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Paradise Lost Ascension review: The godfathers of goth metal still find glee in gloom
17 albums in, Paradise Lost remain masters of the gothic arts on new album Ascension
"Everything about this band rules hard." Fantasy doom metal heroes Castle Rat have made one of 2025's most epic metal albums in The Bestiary
Looking like they've stepped out of the world of Conan The Barbarian, Castle Rat are one of metal's most vibrant new bands
I Prevail Violent Nature review: the metalcore heavyweights' fourth album is a little hit and miss, but the hits go hard
They might be divisive, but Violent Nature proves I Prevail are still swinging for the fences on album 4
"It’s bat***, bug****, bull****. If you really dislike the band, it’s utter dog****." Between The Buried And Me finally bite off more than they can chew with The Blue Nowhere
They might be prog metal geniuses, but Between The Buried And Me are also still fallible
Deathcore's biggest band just made an extreme metal album fit for arenas
Lorna Shore continue to raise the bar for deathcore and extreme metal in the mainstream
"There’s still plenty of Slipknot-style pummelling, but Tallah are spreading their wings."
Tallah's third album sees them branch out from their more obvious nu metal inclinations
Witch Club Satan proved they're the best thing in black metal right now
Norwegian black metal trio Witch Club Satan made a thrilling, theatrical and utterly terrifying UK debut at Birmingham's Supersonic Festival
I just watched Metallica play in front of a few hundred people
Intimate, fun and occasionally feral, I feel like I just witnessed something truly special
Nova Twins reckon with the cost of fame on vibrant new album Parasites & Butterflies
Tom Morello and Elton John approved alt stars Nova Twins make a triumphant return with album three
Lighting up a dank east London basement, Ecca Vandal proves that she's got the songs, the skills, the attitude and the aura to become alt.rock's next 'new' star
Ecca Vandal is a breath of fresh air, and a star in the making
Limp Bizkit pull the biggest crowd of the day at Reading Festival and, to the surprise of no one, absolutely smash it
Surely it's finally time for Limp Bizkit to headline a major UK festival?
Bring Me The Horizon's Reading headline set is a mixed bag, but when they're good, they're incredible
Bring Me The Horizon start great and finish great, but there's a spectacular ball-drop in the middle
One of the nastiest cult thrash metal bands you might never have heard of just made one of their best albums
New Desaster album Kill All Idols is more proof they should be way bigger - but maybe music this deathly and monstrous needs to live in the shadows
Private Music is the most complete and essential album Deftones have made in a very long time
Deftones are arguably bigger than ever - and to top it all off, they've made an absolute beauty of a new album
The most outspoken British metalcore band of the decade just played their last show, and we should all be in mourning
Ithaca wrap up a career of righteous rage with a triumphant set at Bristol festival Arctangent
I think I might have just watched Trivium play their greatest festival set ever
Self-proclaimed "kings of metal" Trivium set an impossibly high bar headlining Friday night of Bloodstock Open Air 2025
You’ve never heard of this space rock band, but they just put on one of the loudest, craziest and most incredible festival sets I’ve seen in my life
Though French cosmonauts Slift are very much a cult prospect, it’s only a matter of time before their mesmerising live shows make them superstars
