South coast UK progressives Enochian Theory turn half an hour into five far-reaching explorations of epic heavy music.

Canada’s Cancer Bats bring their furious blend of punk rock and Southern metal for a two week jaunt around the UK.

Story Of The Year pitch for the MySpace market with “Wake Up”, the pop-tastic lead single from their recent album The Black Swan.

Floridian space-sludge-poppers Torche put the fun back into heavy metal on their second album, Meanderthal.

Nu-rave hardcore lunatics Enter Shikari announce over a month’s worth of solid UK touring in the coming autumn.

St Louis radio-rockers Story Of The Year release a video for forthcoming single “Wake Up”.

Veteran thrash titans Testament return with their first studio album in nearly a decade, The Formation Of Damnation.

You’ll love The Black Swan despite yourself - Story Of the Year’s third album is box-ticking pop-metal done just right.

Kyle Shutt, guitarist of Texan doomster dudes The Sword, talks about the band’s first headline tour of the UK and their new album, Gods Of the Earth.

It’s third time lucky for alt-metallers Story Of The Year as they prepare to tour the UK in the wake of new album The Black Swan.