Despite the convenient title, this is not a monthly weather report. It would be too predictable. However, the bands I saw live through a series of events this month were coming from a quite diverse spectrum of genres/sub-genres. It would have varied even more, if not for an unfortunate last-minute cancellation of a black metal gig featuring Grima and Ultar.

Today marks my third anniversary of being a Metal Storm user. I've now been delving for over five years in the metal universe, and I don't plan to stop anytime soon. In this article, I will present the albums that have influenced me the most these past two years since I published that first anniversary article.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Skullbong, Siren Oath, Tenebrific, Hämnd, Crá, and Phantom Droid.

Europe's premier stoner/doom festival is making its annual tour around Europe, and Metal Storm's UK contingent stopped by to attend the London edition.

After a quiet beginning to this year’s metal concert-attending, things started to happen with a hastened pace on my part. The month of March - well, not only March but the whole spring - quickly turned out to be a very busy one for me, with multiple booked events on the plate and several bands I’d never seen live before: Cryptopsy, Atheist, Decapitated, Incantation, Taake, etc.