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This is what it would sound like if The Cure were a death metal band – and it’s brilliantly bonkers
By Matt Mills published
Hesitating Lights, the second album by Swedish noise-makers Floating, pairs post-punk riffs with extreme metal aggression to amazing, disorienting effect

Endorsed by Gojira, Slipknot and King Diamond, Mawiza have just put out one of 2025’s most important debut albums
By Matt Mills published
Chilean groove metallers Mawiza explore their indigenous Mapuche Nation culture on colossal debut Ül

Bush's I Beat Loneliness review: Gavin Rossdale casts his gaze inward after putting the world to rights on The Art Of Survival
By Paul Travers published
Gavin Rossdale proves a bit of earnestness and a whole lot of heart can make all the difference on Bush's I Beat Loneliness

Daron Malakian makes his bonkers, brilliant comeback with Scars On Broadway
By Dannii Leivers last updated
Wild-eyed riffs, insane left-turns and lyrics blurring the surreal and poignant: Daron Malakian is at his best on the new Scars On Broadway album

Introducing Die Spitz, the best new band in the world
By Paul Brannigan published
Introducing Die Spitz, your new favourite band

"With Grizzly, Slaughter To Prevail might complete the Mount Rushmore of great deathcore escapologists."
By Stephen Hill published
Slaughter To Prevail prove they can stand toe-to-toe with breakout stars Lorna Shore, Bring Me The Horizon and Whitechapel with new album Grizzly

The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other
By Scott Rowley published
Sound N' Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N' Roses ever written.

King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
By Catherine Morris published
King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
By Rich Hobson published
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
By Rich Hobson published
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback

The Prodigy unleash chaos at Worthy Farm with the heaviest, most intense set of Glastonbury 2025
By Liz Scarlett published
“I think we did Mr Flint proud”

An awestruck Glastonbury discovers that Charli XCX was bang on the money when she predicted the onset of Turnstile Summer
By Stephen Hill published
No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore

Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
By Matt Mills published
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown

"The Melbourne crew have Glasto by the baps and balls." Aussie punks Amyl and the Sniffers just ripped Glastonbury a new one
By Merlin Alderslade published
"The crowd in front of the Other Stage is a bubbling sea of pits, dancing, headbanging and fist-pumping"

Native James just brought grime metal to Glastonbury - and Glasto lapped it up
By Merlin Alderslade published
The UK’s premier proprietor of grime metal makes a big impact on the Greenpeace stage

Heaven Shall Burn are one of metal's most criminally overlooked bands. Heimat is the perfect gateway album to fix that
By Adam Brennan published
German metalcore veterans Heaven Shall Burn deserve to be far bigger outside of their homeland. Is this the album that will make that happen?

"This is how you make a comeback, not pandering, not acquiescing to expectations, but reconfiguring your art with fearlessness and quiet confidence."
By Paul Brannigan published
Nine Inch Nails wow London's O2 Arena on date three of their European tour
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