But who needs sun, sea and socialising, anyway? We've got a brand-new week of heavy metal bangers to listen to! Before we ...

This week I review five albums, including Panda Bear & Sonic Boom‘s great second collaboration, plus new ones from Twisted ...

Rocky from Project Hail Mary may be lovable, but the science behind him is far stranger than most movie aliens. Andy Weir ...

Rogue Carrier is the new colony builder from Hooded Horse. It's both a real-time strategy game and a roguelike, where you ...

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have officially announced their 28th album, Alien Metal, and, because this is King Gizzard, it arrives with the feeling that the band have once again found a new wall ...

"Alien Metal goes really hard, but it also goes to really interesting places," says Joey Walker, King Gizzard's resident ...

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Few effects in the history of rock guitar are as instantly recognizable — or divisive — as the wah pedal. You know it when you hear it. From aching, explosive bends to scratchy, percussive funk licks, ...

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