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The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist
By Rich Hobson published
Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness

Black metal enigma Myrkur has joined King Diamond’s live band
By Matt Mills published
Catch Amalie Bruun onstage when The King tours North America at the end of the year

"Billy Corgan helped me through some personal struggles and has been a close friend." How Myrkur is balancing loss, motherhood and humanity
By Rich Hobson published
Myrkur switched folk and black metal for shimmering art prog with 2023's Spine - but the record also took inspiration from Amalie Bruun's own journey through motherhood, the pandemic and beyond

“I think a lot of people are left feeling empty and isolated, with a loss of meaning and purpose. That’s something I felt the need to write about." Myrkur tells the story of Spine
By Cheri Faulkner published
On the follow-up to 2020’s more traditional Folkesange, Myrkur’s Amalie Bruun has created an experimental album of contrasts

Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023 (and the stories behind them)
By Rich Hobson published
Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023
By Rich Hobson published
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?

The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023
By Rich Hobson published
Between Sleep Token, Skindred and Within Temptation, it's been a massive year for alt metal. So these are the best albums of 2023

”It could have made for a disconcerting experience, but her ethereal vocal presence binds it all together”: Myrkur’s Spine
By David West published
Blend of genres results in a morbidly compelling work that can’t be contained by the ‘Viking’ tag
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