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I took my mum to one of Europe’s heaviest metal festivals, and her reviews of the bands are glorious
My mum joined me at Bloodstock Open Air to watch Gojira, Machine Head, Emperor and many more – this is what she thought of their shows
How heavy metal fell in love with the Devil
For as long as it’s existed, heavy metal has been obsessed with the Devil. We investigate why.
Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth remembers legendary tour with Emperor
Cradle’s 1993 shows with Emperor have entered black metal folklore – but very few people actually showed up to see them
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
How Emperor made black metal masterpiece In The Nightside Eclipse and changed metal forever
Emperor’s landmark debut In The Nightside Eclipse is one of the most important metal albums of the 1990s
Every Emperor album ranked from worst to best
They’re the spotless masters of symphonic black metal, but which of Emperor’s four records reigns supreme?
Emperor’s Ihsahn reflects on black metal church-burnings: “We were all very consumed with the whole thing. The attention it got.”
in the new issue of Metal Hammer, Emperor’s Ihsahn looks back upon the controversial church-burnings which brought notoriety to the Norwegian extreme metal scene in the 90s
10 classic metal albums celebrating major anniversaries in 2024
From Judas Priest's seminal debut to nu metal and metalcore landmarks, these iconic records all changed the game
