Two years on from their independent debut, hard-grafting Welsh rockers King Kraken return with March Of The Gods. Their second album partly draws inspiration from mythology, but mostly worships the almighty power of slamming riffs and heavy grooves. Let’s be honest, you don’t come to a band named after a calamitous calamari for highbrow social commentary. ‘Nuclear meltdown in his wake, how many lives will this one take?’ roars Mark Donoghue in horror on El Giganto. Is it an Oppenheimer-esque warning of the trail of destruction that follows misuse of nuclear power? Of course not. It’s a no-nonsense thrasher about a 50-foot fire breathing demon. And it kicks 20 megatons of arse. So, there are chest-beating bangers inspired by vikings (Berserker) and comic books...