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The new Metal Hammer dives into the story behind Bullet For My Valentine's heaviest record yet
Bullet For My Valentine: the definitive interview, inside the new Metal Hammer
The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
In Flames, Tribulation and Lorna Shore are among the best new songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Epica's We Still Take You With Us collection may well bust your corset
We Still Take You With Us is a lavish archive box set from guitar-shredding Lowlanders Epica
"It's insanity at this point": the metal world reacts to Texas school shooting
Numerous metal figureheads have reacted to the latest episode of gun violence in the US as 19 children and two teachers are killed in Uvalde, Texas
Epica's Simone Simons: "We felt burnt out after The Holographic Principle"
Simone Simons looks back on the album that made Epica take a five-year break and a near-disastrous run-in with pyro
The 25 best symphonic metal albums
From Delain and Devin Townsend to Celtic Frost, Nightwish and Cradle Of Filth, these are the 25 best symphonic metal releases that saw metal embrace its grandiose side
Prepare yourselves: Epica are about to unleash the most bombastic livestream event of the year
Marking their return to live music after a gruelling year, Epica’s Coen Janssen explains how the symphonic metallers will make Omega Alive their most enormous, show-stopping performance to date
The new Metal Hammer Podcast is up, and it's an exclusive chat with Simone from Epica
Simone Simons spills the beans on Epica’s new album Omega on the brand new Metal Hammer podcast
