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Ghost, Nightwish, Babymetal and Iron Maiden
The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

By Metal Hammer Published

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

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Albums
Richard Dawkins and Tuomas Holopainen in 2015
How Nightwish merged science and music with Richard Dawkins

By Malcolm Dome Published

Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist

Albums
Lemmy poses with a snaggletooth bust, 1982
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)

By Rich Hobson Published

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

Tracks & Singles
Tarja in 2016
The inspiring, turbulent and triumphant story of Tarja Turunen

By Natasha Scharf Published

Tarja Turunen didn't just kick the door down for women in metal in the 90s: she made opera cool as hell

Interviews
Simone Simons in a red dress draped across a chair
The classic 90s album that changed the life of Epica's Simone Simons

By Merlin Alderslade Published

She's a household name in her home country, and it was the voice of a fellow metal icon who helped her on her journey

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Bands & Artists
Nightwish Press 2004
"It was about a feeling of being a terrible person and f***ing up everything." Rejected by MTV, lonely nights on the road and the start of a split: the story of Nightwish anthem Nemo

By Dom Lawson/Natasha Scharf Published

How Nightwish's goth-tinged anthem turned them into symphonic metal's brightest stars

Tracks & Singles
Auri
“We were shocked it went so well!” Auri abandon the Nightwish tanker to drift on a luxury yacht

By David West Published

Tuomas Holopainen, Johanna Kurkela and Troy Donockley step off the Nightwish oil tanker to drift on the luxury yacht of their ethereal offshoot’s third album

Albums
Floor Jansen of Nightwish in 2024
Nightwish’s Floor Jansen goes on vicious tirade against Christianity

By Matt Mills Published

Nightwish’s lead singer takes no prisoners when asked whether she has religious beliefs or not

Bands & Artists
Auri – III – Candles & Beginnings
"If the bleak world is too much, hole up here”: Auri’s III – Candles & Beginnings

By Dom Lawson Published

Tuomas Holopainen, Troy Donockley and Johanna Kurkela offer beautiful distractions in a collaborative set of soundscapes

Albums
Kate Bush
Prog stars choose the 40 greatest Kate Bush songs of all time

By David West Published

Members of Marillion, King Crimson, Nightwish, Big Big Train and others compile a list of a uniqe artist’s most powerful and persuasive creations

Tracks & Singles
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