Emily Swingle

As Barbie barrels past a billion dollars at the box office, we celebrate its star’s love for Metallica and Bullet For My Valentine – and the fact she isn’t shy about it

Under the pseudonym Haunt, singer/multi-instrumentalist Trevor Church is releasing old-school metal bangers at an unbelievable pace

French pagan-folksters Skáld, Danish hardcore rabble-rousers Eyes, Aussie animal rights activisits To The Grave and synthwave-laden black metal from Nighted: these are the bands you need to hear in August 2023

This long-forgotten horror, starring Cradle Of Filth leader Dani Filth, is “the most successful underground British film of recent years” – according to Dani Filth

Pink, sparkly and packing sugar-sweet hooks and slamming riffs in equal measure, Scene Queen is unlike anything else in metal right now

From the brutal hardcore of Jesus Piece to Distant's sci-fi deathcore, Fvnerals' nihilistic drone-metal and Punk Rock Factory's fun covers, you need to check out these brilliant new bands

From masked nu metal revivialists Blackgold to 'cyber-grind' pioneers Thotcrime, you need to check out these brilliant new metal bands

"We woke up in a nightmare": meet Death Pill, the Ukrainian hardcore band who refuse to let the war define them

From Kruelty and Demonstealer to Ad Infinitum, nothing,nowhere. and Lana Del Rabies, don't sleep on these brilliant new metal albums

From symphonic deathcore to neogothic Ukrainian black metal, these are the five bands you need to hear this month. Plus, vote for your favourite!