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Slipknot eviscerate Aftershock with one of the heaviest festival headline sets in history
By Joe Daly published
Slipknot's anniversary tour touches down in Aftershock for a savage, unforgettable headline set

Violin-wielding Swedish metalcore crew Imminence work wonders in London's Electric Ballroom
By Merlin Alderslade published
Imminence dazzle a packed-out Ballroom with their bewitching orchestral metal

It's Lzzy Hale's birthday, but Halestorm's riotous Aftershock set is a present for all
By Joe Daly published
Halestorm confirm their status as one of modern rock's most reliably enjoyable live bands

Slayer's headline set at Aftershock festival is a thrilling, spiritual triumph
By Joe Daly published
Still got it? Slayer never lost it. What a show!

System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian ditches quirky nu metal for incendiary deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet
By Stephen Hill published
Almost 20 years since his last ful-length album, Shavo Odadjian is roaring back with his heaviest band to date

Melodeath all-stars unite to create goth brilliance on Cemetery Skyline's Nordic Gothic
By Chris Chantler published
Not content with mastering melodeath Mikael Stanne is leading a goth pop revolution with Cemetery Skyline's debut, Nordic Gothic

Touche Amore team up with Ross Robinson to make post-hardcore perfection on Spiral In A Straight Line
By Nik Young published
The Los Angeles band's mix of angst and anthems prove to be as effective - and emotionally resonant - as ever

Review: Sylosis retain their place as UK metal’s uncrowned kings on new EP The Path
By Matt Mills published
Across five blistering songs, Reading bruisers Sylosis summarise everything that makes them one of Britain’s best metal bands

Oranssi Pazuzu's Muuntautuja is the weirdest and most wonderful black metal record you'll hear this year
By Alex Deller published
The Finnish blackened psychonauts dive to new depths of sonic depravity on album six

Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork London Hammersmith review: a true celebration of heavy metal greatness
By Merlin Alderslade published
A generational bill brings equal parts nostalgia and cutting edge excellence to London

Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration on Darker White
By Stephen Hill published
Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration with an all-new lineup for Fever 333

Sabaton throw down the gauntlet as the world's biggest power metal band with The Tour To End All Tours
By Rich Hobson published
Sabaton's massive metal concert movie The Tour To End All Tours is a must see when it hits cinemas in October

Blood Incantation's new album is only two songs long. It's also one of the best metal albums of 2024
By Dom Lawson published
Blood Incantation confirm themselves as one of the most innovative and interesting bands in modern death metal

Cannibal Corpse bring 30-plus years of bruising death metal tracks to sold-out London show
By Matt Mills published
Supported by Schizophrenia, Immolation and Municipal Waste, Cannibal Corpse bring one of the most stacked extreme metal bills of 2024 to the UK’s capital

Servitude is the best tribute to Trevor Strnad Black Dahlia Murder fans could have asked for
By Stephen Hill published
Even tragedy can't stop The Black Dahlia Murder being one of extreme metal's most reliably brilliant bands

Doom trap? Trap metal? Nu gen? Whatever: Mimi Bark's debut album proves she's a star
By Cheri Faulkner published
Nu gen queen Mimi Barks is feral and fascinating on debut This Is Doom Trap

"At their heaviest, they feel genuinely dangerous." Heriot live up to their potential as Britain's best new metal band on Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell
By Dannii Leivers published
Beloved by Lamb Of God, Trivium and Machine Head, Heriot just proved that 2022's Profound Morality EP was just a taste of what they can do
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