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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

Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands
By Merlin Alderslade published
Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd

Zeal & Ardor go avant-garde without hindering their hooks at electric London gig
By Matt Mills published
At a crammed O2 Empire Shepherds Bush, Zeal & Ardor shed their ‘black metal meets spirituals’ tag with a set of new, experimental anthems

The Obsession reunites Charlotte Wessels with former Delain bandmates
By Holly Wright published
After two experimental Tales From Six Feet Under releases, Charlotte Wessels is back on familiar grounds

Vended's self-titled debut finally goes some way to shaking off that Slipknot tag
By Sam Coare published
Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan set out their vision for world domination with Vended's self-titled debut

Nightwish's Yesterwynde is "heavier and livelier than they've been in years"
By Chris Chantler published
Yesterwynde is as much a chance for Floor Jansen to spread her wings as it is a showcase of Nightwish's incredible ambition

Black metal maverick Gaahl returns to the well of weirdness on Trelldom's ...By The Shadows...
By Dom Lawson published
Trelldom only return when they have something to say, and new album ...By The Shadows... proves well worth the 17 year wait

Unto Others step up as goth rock royalty on superb new album Never, Neverland
By Alec Chillingworth published
The Oregon goth rockers embrace the dark side on album three

New Oceans Of Slumber album Where Gods Fear To Speak is a vengeful prog metal monster that needs to be heard
By Adam Brennan published
The newest offering from prog metal veterans Oceans Of Slumber is more than worthy of their impressive catalogue

Zetra's debut album: black metal meets croons, synthesisers and, er, Doctor Who
By Matt Mills published
Zetra haven't mastered their formula yet, but their debut album is promising all the same
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