Who said concept albums were only meant for progressive metal albums that go beyond the one-hour mark? Danish hardcore troupe EYES take us through a world heavily inspired by manga author Asano Inio

On their latest album The Spin, Italian "scarlet doom" quartet Messa leave the desert sands of previous album Close behind and go full throttle down a highway of new sounds and possibilities.

Indiana shoegazers Cloakroom are still orbiting through space but trade high-concept fiction for a worrisome observation of the current state of affairs past our blue planet's ozone layer on their new album.

Is it the beer, the double-cooked fries or the frikandel? Who knows, but there's definitely something going on in Belgium that is prompting it to be such a fertile cradle for some of the best post metal being released in recent years.