Lamb of God have become one of the biggest metal bands of their generation, having stepped into the gap left behind by the tragic early demise of Pantera. Their southern groove metal riffs have been delighting fans with album after album of great material and their blistering live shows have allowed them to become an arena sized band without ever going against the integrity of their roots. Therefore it’s no surprise that new album Resolution’s release will see the band being scrutinised by all and sundry.

Travis Stewart, aka Machinedrum or one half of Sepalcure, has had one hell of a year. As well as producing music for the soundtrack to Black Swan, 2011 saw the release of Room(s), one of the most celebrated albums of that year. Once described as “the standard to which the next wave of imitators aspire”, Stewart is highly respected among aficionados of Intelligent Dance Music.

Post punk pioneers Joy Division have attracted their fair share of irony lately. In the wake of The Wombats and oven gloves, Disney have produced a T-shirt ‘inspired’ by the iconic cover art for debut album Unknown Pleasures. The image is a series of pulses from a dying star, brilliantly encapsulating the ethereal quality of the album, and more recently the face of Mickey Mouse.