Neurosis

Lamb Of God, Dimmu Borgir, Evanescence: it's been a great year for metal (and we're not done yet)

As heavy artists grow sick of music industry convention, surprise releases have become increasingly common – but are they worth the commercial risks?

From Metallica to Slipknot, Machine Head to Napalm Death, heavy music wouldn't be the same without Discharge

From Metallica covering Killing Joke to Deftones tackling The Cure, here are metal’s 10 greatest versions of goth classics

From Metallica to Type O Negative, these are the albums that soundtracked 1996

Patience is a virtue, but we've had enough. From Metallica to Rammstein, here are the 10 albums we're still waiting on this year

Whether they were career-defining headline shows or jaw-dropping festival sets, these were the gigs that floored us in 2016

From Metallica to Type O Negative, these are the albums that soundtracked 1996