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Hold those end of year lists: Múr just put out one of the best metal debut albums of 2024
Another uniquely mesmerising metal band from Iceland has entered the chat
While She Sleeps reiterate their place among the metalcore elite with dazzling London show
While She Sleeps’ second of two nights at O2 Forum Kentish Town may not have the scale of their Ally Pally concert last year, but what’s lacking in size is made up for in killer songs and blinding lights
Sleep Token show London why they've become metal's biggest success story in over two decades
The mysterious masked metallers put on a dazzling second show at a packed-out London O2
Sylosis and Fit For An Autopsy lead four hours of moshpit mayhem in London
Supported by Darkest Hour and Heriot, the co-headliners host a night of wall-to-wall adrenaline at Electric Brixton
“The most psychedelic trip you’ll ever have sober”: Baroness, Graveyard and Pallbearer conquer adversity to give London a heavy metal high
Overcoming technical troubles and an initially thin crowd, the three bands offer unique approaches to mind-expanding music
The Last Will And Testament is Opeth at their most groundbreakingly brilliant
Opeth go Miss Marple via Edgar Allen Poe on the prog-death-jazz metal odyssey that is The Last Will And Testament
From that Pink Floyd cover to collabs with Corpsegrinder, Max Cavalera and more, new Body Count album Merciless is an ice-cold knock-out
Body Count only seem to improve with age courtesy of their heaviest album yet
Armed with 40 years of anthems and some stellar support acts, Sepultura’s final UK show is an unmitigated triumph
Celebrating their seminal classics and modern material alike, Sepultura bow out in impeccable form at London’s Hammersmith Apollo
"Negative Spaces is one of the catchiest, most consistent records of 2024." Poppy has gone and made a full-on arena metal album, and it absolutely bangs
Teaming up with ex-Bring Me The Horizon man Jordan Fish, Poppy has crafted an anthem-stacked, arena-ready metal record
From Zero is a resounding success that fans of every era of Linkin Park can enjoy
Linkin Park's new album nods to every era of the band's career so far while still sounding fresh, new and like the band have something to say
"Two decades after shedding their punk and black metal shackles, Sólstafir still have new ideas to explore." Iceland's coolest metal band explore their own legacy on eighth album Hin Helga Kvöl
Every shade of Sólstafir gets a look in on album number eight
Rising Herts crew Defences are evolving in all the right ways on album number three
Defences haven't quite perfected their formula yet, but if you love yourself a good slice of modern metalcore, you're gonna wanna hear this
"It's always Halloween around here." Forget Wembley; a sold out Halloween show in Manchester proves Creeper are still Britain's best cult band
Wembley might have had pyro and dancers, but a roaring crowd in Manchester proves Creeper don't need big production to put on a massive show
Prog metallers Vola evolve in (mostly) the right ways on fourth album Friend Of A Phantom
Vola continue to move their sound forward on album number four
Somehow, Brothers Of Metal have got even more ludicrous with Fimbulvinter
Brothers Of Metal harness everything from 80s glam to gothic rock on their fun as hell third album
Tribulation's Sub Rosa In Æternum is the perfect goth rock digestif to wrap up spooky season
Tribulation continue to flirt with the gothic rock flourishes they've moved towards in recent years
Triumphs, setbacks and singalongs as goth metal heroes Lacuna Coil celebrate a three-decade career
Lacuna Coil might've started out in goth metal but three decades on its only a small part of their magnificent sonic offering as they return to the UK for a headline tour
