The State of Unrest Tour with Lamb of God and Kreator finally gets done and dusted, as well as an arena show for Beartooth and a 40th anniversary blast for W.A.S.P., hip-hop delivers two very different takes on heavy metal, and we talk the worst festivals we've been to.

Releases:
Night Demon - Outsider
Kruelty - Untopia
Skourge - Torrential Torment
Foretoken - Triumphs
Verminous Serpent - The Malign Covenant
Hyperdontia - Deranged
Downfall of Gaia - Silhouettes of Disgust
Kamelot - The Awakening
Babymetal - The Other One
Dawn Ray’d - To Know the Light
Fall Out Boy - So Much (for) Stardust
Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
August Burns Red - Death Below
Ov Sulfur - The Burden ov Faith
The Bouncing Souls - Ten Stories High
The Hirs Collective - We’re Still Here
Gatekeeper - From Western Shores
Saxon - More Inspirations
Acid King - Beyond Vision
Liturgy - 93696
Ne Obliviscaris - Exul
Keep of Kalessin - Katharsis
Mork - Dypet
Shores of Null - The Loss of Beauty
Cruachan - The Living and the Dead
Ihsahn - Fascination Street Sessions
Softcult - See You in the Dark