Oxfordshire’s Chokehold decide to go it alone and release the metallic fury of second album The Sweet Sense Of Genocide independently.

The Lucky Ones proves that veteran grunge progenitors Mudhoney have still got their mojo after twenty years of fuzzed-up garage fun.

The Adverts’ former frontman may be rocking to a different folky beat these days, but TV Smith’s song remains the same on In The Arms Of My Enemy.

Book me a flight to Austria – to judge by the music of Bulbul, there’s something in the water over there, and I want some right now.

A Will Of Fire is a strong début offering from Glasgow’s young metalcore contenders Azriel.

Sub Pop reissues Mudhoney’s proto-grunge garage classic Superfuzz Bigmuff with extra tracks and a disc of live material.

Folk-punk veterans The Levellers return with “Burn America Burn” – another politically-charged anthemic sing-along in free-to-download form.

Leeds-based punk band Guns On The Roof provide three tracks of youthful exuberance and established punk clichés on the Last Orders EP.

Saddle your steed and prepare to draw swords with your brethren, for Communic are about to lead us into battle against the forces of entropy … or something like that.

“Beyond Driven” shows Brighton’s progressive trio The Crucible building an unusual form of metallic architecture.