Edwin McFee

An introspective, yet also uplifting offering, The Forest Is The Path signals another rebirth from these phoenixes and it’s full of soaring choruses and future classics.

It's a wildly eclectic collection of super-tight songs from the Leicester indie kingpins.

An incendiary listen that sees Judas Priest in scintillating form, Invincible Shield is a bombastic, often brilliant offering that will buckle your speakers within 6.66 seconds.

There’s no doubt that the country-spiced ‘Crumble’ and the piano-led heartbreaker ‘Hornets’ are pure class, and will earn The National even more admirers.

While Ozzy’s days as a touring performer might be in doubt, there’s no denying that Patient Number 9 is terrific.

Epic, explosive and, most importantly, exciting, Senjutsu once again affirms that Maiden are still the kings of metal. Long may they reign.

While Ordinary Man doesn’t come close to rivalling 1991’s No More Tears (Ozzy’s last great full length), there’s still a decent fistful of stompers.

Featuring references to 80s B-movies and the work of Dario Argento, TerrorVision is heaving with decapitating riffs and boasts enough hooks to rival the Candyman franchise. 

Declared 'the real article' by Damien Dempsey, the music on Wall's debut sounds focused and fully-formed and boasts a strong foundation - thanks, in part, to mentor Luka Bloom.

Nevermind the bollocks! "It's been a shaky ass year," Kanye says with some understatement during ye highlight No Mistakes.