Raw, heavy, and in your face, Germany's Primal Fear return with an album that kicks off 2016 with explosive force.

Primal Fear make a strong statement with Rulebreaker, showing yet again that their tried-and-true metallic formula works effortlessly.

Perhaps Squire would have been a more fitting title?

King doesn't quite reach the new heights listeners have come to expect from a new Fleshgod Apocalypse release.

Nevermind the freaky ghoulish creatures behind the curtains... the music inside will make you a proud Brainiac.

Brainstorm return with a solid effort that takes a step forward in the evolution of their sound while staying true to the Power Metal subgenre.

Abbath has arisen... or returned, depending on how you look at it.

Abbath is pretty standard fair in a lot of ways, but it manages to stray enough away from being completely formulaic.

Though mostly a demonstration of live capabilities, Delain delivers a few good new punches.

This EP delivers a short glimpse into the band's future, but little more.

XI packs a real punch to the face and twice to the gut.

Metal Church come full circle back to where they should be and return with a fantastic new album that delivers the very best they can offer.

Sweden's very own modern-day Viking horde return with a truly epic masterpiece.

With Jomsviking, Amon Amarth deliver a pulverizing, yet highly enjoyable listening experience that will keep you coming back for more. A pure masterpiece for the masses.

Good things come to those who wait nearly a half century.

Santana regress back to their roots and redefine themselves with a fantastic, highly-listenable album that exceeds expectations.

No Folk?

A nice demonstration of Terji's capabilities from start to finish.

Not their best, but not their worst either.

Lacuna Coil manage to deliver a decent listening experience, thanks mostly to Cristina Scabbia's beautiful vocals. However, overall Delirium takes a step back in comparison to the band's more successful efforts.

Quite possibly the Metal album you've been waiting for.

With all its creativity and musical genius, Proponent for Sentience could definitely be one of the best albums you've ever heard.

With The Holographic Principle, Epica continue to get better with each new release, and there's no telling where they'll go next.

With The Holographic Principle, Epica continue to get better with each new release, and there's no telling where they'll go next.

A complete paradigm shift.

The Ninth Hour tries to inspire but it's ultimately a complete genre-shift that will leave many fans scratching their heads.

Accept's classic era comes to life one last time.

Dirkschneider puts the pedal to the metal in delivering some of the best live Accept material heard to date. Fans young and old will cherish this for years to come.

Metallica prove that they can still play Metal.

Hardwired... To Self-Destruct has that familiar Metallica flavour while venturing into some interesting new territory, but fails to deliver a hefty blow like the glory-day albums.

Shops are closing. Newspaper sales are falling. But we’ve chosen to keep our online journalism free because it’s so important that the people of Glasgow stay informed during this crisis.

While government lockdown measures remain in effect - people all across the country are now working from home - and educating children who would otherwise be at school.

OUR Home Times series has been giving parents and carers top tips and advice on how to keep children learning during these difficult times.

IF your child uses English as an additional language, you might be worried about them not being at school just now and missing out on using and learning English.

HE MIGHT have been one of the world’s most beautiful men but teenage heart-throb David Cassidy failed to turn many heads when he arrived in Glasgow in May 1974.

AS A teenager in the 40s and 50s, Glasgow was the place to be if you loved a dance - the Locarno, the Barrowland, the Majestic and more were the stuff of legend.

IT IS a harrowing image: a naked, malnourished body of an inmate at Bergen-Belsen lies dead on the ground.

SINGER Marti Pellow has told fans he is proud of his Scottish roots and hometown Clydebank.

Five facts about...Bessie Johnston

RACHAEL Newton should have been on her way to Guernsey for this weekend’s VE Day commemoration, which has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

BONFIRES so hot they cracked tenement windows. Jiving with the GIs in George Square. Singing and dancing with joy, knowing that finally, the war was over….

We take a look back into the archives and explore Glasgow's past.

AS Scotland’s National Dance Company, Scottish Ballet aims to bring the benefits and joy of dance to everyone.

THE country may be in lockdown, but a pair of Glasgow-based dance instructors at least managed to step out in style after their students struck gold at the WDC World Championships in Dublin before the coronavirus chaos enveloped the world.

SPRINGBURN funnyman Gary Faulds has delighted his fans by revealing he was able to order a KFC in Glasgow.

A WRESTLING event set to be held at the SSE Hydro has been postponed.

Kevin P. Gilday & The Glasgow Cross have announced their new album, 'Pure Concrete'.

COMEDIAN Kerry Bridges has shown his support for the national Clap for Carers event.

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has become an online sensation after her videos as Glasgow characters have gone viral.

TWO city theatres have suspended all shows until the end of June.

Tory impact on country

Use the bins

Pair are found out

THIS is terrible news (City Blinds and Shutters ceases trading immediately – with 63 jobs lost, Glasgow Times online).

STRIKING the right balance between decision making and maintaining robust scrutiny and accountability is a constant conversation at the best of times, and is ever more important during a crisis. This played out strongly at the Scottish Parliament this week, and raises important questions for our own council too.

There are two types of grant available to ratepayers.

Lights On G1 are calling for donations of tinned food, washing powder and soap.

A family of four was caught flouting lockdown restrictions after attempting to travel to Motherwell for a mini-break.

James Kelly has hit out at the news Glasgow University teaching staff will lose their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis

GLASGOW CLAN chief operating officer Gareth Chalmers has admitted that the team’s recent run of form has been hugely frustrating, and he admits that he has never seen a team as badly hit by from illness and injury as his side have been in recent weeks.

GLASGOW CLAN head coach Zack Fitzgerald admits his side’s win over Fife Flyers on Sunday evening was “massive” and that it was just what his players needed.

ASH GOLDIE has been inducted onto Glasgow Clan’s Warrior Wall of Fame.

GLASGOW CLAN have been eliminated from the Challenge Cup after a 4-0 defeat to Sheffield Steelers last night.

IF someone had told Matt Haywood when he arrived in Glasgow as a fresh-faced 18-year-old who had just been recruited to the city’s new ice hockey team that he’d still be here a decade later, he’d have laughed them out of town.

Glasgow Clan Chief Operating Officer Gareth Chalmers has revealed the club have signed a defenceman, who should be ready to play in tomorrow's clash with Manchester Storm.