If you’ve been wondering what happened to metal’s angry young men, wonder no longer: they’re in a band called Ana Kefr, and their debut album Volume I has ambition to burn.

German melodic deathers Akrea stick to their native language on debut album Lebenslinie, but never fear – it’s a decent listen even if you don’t speak German.

(Ob)Servant, the latest release from Tasmanian technical death band Psycroptic, is all about the virtuoso drumming… and, sadly, not much else.

All Shall Perish set themselves beyond the deathcore drones with the super-technical musicianship and diverse styles of Awaken The Dreamers.

Kids today, they don’t know they’re born, I tell ya. Five thousand television channels, mobile phones … and extreme metal bands like The Rotted in Topshop.

Death metal supergroup Hail Of Bullets take it back to the old school on the long march to the Eastern Front with … Of Frost And War.

Sweden’s extreme metal architects Meshuggah announce European tour dates in September … and a trailer to a forthcoming video for the “Bleed” single.

Swedish melodic death-metallers Scar Symmetry have uploaded a video diary of the recording of Holographic Universe. A lot of drinking seems to be involved.

Australia’s Parkway Drive add an extra London date to their forthcoming UK tour in support of latest album Horizons.

Flemming Lund’s post-Autumn Leaves project The Arcane Order deliver some accessible progressive death metal on second album In The Wake Of Collisions.