Oranssi Pazuzu's Muuntautuja is the weirdest and most wonderful black metal record you'll hear this year
The Finnish blackened psychonauts dive to new depths of sonic depravity on album six
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Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork London Hammersmith review: a true celebration of heavy metal greatness
A generational bill brings equal parts nostalgia and cutting edge excellence to London
Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration on Darker White
Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration with an all-new lineup for Fever 333
Touché Amoré hit hard on Spiral In A Straight Line
Touché Amoré unravel the anxieties of modern life on their most dynamic album to date
Sabaton throw down the gauntlet as the world's biggest power metal band with The Tour To End All Tours
Sabaton's massive metal concert movie The Tour To End All Tours is a must see when it hits cinemas in October
Blood Incantation's new album is only two songs long. It's also one of the best metal albums of 2024
Blood Incantation confirm themselves as one of the most innovative and interesting bands in modern death metal
Cannibal Corpse bring 30-plus years of bruising death metal tracks to sold-out London show
Supported by Schizophrenia, Immolation and Municipal Waste, Cannibal Corpse bring one of the most stacked extreme metal bills of 2024 to the UK’s capital
Servitude is the best tribute to Trevor Strnad Black Dahlia Murder fans could have asked for
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Doom trap? Trap metal? Nu gen? Whatever: Mimi Bark's debut album proves she's a star
Nu gen queen Mimi Barks is feral and fascinating on debut This Is Doom Trap
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Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands
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Zeal & Ardor go avant-garde without hindering their hooks at electric London gig
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The Obsession reunites Charlotte Wessels with former Delain bandmates
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Vended's self-titled debut finally goes some way to shaking off that Slipknot tag
Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan set out their vision for world domination with Vended's self-titled debut
Nightwish's Yesterwynde is "heavier and livelier than they've been in years"
Yesterwynde is as much a chance for Floor Jansen to spread her wings as it is a showcase of Nightwish's incredible ambition
Black metal maverick Gaahl returns to the well of weirdness on Trelldom's ...By The Shadows...
Trelldom only return when they have something to say, and new album ...By The Shadows... proves well worth the 17 year wait
Unto Others step up as goth rock royalty on superb new album Never, Neverland
The Oregon goth rockers embrace the dark side on album three
Evil, Hate Filled Female is Delilah Bon's most powerful statement yet
Deliah Bon's second album is one worth celebrating
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The newest offering from prog metal veterans Oceans Of Slumber is more than worthy of their impressive catalogue
