It may not be everyone’s cup of coffee, but Jakko has really come a long, long way to go beyond the sound of King Crimson and take his music a step further.

‘Legions of a Different Kind’ is a triumph. No more, no less. Bow down to your undead overlords. Their reign of terror has only just begun.

Retaining their leather ‘n’ studs metal grit and melodies, Armored Saint return with ‘Punching the Sky’, sounding better than ever.

This release shows exactly where Venom Prison started on their journey of brutality and also where it is going to take them next.

Cherry Pickles invite you in to their wonky hand made universe. It’s an invitation worth accepting.

The 3rd Majesty is one hell of a ride that Ring Van Möbius have brought in store for 2020.

Splintered Metal Sky is yet another spectacularly sultry and serpentine album that will fit in nicely with White Hills’ already stellar discography. Add this to your record of the year frontrunners.

Order of Magnitude: Empath Live Volume 1 is Devin’s grand slam. To have music in our lives and have Devin in our household, is quite the achievement.

Child Soldier: Creator of God is ambitious, weighty, noisy, complex, infuriating and brilliant all at the same time.

Wayfarer’s fourth LP is another unique mix of black metal and dark Americana – and their most successful to date. A record that transports the listener away from 2020 to an alternatively soundtracked Spaghetti Western, is a very welcome one indeed.

a weighty chunk of dark and swirling rock, well suited to driving into the long dark night of winter.

The Faintest Idea is a healing release that will take you on the road to recovery with Gomm’s arrangements to follow your heart and soul for the reinvention by finding your true inner self.

Essentially, on Twenty Twenty, Gone From My Sight give us some quite sophisticated, thinking man’s electro-pop that shows some excellent promise.

Spirit Adrift serve their fourth album in five years, another heady dose of classic heavy metal worship with doom influences, too. It’s another extremely enjoyable listen, albeit losing some of the dynamic variation of their previous efforts.

Every release from Pennsylvania native Keith Kenniff is an event. His body of work is incredibly gorgeous and moving, and this new release is no exception. It is mystical, sacred, and an intimate picture of Kenniff’s thought process.