DEAD METAL

None 's eagerly-anticipated fourth album drops 31st June. Hypnotic Dirge are doing the honours again, and have described Inevitable as the band's "longest and darkest work... the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe." The closing track can be previewed below, and pre-orders are  now on sale . Hopes are (somewhat ironically) very high indeed going into this one.

People are too quick to judge Metallica. No Metallica, no thrash; and no thrash, no death.  No, they have never quite returned to the glory of their early efforts; but nor could they hope to, and (aside from the abomination that is St Anger) every album has had its merits.  …and the singles from 72 Seasons (out 14th April) bode very well. There is a real immediacy to this material, and the extra layer of production sheen is working for it. A couple of the aforementioned singles can be streamed below.