Another UK live event hits with Cosmic Void Festival and Cirith Ungol's UK date on their final tour, Iron Maiden announce their huge 50th anniversary tour, The Cure start to finally tease new music, and there's the unfortunate Jane's Addiction punch-up implosion to deal with.

Releases:
Nightwish - Yesterwynde
Unto Others - Never, Neverland
Vended - Vended
Crimson Veil - Hex
Charlotte Wessels - The Obsession
Kublai Khan TX - Exhibition of Prowess
Regional Justice Center - Freedom Sweet Freedom
Giant Walker - Silhouettes
Alunah - Fever Dream
Demon Head - Through Holes Shine the Stars
Dungeon Crawl - Maze Controller
Glacial Tomb - Lightless Expanse
Coffin Rot - Dreams of the Disturbed
Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe
Mork - Syv
Dreamless Veil - Every Limb of the Flood
Esoctrilihum - Döth-Derniàlh
Deathless Void - The Voluptuous Fire of Sin