Complex, freeform extreme metal that unapologetically never strays far from the sonic path of the first track.

Antethic’s step into the world of electronica has led to some inspired experimentation and an exciting new direction.

Time Lapse ebbs and flows, inducing a sense of wooziness like all good trance should. Fabulous and mesmeric.

Winterfylleth: English heritage metal. When we’re stuck indoors and can’t escape to the hills, immerse yourself in these tales of the ancient land.

Music for contemplative moments and dark thoughts; times of enforced incarceration, perhaps. Recommended and very timely.

Human Impact is an album made by noise rock royalty and deserves a listen. Self-isolate, download and feel the noise.

When it works we get visceral, atmospheric music that breathes new magic into some gorgeous, plaintive singing and lifts it to a new height.

Otherworldly post-rock that sucks you in with its vast and soaring melodies.

It’s been out a while, and when I first heard it I tweeted that it was A-Sun Amissa’s best work to date. That opinion still holds. Vital listening.

My metal album of the year. Truly a soundtrack for the end of times.

A fantastic achievement, not least because of how it was made and how it sounds so fresh, despite the band putting tracks out every Thursday for a year.

A paean to 80s pop that falls slightly short of the mark.

An act of supreme catharsis for its creator, Long Read Memories is years of childhood pain and confusion depicted in musical form.

Mesmerising and hypnotic, as good electronic music should be.

Your soundtrack for a journey into the void, Towards the Blackest Skies shows a band evolving and developing their sound.

Drone rock royalty getting together for a freeform jam session. Mesmerising.

A standout death/doom release that has risen from the swamp to haunt your day.

Intelligent trip hop with a thoughtful, melancholic edge. Delve into the secret.

Unsettling, freeform ambient just made for the hours of darkness.

Selective listening will reveal some genuinely outstanding highlights on Lost Highway.

Revenant takes the listener on an immersive journey, a blissed-out magic carpet ride through one’s own head space.