Gorguts founder Luc Lemay certainly knows what he’s talking about. When your band’s discography includes a groundbreaking classic like Obscura, you tend to listen. And in a year of many highly anticipated comebacks (hello, Carcass!), all ears will be on Gorguts’ very-highly-anticipated comeback Colored Sands. As always, Zero Tolerance Magazine gets the first word from Lemay about this challenging new album’s genesis as well as a state-of-the-art discussion on modern death metal. Graced with yet another eye-grabbing cover, ZT #054 finishes off the summer in fine fashion.

But also always, there’s more – lots more! The trusty ZT crew gives you thought-provoking reports on the likes of Watain, Thou Art Lord, UK Decay, Exhumed, Palehorse, Acherontas, Tank, and Arabrot as well as a special Beneath The Remains spotlight on the white-hot Finnish noise-rock scene. Not only all that, but our usual trawling-through-the-depths Underground Black Metal and crust/rawpunk Anger Burning sections as well as our now-regularly-massive reviews section, where we tell you what’s good, bad, and/or ugly. All ‘guts, all glory – that’s the name of ZT’s game!

And there’s the small detail of the free ZT CD with every issue featuring no less than 17 tracks from the likes of Gorguts, Carcass, Nox Vorago, Chimaira, Syntezis, Accuser, Fir Bolog and many more! Anyway, it’s OUT TODAY, and available from WHSmith, John Menzies, Easons as well as all good newsagents across the planet. Or you can pick it up direct from us at www.ztmag.com/shop.html