Tom Dare

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Machine Head - The Blackening

Why The Blackening is Machine Head’s greatest artistic statement

By Tom Dare published

How Machine Head made a Master Of Puppets for the 21st century

Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho was more than just the man behind Children Of Bodom – he was the mad scientist of modern metal

By Tom Dare published

Black metal? Power metal? Classical? Late Children Of Bodom mastermind Alexi Laiho slammed together sounds no one else would have dreamed of

Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia: 10 albums that changed my life

By Tom Dare published

Digging deep into Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia’s record collection

Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen: 10 albums that changed my life

By Tom Dare published

Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen chooses the 10 albums that shaped him, from Pantera to The Snowman soundtrack

Man holding a poster in the aftermath of the Orlando shootings

Why metal should show solidarity with the Orlando shooting victims

By Tom Dare published

In the wake of the Orlando shootings, metal fans need to stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT community

Baroness / No Spill Blood

By Tom Dare published

Savannah’s riff wizards cast a spell over Camden

Moonsorrow: Jumalten Aika

By Tom Dare published

Viking metallers take the overly scenic route

Necronomicon: Advent Of The Human God

By Tom Dare published

Symphonic extremists who don’t know the score

Demonstealer: This Burden Is Mine

By Tom Dare published

Demonic Resurrection frontman continues to stir the pot

Oceans Of Slumber: Winter

By Tom Dare published

Divine and doomy metal, direct from the heart

Oranssi Pazuzu: VÄRÄHTELIJÄ

By Tom Dare published

Blackened cosmonauts pass point of no return

Hypno5e: Shores Of The Abstract Line

By Tom Dare published

Atmospheric metal with a whole lot of waffle

The Erkonauts: I Did Something Bad

By Tom Dare published

Genre-mashing madness from the Swiss mountains

Amon Amarth in a press shot for their album Jomsviking

Amon Amarth - Jomsviking album review

By Tom Dare published

Amon Amarth wade back into battle with their new album Jomsviking

The spiritual journey of Rotting Christ

By Tom Dare published

Rotting Christ may be making a bid for the world’s most epic metal band, but for mainman Sakis Tolis, the only riches he’s after lie within

Nightwish / Arch Enermy / Amorphis

By Tom Dare published

Symphonic metal titans reach God-like status

Rhapsody Of Fire: Into The Legend

By Tom Dare published

Orchestral Italians get the wind back in their sails

King

Fleshgod Apocalypse: King

By Tom Dare published

Bombastic brutalists forget to light the fuse

Step inside the studio with Anthrax

By Tom Dare published

This is what you can expect from the new Anthrax album For All Kings

Abbath: Abbath

By Tom Dare published

Ex-Immortal icon opens up a new battlefront

Borknagar: Winter Thrice

By Tom Dare published

Bergen’s other progressive Vikings set sail once more

Why Nightwish Are Now The Best Band They've Ever Been

By Tom Dare published

It's taken three different vocalists, but Nightwish have finally become the band they always promised they'd be...

Discs Of Doom: Trevor Strnad, The Black Dahlia Murder

By Tom Dare published

Every month we ask metal heavyweights about the records that changed their life.

De Profundis: Kingdom Of The Blind

By Tom Dare published

Progressive extremists prove one wave short of an ocean

Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Tour Edition

By Tom Dare published

Not-so-excellent DVD release of excellent tour

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