Record Reviews - Roppongi Rocks

Sweden’s Devil’s Gun returns with a new album filled with classic-sounding heavy metal.

Album review: Epitimia “Thread”

Russian band Epitimia gives us atmospheric black metal mixed with pagan metal and acoustic folk music pieces on new album.

Toto has been around since the 1970s and on the band’s new live release they show us that they have still got it after four decades of touring.

Swedish band We Are The Catalyst gives us modern and catchy metal with pop melodies on its third album.

King Diamond returns with a glorious live release of his best music and plenty of horror-themed theatrics.

Swedish melodic death metal with progressive influences on reunited Mourning Sign’s third album.

Skunk Anansie celebrates turning 25 with a new live album that brings back terrific memories of London in the 1990s.

Sweden’s Corroded is back with a new album filled with modern metal combining heavy riffs and beautiful contemporary-sounding melodies.

Swedish thrash metal band Carnal Forge is back with its first full-length studio album in 12 years.

The young Germans in thrash metal band Dust Bolt are back with a fab new album.

Excellent dark, melodic and brutal music on debut EP by Sweden’s Night Crowned.

Cult hard rock band Raven returns with a fabulously raw live album ahead of its upcoming Japan gigs.

British prog-rock glory on stage in Birmingham on an exquisite new live album by Magnum.