Simone Simons spreads her wings on solo debut Vermillion: Album Review
After 22 years and eight studio albums with Epica, vocalist Simone Simons is spreading her wings as a solo artist
After 22 years and eight studio albums with Epica, vocalist Simone Simons is spreading her wings as a solo artist
A 2021 climbing accident almost cost Fleshgod Apocalypse vocalist Francesco Paoli his life. On Opera, that pain fuels the Italians’ best album to date.
Uniform dig deep into personal issues and demons for their devastating fifth album American Standard
From supporting Bring Me The Horizon to writing a Eurovision anthem, 2024 has been a massive year for Cassyette - and she's just getting started
No one does death metal quite like Nile. Their 10th album is a ferocious reminder of why
Zeal & Ardor stop just short of totally ripping up the rulebook, but fourth album Greif is a bold step forwards all the same
Frank Carter replaces Johnny Rotten as the Sex Pistols reanimate the corpse of punk
One of the pioneers of Gothenburg's legendary melodeath sound, Dark Tranquillity continue to provide remarkable consistency on their thirteenth album
At Bloodstock Open Air, Sheffield nasties Malevolence rile up a passionate crowd – to the point that they break a festival record for crowd-surfing
At Bloodstock Open Air, Architects play a set stacked with modern anthems – but they don’t treat headlining a UK fest for the first time like it’s a big deal
Opeth's third time headlining Bloodstock shows just how they elevated extreme metal at the turn of the millennnium
25 years since they first appeared at Wacken, Amon Amarth prove the festival's ultimate conquerors
Power metal icons Hammerfall return another another top notch slab of epic bombast with Avenge The Fallen
Heilung's awe-inspiring live show is captured marvellously on this latest release
Scorpions show why they are one of Germany's most beloved rock icons
Spiritbox's Wacken debut was overdue, but they absolutely made the most of it
Stoner stars-in-the-making Green Lung played a secret show at a London brewery – and proved they’re ready to hit the big time
Art rockers Leprous hosted the world’s first ‘real-time song request’ show and (potentially) opened up new avenues for live music
Category 7 put on a hell of a first showing for their debut album