Dödsrit streams new album Spirit Crusher in full
Exclusive Listen to Dödsrit's new album Spirit Crusher in full ahead of its official release
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Dödsrit streams new album Spirit Crusher in full
Exclusive Listen to Dödsrit's new album Spirit Crusher in full ahead of its official release
Enter Shikari celebrate The Spark anniversary with remix and book details
Watch new video for Live Outside (Shikari Sound System Remix) as Enter Shikari announce new book The Spark - Lyrics & Exegesis of Rou Reynolds
Here are 7 reasons why you can’t miss the UK Guitar Show
With the UK Guitar Show set to take place this coming weekend, here are seven reasons why it’s not to be missed
Watch video for Avenged Sevenfold’s Call Of Duty track Mad Hatter
Call Of Duty developer Treyarch release video for Avenged Sevenfold’s new track Mad Hatter featuring in-game footage from Black Ops 4
Tremonti announce UK and European tour
Mark Tremonti and co announce a 24-date winter tour of the UK and Europe in support of latest album A Dying Machine
Desertfest announces seven bands for 2019
Desertfest has announced the first seven bands for the 2019 instalment of the festival
Watch trailer for Amon Amarth documentary The Pursuit Of Vikings
Documentary will be included with Amon Amarth’s upcoming live album The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm - out in November
Mike Shinoda teams up with K.Flay in video for Make It Up As I Go
Mike Shinoda shares video for his new single Make It Up As I Go featuring singer/songwriter K.Flay - track taken from his solo album Post Traumatic
Listen to stirring new Disturbed track A Reason To Fight
Disturbed release their new single A Reason To Fight - the latest song taken from upcoming album Evolution
Corey Taylor on why Knotfest could become a touring festival
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor mulls the possibility of taking Knotfest on the road for multiple dates in the future
Watch lyric video for previously unreleased Chris Cornell track When Bad Does Good
When Bad Does Good just one of 11 previously unreleased tracks set to appear on the career-spanning album Chris Cornell: An Artist’s Legacy
Metallica to play rare acoustic concert for charity
Metallica will play an acoustic set in San Francisco in November and auction a range of items in aid of their All Within My Hands Foundation
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10 of the best metal bands from Sweden
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Therapy?'s Cleave: a track-by-track guide by Andy Cairns
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Grunge wars: The rise and fall of rock's most troubled genre
It was a movement that created a music revolution, and had more than its fair share of tragedies. But who were the monkeys and who were the organ grinders when grunge’s tune started playing?
Bergen's epic black metallers Orkan release a haunting new video
Premiere Enter the Norwegian forests and lose yourself to Heim, from Orkan's new album, Element
The 10 best Within Temptation songs
Within Temptation have had some huge hits in their 22 year career, but what are their best songs? Let's find out!
There’s a new Slipknot album coming soon – here’s everything we know about it
Slipknot are releasing a new album in the near future. Here’s everything we know about it so far
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Former Isis frontman takes his avant metallers into pastures new
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Irish icons Therapy? wring a diamond from our current grim reality with Cleave
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Long-running dark progressive denizens Madder Mortem find a higher gear with Marrow
Deicide – Overtures Of Blasphemy album review
Glen Benton’s back and he still hates Jesus
Attan – End Of album review
Primal raging Norse marauders Attan set the hardcore template ablaze with End Of
Arabrot – Who Do You Love album review
Nordic deviants Arabrot flesh out their lurid vision on Who Do You Love
Krisiun – Scourge Of The Enthroned album review
Brazil’s longest-serving death metal band Krisiun still mean business with Scourge Of The Enthroned
Korpiklaani – Kulkija album review
Finland’s inebriated folk metallers Korpiklaani take a turn for the morose with Kulkija
The Skull – The Endless Road Turns Dark album review
Trouble frontman returns with his all-star doom crew The Skull for The Endless Road Turns Dark
Circles – The Last One album review
Artful Australians Circles attempt to bend tech metal into a new shape with The Last One
