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Joey Jordison’s former death metal band Sinsaenum are back, will release new album in tribute to late Slipknot drummer
By Matt Mills published
Sinsaenum – also featuring members of Kreator, Mayhem and others – will continue with Jordison’s old drum tech behind the kit

Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous
By Matt Mills published
Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous

The cult metal album Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison said was as good as Reign In Blood
By Metal Hammer published
High praise indeed from the late Slipknot drummer

The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time
By Emily Swingle published
These songs by Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Ghost could make for the perfect Halloween playlist

A beginner's guide to black metal in five essential albums
By Matt Mills published
Everyone knows metal’s evilest genre for the arson and murder, but the music’s been transgressing boundaries for four decades

A heavy metal history of stage make-up: Why costume is the ultimate marketing tool
By Emma Cownley last updated
From Alice Cooper to Gorgoroth and Gwar, here’s how makeup and costume have been successfully used to create iconic characters, build brands, and carve out entire genres

Why I love Mayhem’s De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, by Joey Jordison
By Joey Jordison last updated
Sinsaenum/Vimic drummer Joey Jordison salutes a black metal classic

Mayhem man surprised by Metallica’s copycat video
By Scott Munro last updated
Mayhem guitarist Morten Bergeton Iversen says his life ‘got weird’ after seeing Metallica’s ManUNkind video as it copies his band’s old style
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