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Vecna in Stranger Things
Stranger Things Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower listened to Darkthrone and Mayhem to get into character

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Jamie Campbell Bower listened to some extreme metal royalty to help bring Vecna to life in Stranger Things

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A parody of a Darkthrone record featuring a surfboard
Is black metal without distortion just surf rock? Yes, and this guitarist proves it

By Simon Young Last updated

YouTuber Kevin Balke has exposed the truth about black metal that was right in front of us all along

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Albums that redefined black metal
10 albums that redefined black metal

By Jonathan Selzer Published

From symphonic and blackgaze to the wider post-black metal sphere, these are the 10 albums that redefined black metal according to Ghost Bath's Dennis Mikula

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Volbeat 2021
10 surprisingly heavy records that inspired Volbeat

By Rich Hobson Published

Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen reveals his roots in death metal and lists 10 surprisingly heavy records that continue to inspire Volbeat today

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A portrait of Darkthrone
Darkthrone announce new album Eternal Hails

By James Turner Published

Black metal duo Darkthrone will return with a new album Eternal Hails this June

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The Top 10 best albums of 1993

By Metal Hammer Published

Metal was in flux in 1993. But these 10 albums proved it still had plenty of life in it

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A press shot of Darkthrone taken in 2016
Darkthrone's Fenriz: 2016's most surprising metal celebrity?

By Dayal Patterson Published

We look back at when Darkthrone's Fenriz had fifteen minutes of mainstream fame as a politician and his band continued to confound expectations, not least their own, with 2016's Arctic Thunder

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"It seemed like a joke": How Peaceville Records almost turned down Darkthrone's A Blaze In The Northern Sky

By Alice Pattillo Published

Exclusive In Peaceville Records founder Hammy's book he reveals how he almost turned down releasing one of the most significant metal records of the 90s

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Black Metal Meme
The 10 Most Malevolent Black Metal Logo Memes

By Metal Hammer Published

When it comes to spiky and illegible band logos, the internet has it covered

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Black metal legends Darkthrone prove they're more metal than ever with new album

By Alice Pattillo Published

The legendary duo seamlessly blend their genre-defining strain of blackened metal with their expert knowledge of heavy music in the relentlessly riffy Old Star

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