We're back! If last week was about wiping away the sleep from our eyes and shaking off the cobwebs after a winter break, then this week we're well and truly back into the thick of it as metal bands aplenty release announce new albums, unveil deluxe editions and - most importantly for this feature - release new songs, so much in fact we've been forced to expand to 15 songs.
First, the results of last week's vote! Bring Me The Horizon might be the first major band to release new music in 2024, but they were usurped in the fan vote by emergent talent. Goth metallers October Noir took an admirable third place, narrowly beat out by fellow doom-inclined rockers Lucifer, but it was hardcore mob Desolated who took top spot, Victim offering a beatdown to leave us staggering forward into the New Year.
