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The story of the post-hardcore takeover that didn’t quite happen
As nu metal’s commercial power began to wane, major labels desperately signed a bunch of bands with hardcore backgrounds, from My Chemical Romance to Cave In. A lot of them didn’t work out.
Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
"Hearing them was like hearing Bowie for the first time…" The 10 best songs by AFI, as chosen by Creeper's Will Gould
Creeper frontman Will Gould picks his essential AFI playlist
AFI have gone full goth - and it's resulted in their best album in over a decade
AFI embrace their love of The Cure, Bauhaus and Sisters Of Mercy to create a modern goth classic
I say, 'It is an honour to meet you, you are one of my biggest inspirations.' And he says 'kneel' and asks for the cane..." What happened when a goth icon had a surprise encounter with a punk rock hero
When AFI frontman Davey Havok met his hero Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, he didn't foresee what would happen next
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: August 8 2025
Trivium, Babymetal and AFI are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
See Davey Havok turn into goth rock Frank Zappa in new AFI video
The newly mustachioed frontman and his band will put out their next album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun in October
AFI announce 24-date North American tour
Davey Havok's influential punks set out their plans to conjure up their dark arts across the US and Canada
