Mimi Barks
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Five minutes with nu gen provocateur Mimi Barks
By Emily Swingle published
Mimi Barks on her recent UK tour, the strangest shows she's played and serving "super-rich" people coffee in fetish gear

Mimi Barks names five young metal bands everyone needs to know
By Matt Mills published
The doom trap pioneer and her backing musicians champion their favourite new bands, from Tailgunner to House Of Protection

How Mimi Barks went from Berlin fetish clubs to nu gen star
By Emily Swingle published
This Is Doom Trap represents a moment of realisation for nu gen star Mimi Barks

Doom trap? Trap metal? Nu gen? Whatever: Mimi Bark's debut album proves she's a star
By Cheri Faulkner published
Nu gen queen Mimi Barks is feral and fascinating on debut This Is Doom Trap

Order your limited edition Mimi Barks x Metal Hammer bundle – featuring an exclusive t-shirt, a signed art print and two temporary tattoos
By Eleanor Goodman published
There are only 300 available, so get yours now!

The 10 bands that defined Bloodstock 2024
By Rich Hobson published
From Green Lung's massive midday set on Friday to Hatebreed's "Ball of Death", these are the sets that defined Bloodstock 2024.

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
By Rich Hobson published
Kerry King, My Dying Bride and The Ghost Inside are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

The success of this summer's Outbreak and Supersonic festivals mean a line has now been drawn in the sand: no longer can heavy music festival bookers utter the lie "We would book more women/people of colour, but there aren’t any”
By Stephen Hill published
There was much more to Outbreak and Supersonic than white men with guitars, and the UK festival scene now feels vital and vibrant again
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