almkvisth have created here a balanced set of mood pieces, fit for practically anything without turning into musical wallpaper at any point.

For newcomers it will make you want to explore further, and for those who are already in on the secret, they will nod sagely, raise their mead, and say welcome to our world.

It’s way too early to say that Panorama will probably be the album of the year for 2026. But it is an excellent way to start the new year off with a big bang.

There are no answers, death is ultimate, and how we deal with it is personal. The music here will form a soundtrack to that grief.

This is a seriously tight, energised and DOWNRIGHT FUCKING HEAVY album to get 2026 off to a cracking start.

There are multi-layers in music here that you can delve into only after repeated listens that bring out the elements you might have missed the first time around.

Russell has gone beyond to prove to himself that he’s more than just an electronic artist, but a visionary composer, creating the world’s inside his head.

Greyhawk are letting the heavy metal community know that metal isn’t dead, but it’s alive and kicking ass then and now.

They are sure to be blasting out on metal festival stages in the near future, and we will be right there, at the front, worshipping to the sound of real metal.

McCamman stretches the concept of a pop/rock song as far as it goes without losing either the shape of a melody or a song as such, experimenting, but without going into excess.

A mixture of ‘80s pop, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Todd Rundgren, Goldfrapp, and Roxy Music’s Avalon-era rolled into one.

A Sermon In Tongues is a more than worthy addition to any self-respecting metal fans album collection.

Draumsýnir eldsins is an addictive piece of black metal that doesn’t simply incinerate your synapses and brain cells into dust.

Leave them wanting more, as they say. A great debut from a band which we look forward to hearing more from.

Along with Erhasin’s sax variations, the full sound of his quartet never misses a note or a beat here, without sounding overplayed or overbearing.

With all of the sounds that gave her ears an idea for The Spinning Wheel, she sets up each of the compositions for each month of the year. Each of those months that you have in your hand, represents a goddess to be worshiped.

Black metal may now be the extreme genre of choice for metal fans, but for those of us who are more old school, bands like Torture Hammer keep the death metal fire burning.

With its nod to not just the Berlin School of Music, it gives us the satisfaction and imaginative wonders we have just witness to make it worth the trip alone.

On their 16th album, Kreator sound invigorated and with it, a new sense of recognition for their past achievements.