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Crown Lands
Why that hotly-tipped band you love might not be touring this year

By Fraser Lewry Published

Rising Canadian prog duo Crown Lands won't be touring the UK and Europe this year – because they've done the math

Music Industry
Serena Cherry of Svalbard onstage in 2023
UK metal band on the cusp of breaking up detail the ludicrous costs of touring in the 2020s

By Metal Hammer Published

From carnets to bus hire and visa applications that may be declined anyway, Svalbard’s Serena Cherry sounds off on the mounting costs that are making touring unsustainable

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Bands & Artists
While She Sleeps onstage in 2023
As one of the UK’s leading bands stop touring, we need to talk about the toxic effect a ruined music industry is having on heavy metal

By Matt Mills Published

Metalcore stars While She Sleeps are taking a hiatus from the road – if things don’t change, more artists will follow

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Bands & Artists
Ghost/Babymetal/Sleep Token/Electric Callboy/The Yagas
Vote for the best metal song of 2025

By Rich Hobson Published

From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?

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Tracks & Singles
Serena smiling next to the covers for Elden Ring and Hollow Knight
I'm a guitarist and metal obsessive. So why have I only wanted to listen to video game soundtracks this year?

By Serena Cherry Published

Modern metal just isn't doing it for me - but these epic video game OSTs are!

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Bands & Artists
Vana/Lamb Of God/Svalbard/Bad Omens/Suffering
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: November 21 2025

By Rich Hobson Published

Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God and Svalbard are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Tracks & Singles
Svalbard in 2025
Svalbard, one of British metal’s best underground bands, have just released their final song

By Matt Mills Published

The four-piece’s farewell UK tour kicks off on Wednesday

Bands & Artists
Igorrr in 2025, Svalbard in 2023 and Alcest in 2016
Arctangent – the UK’s best prog metal festival – announces first bands for 2026, including Igorrr, Svalbard, Alcest, Agent Fresco, Chat Pile

By Matt Mills Published

The most forward-thinking bands in prog, post-rock and metal will once again gather at Bristol’s Fernhill Farm next August

Bands & Artists
Serena Cherry on stage with her guitar
I've been a metal guitarist for almost two decades and not enough people talk about these incredible guitar-shredding albums

By Serena Cherry Published

These are the five albums that more fans of fretboard-shredding metal need to know about

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Bands & Artists
Serena Cherry of Svalbard performing onstage in 2023
Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up

By Matt Mills Published

UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.

Bands & Artists
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