Smoother production and the further improvement in the overall quality of the material--not to mention evidence of a genuine dedication to his vocal performance from Steve Brooks--put Harmonicraft in a different league. [May 2012, p.104]

Nastier, harder and more devastating than 2009's Evisceration Plague, Torture attacks with savage precision from the opening seconds of the aptly titled Demented Aggression and never lets up. [Apr 2012, p.101]

The truly standout moments come throughout in the form of Emma Ruth Tundle's brittle and breathy vocals.

The Shadow Gallery is little short of a triumph. [Apr 2012, p.107]

Quality tracks like Standards And Practices and Residential Disaster could have been all the more excellent had the frontman shown as much adventure as his bandmates. [May 2012, p.103]

Every Time I Die are on fire again. [Mar 2012, p.102]

Koloss is truly phenomenal. [Apr 2012, p.100]

With MMXII they've hit the ball clean out of the stadium. [May 2012, p.102]

It's heavy, it's catchy, it's relentlessly brilliant and, above all else, it's still quite unlike anything else you're likely to hear this year. [May 2012, p.94]

With The Power Within, they've carried it off with their usual cocky assurance. [May 2012, p.96]

After three decades of machine-gunning holy cows and hypocrites, Napalm Death remain on target. [Mar 2012, p.103]

They simply don't put a foot wrong, from start to finish. [Mar 2012, p.104]

While Noctourniquet sits at the more accessible end of their sonic spectrum, it still walks a fine line between visionary and indulgent with no little skill. [Apr 2012, p.105]

Relapse is Ministry's most varied (and interesting) album in years. [May 2012, p.98]

The Great Fire should reestablish Bleeding Through as trailblazing scene leaders as they hit veteran status. [Mar 2012, p.98]

A brief Crack of Light sees Northern Irish noise rock trio Therapy? delve further the rabbit hole to deliver a potentially game-changing opus. [Mar 2012, p.107]

Blood For The Master veers expertly from bleak, blasting extremity to crazy-eyed thrash to ruinous punk rock, often all within the same song but never to the detriment of the band's core malevolent oh-so-metallic aggression. [Apr 2012, p.105]

Attack Attack! may still be a way behind the big boys, but given what's come before it, This Means War is a real triumph. [Mar 2012, p.99]

This is easiest their finest work to date. [May 2012, p.100]

Relevant and life-affirmingly angry. [Mar 2012, p.96]

This set celebrates a band whose arcane atmospherics continue to resonate with wonder. [Apr 2012, p.104]