Death metal veterans Nile have crafted their best album in nearly 20 years
No one does death metal quite like Nile. Their 10th album is a ferocious reminder of why
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Avant-garde metallers Zeal & Ardor have unleashed their adventurous side on the excellent Greif
Zeal & Ardor stop just short of totally ripping up the rulebook, but fourth album Greif is a bold step forwards all the same
Old blokes: What is it with them and when will they stop? A sort-of review of the Sex Pistols and Frank Carter at Bush Hall
Frank Carter replaces Johnny Rotten as the Sex Pistols reanimate the corpse of punk
Melodeath pioneers Dark Tranquillity remain remarkably consistent on Endtime Signals - Album review
One of the pioneers of Gothenburg's legendary melodeath sound, Dark Tranquillity continue to provide remarkable consistency on their thirteenth album
“They’re unquestionably ready for the big time”: Malevolence break records (and a good few bodies) with weekend-stealing Bloodstock set
At Bloodstock Open Air, Sheffield nasties Malevolence rile up a passionate crowd – to the point that they break a festival record for crowd-surfing
“A good show as opposed to a legendary one”: Architects don’t quite rise to the occasion at first-ever UK festival headline show
At Bloodstock Open Air, Architects play a set stacked with modern anthems – but they don’t treat headlining a UK fest for the first time like it’s a big deal
Opeth headline Bloodstock Festival 2024: Metal Hammer review
Opeth's third time headlining Bloodstock shows just how they elevated extreme metal at the turn of the millennnium
Amon Amarth headline Wacken: Metal Hammer review
25 years since they first appeared at Wacken, Amon Amarth prove the festival's ultimate conquerors
Hammerfall remind everyone why they remain one of heavy metal's most trusted defenders with Avenge The Fallen
Power metal icons Hammerfall return another another top notch slab of epic bombast with Avenge The Fallen
Heilung's Lifa Iotungard shows off one of the best shows in music at one of the world's most magical venues
Heilung's awe-inspiring live show is captured marvellously on this latest release
"A performance worthy of their own legendary status." Scorpions rock Wacken Open Air like a hurricane
Scorpions show why they are one of Germany's most beloved rock icons
"Eternal Blue is old news, and only the beginning of what this band could possibly achieve." Spiritbox stun Wacken Open Air with one of the sets of the weekend
Spiritbox's Wacken debut was overdue, but they absolutely made the most of it
Live review: Green Lung prove they’re the next big thing at awe-inspiring London show
Stoner stars-in-the-making Green Lung played a secret show at a London brewery – and proved they’re ready to hit the big time
This rock band just let fans pick their concert’s setlist – while they were performing onstage
Art rockers Leprous hosted the world’s first ‘real-time song request’ show and (potentially) opened up new avenues for live music
"Let’s hope this supergroup is one that sticks around for a while." Current and former members of Anthrax, Machine Head, Exodus, Shadows Fall and more unite for ripping first Category 7 album
Category 7 put on a hell of a first showing for their debut album
Ghost – Rite Here Rite Now soundtrack review: “that Friday feeling” in musical form
Despite being recorded across two nights in The City Of Angels, Ghost’s new soundtrack/live album is a devilishly good time
"An ambitious blend of groove, death and nu metal elements, with frenzied Afrobeat polyrhythms." Dzikkuh proves Togo's Arka'n Asrafokor are the band every metalhead should know in 2024
Cited as "Togo's only metal band", Arka'n Asrafokor set their sights on global recognition with ambitious second album
Botswana death metallers Overthrust unleash another solid slab of noise with Slaves Of Myth
Botswana's premier death metal cowboys return
