Few (if any) albums this year will be able to surpass Forever Blue for sheer emotive weight.

Few (if any) albums this year will be able to surpass Forever Blue for sheer emotive weight.
Sole member 鬼 on anonymity, aesthetics and the balance between darkness and beauty.
For fans of metal that’s deliberate, bleak and all-consuming, Groundswells is simply a must-hear.
The London innovators’ latest album proves their immense songwriting ability.
We run through our favourite track intros, from massive riffs to subtle soundscapes.
Dark and powerful third full-length from UK post-metal sludge quartet.
The post-sludge maestros on thematic consistency and emotive clichés.
We speak to the man who literally wrote the book on doom, sludge and post-metal.
Huge sludge riffs straight out of Scotland.
The progressive doom merchants take their sound to another level on their engrossing and evocative new album.