If this EP is anything to go on, you’d be advised to snap up an album by this band – if you like your music rugged, outdoorsy and heavy as hell, of course. – By Matt Butler

When the album works, it suggests some nice levels of creativity from the band, though perhaps it’s a little thinly spread to begin with at times. By Gareth Watkin

White Noise Radio are an exciting and dynamic band producing complex and interesting music. By Jody Dunstan

What Iggy has done on Post Pop Depression is given himself the best opportunity he can to create one last successful rock album. In turning to Joshua Homme, one of the most well connected and talented guys currently working in rock, and huge fan of Iggy’s work, is surround himself with sympathetic group of collaborators who would do whatever it took to make a great Iggy Pop record. By Chris Ball

Urgent driving RIFF, surf guitar and splash of spaghetti western cinematic thrown in for good measure all topped off with a killer chorus. – By Andrew Rawlinson

The Melbourne instrumental stoner/psych duo draft in an extra pair of guitar playing hands for their latest full length, a career best slab of searing noise that needs to be heard by anyone who likes their jams both cosmic in scale and red in tooth and claw. – By Jamie Jones

As a memorial of their relationship, and a summary of all that they were together musically, it is a more than fitting epitaph. By Rich Buley.

Red Wizard are no mere tribute act and well worth checking out by fans of doom and stoner with a retro sound and feel. – By Alistair Strachan

Conrad Keely once again shows his amazing way with melody throughout this intriguing solo debut album. By Geoff Topley.

This split effort between London based noise-mongers Torpor and Brighton based craftsmen Sonance is really, really fucking good. – By Andy Price

What makes ‘Lusus Naturea’ a stand out Rise Above release is the damn fine catchiness, the heavy riffing and its hefty production. – By Sander van den Driesche

With ‘Emanations From The Crypt’, Embalmer have made an album that could easily have been made during death metal’s golden year and stood out then, but I for one am glad it has been made nowadays, as death metal fiends can devour this album and bask in its glory now. – By Gavin Brown

The Glorious Rebellion provides a thrilling mix of stoner and noise rock generating a glorious cacophony of aggressive RIFF worship. – By Andrew Rawlinson

Swedish goth rockers Beseech have re-animated to present album number six ‘My Darkness, Darkness’, which all in all a very pleasant ‘easy listening’ experience with a few neat tricks. – By Andrew Rawlinson

There’s nothing new here, but maybe that is the point. Why change something that works? If you can write a song that stands up to the music of the past then why shouldn’t you try to match it, and have fun in the meantime. Holy Grove rock hard, they rock mean and they rock well. Great stuff. – By Martyn Coppack