Jon Garcia
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The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in January 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From the post-hardcore squall of Hidden Mothers to Lutharo's invigorating mix of power metal and melodeath, to one-woman black metaller Hulder and Saudi Arabian tech-prog-metallers Ana.n7n, these are the bands you need to hear in January 2025

Cello, bagpipes and melodic death metal: Hand Of Kalliach are doing folk music a little differently
By Jon Garcia published
Hand Of Kalliach are your favourite folk metal band you haven't heard of yet

"When I saw No Doubt perform, it was like the sunbeams came down and the angels sang." 9 songs that changed my life, by New Years Day's Ash Costello
By Jon Garcia published
From Queen and No Doubt to AFI and Nine Inch Nails, these are the songs that built Ash Costello

"We’ve been calling ourselves the Backstreet Boys of the metal scene": Forget Eurovision, Blind Channel are now aiming to conquer the world
By Jon Garcia published
Eurovision helped Blind Channel break out of Finland and climb the charts with Lifestyles Of The Sick & Dangerous, now new album Exit Emotions is all about setting their sights on the world

4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
By Rich Hobson published
Rising metalcore stars As Everything Unfolds, Scottish alt-trio Healthyliving, ambitious Ukrainian prog metallers Ignea and electro-infused metalcore troupe World Gone Cold: these are the bands you need to hear in November 2023
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