Sly, in your face, and rule book thrown into the fire, Approaching Translucence has a return to form that Art himself has shown how far he’s come.

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.