Dayal Patterson

It's well known that the frostbitten north of Scandinavia is home to countless metal bands, but it's Norway where things take a turn for the darker side...

The bands that dragged the black metal scene into the 21st century: here ten of the best albums

Black metal's most fruitful period was during the 1990s, as these twenty albums will attest...

Diving back to the birth of black metal and the records that have stood the test of time.

Dragonforce guitarist Fred Leclercq reveals all about Sinsaenum – the extreme metal supergroup he put together with ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison

"Joey killed the drums! He was angry..." Dragonforce bassist Frédéric Leclercq on how he and Joey Jordison came together to form new band Sinsaenum

Mayhem are one of the most influential black metal bands on the planet, and their album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas remains a timeless classic

"Our band is a playground"

Dark Funeral's Lord Ahriman on the band's passion for always moving forward

Spearheading a resurgence in pagan culture and consciousness, the London By Norse festival drove Enslaved and Wardruna to our shores for three nights of esoteric ecstasy

Signing to Nuclear Blast and taking inspiration from the likes of Darkthrone and Agalloch, is 2016 the year of Ghost Bath?

Listen to the Polish veterans' first album in two decades

Amon Amarth have long been metal’s Viking storytellers, but their latest album is a whole new epic. Gather round, children, and let Uncle Johan explain all...

Having brought the likes of Cradle and Dimmu to an unsuspecting world, Cacophonous Records’ history is entwined with the birth of black metal. Can their resurrection herald a new, dark dawn?

We headed to the studio with Amon Amarth during the Jomsviking sessions

We investigate the crossover between the worlds of opera and metal

Motörhead’s influence reached far and wide, not least into the heart of the extreme metal scene