Highly influential Japanese underground legends envy dial things back for an exploration of powerlessness in an ever divisive world, expanding their outlook and growing with bite-sized new album Eunoia.

Where do you go after releasing one of the most critically acclaimed debut albums of the decade so far? Oklahoma’s prodigal sludge sons Chat Pile return with the highly anticipated follow up Cool World.

The boundaries between time and space are crumbling, the Stargate awaits as Colorado death metal oddity Blood Incantation usher in interdimensional explorations with new album Absolute Elsewhere.

Portland gothic rock four piece Unto Others prepare to take the world by storm, digging deeper into classic rock and traditional goth influences with dreamy third album Never, Neverland.

With the modern wave of deathcore steadily drawing more eyes towards it, Oceano kick the doors down and set the room alight with Living Chaos, their first album in seven years.

Symphonic death metal darlings Fleshgod Apocalypse return anew with ambitious (even by their standards) explorations of a dire near death experience with the opulent and dramatic Opera.

With the likes of Emma Ruth Rundle, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Body + Dis Fig, Gazelle Twin, Grove and Melt Banana at the forefront of this years Supersonic festival, we take a look at some of the other artists you should check out over the weekend.

Oklahoma City’s bleakest sludge wranglers Chat Pile are back for a sold out show in Bristol ahead of their appearance at this year’s Outbreak festival. Joined by anxiety inducing experimental Chicago outfit meth. and powerfully noisy London duo Modern Technology for one of the most punishing shows of the year.

The goths have converged on one location and seized control of the country’s most iconic venue to witness the last breaths of the VV era with a sold out evening full of Love Metal as Ville Valo closes out his globe trotting solo expedition in grand fashion.

Destructive Norwich based two-piece Kulk return with another helping of earth shattering noise tinged riffage mired in the suffering of the state of the world we find ourselves in with third full-length It Gets Worse.

Belgian post-progressive collective Thot’s fourth album is a continued exploration of industrial textures, post-rock and progressive songwriting, curating eerie dream-like soundscapes of eclectic influences with Delta.

On the verge of releasing their sixth studio album Coagulated Bliss, we catch up with Full of Hell vocalist Dylan Walker to delve into the details behind their collaborative powerhouse.