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Epica's Simone Simons: "I've been called the metal Barbie, but I don't give a damn"
By Will Marshall published
Simone Simons talks Disney covers, pastafarianism and how Epica worked out their collaborative EP The Alchemy Project

The 50 best metal songs of 2022 (as voted by you)
By Rich Hobson published
The results are in from our fan vote - these are the best metal songs from 2022, as chosen by our readers

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week
By Rich Hobson published
In Flames, Obituary and Skindred are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Epica’s The Alchemy Project: symphonic metallers take a turn for the unexpected with left-field friends
By Catherine Morris published
Album review: symphonic metal A-listers Epica get on down with some unexpected guests on The Alchemy Project

The new Metal Hammer dives into the story behind Bullet For My Valentine's heaviest record yet
By Metal Hammer last updated
Bullet For My Valentine: the definitive interview, inside the new Metal Hammer

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Stephen Dalton published
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
By Merlin Alderslade published
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"
By Chris Chantler published
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
By Hywel Davies, Malcolm Dome, Eleanor Goodman, Chris Chantler, Connie Gordon, Spencer Grady, Adam Rees, Jonathan Selzer published
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
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