Staunchly independent Leicester post-rockers Maybeshewill soundtrack the chaos of a global recession, with admirable assistance from Long Distance Calling.

The new single from Leicester postrockers Maybeshewill has a rather charming stop-motion animation video to accompany it.

The Ocean‘s latest philosophical-discourse-as-prog/post-metal-album, Anthropocentric, continues the themes – and musical growth – found on its predecessor.

Leeds lads Humanfly bring the bludgeon – and a side-serving of post-metal post-apocalyptic bleakness – on new album Darker Later. Play it loud.

Who better to help Constants explore the largely barren territories between post-metal and post-hardcore than reverb-hungry producer Justin K Broadrick? No one.

Irish bruisers Them Martyrs went and got post-metal in their hardcore! Or maybe it’s hardcore in post-metal… either way, the French Extremity EP is nasty fun.

Berlin threesome Rotor make a roaring dirty sludgy noise, but it’s crafty and angular and jazzy too. All kinds of post-whatever everything, right here. Good.

Swedish blackthrash outsiders Sorgeldom crank up the reverb – and the bleakness, too – on Inner Receivings, their fascinatingly chilly second studio album.

Newport outfit Spiridion mash up Deftones and Tool very successfully on their self-released debut A Moment Of Clarity. Give ‘em time, and they could be awesome.

Voyager and Monolith face off on the first release from new post-metal label Science Of Silence; both are competent, but Voyager are well out in front.