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Entombed posing for a photograph in 1990
The chaotic story of Nihilist, Unleashed, Entombed and the bloody birth of Swedish death metal

By Dayal Patterson, Dom Lawson Published

Death metal began in the US - but the early 1990s Swedish scene gave it a run for its money

Bands & Artists
Gatecreeper in 2024
"Cannibal Corpse have made it to a level where they’re playing to thousands." Gatecreeper want to make death metal as big as possible

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Arizonan death metallers Gatecreeper put out one of 2024's best albums - and they're just getting started

Interviews
Best death metal albums of 2024
The 10 best death metal albums of 2024

By Rich Hobson Published

From the cosmic death exploration of Blood Incantation to the welcome return of Nails and Job For A Cowboy, these are the 10 albums that defined death metal in 2024

Albums
Iggy Pop in 2023 and Ulcerate in 2018
Iggy Pop has played one of the heaviest death metal bands in the world on his BBC radio show. Seriously.

By Matt Mills Published

A song so long and so brutal it had to be split into two parts

Bands & Artists
Opeth
Why Opeth’s new concept album is no return to their death metal past

By Phil Weller Published

Mikael Åkerfeldt insists his band’s new concept album, featuring Jethro Tull and Europe men, is no return to their death metal past – and won’t keep prog fans away

Albums
Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt

By Perran Helyes Published

Nile are one of death metal's most reliably consistent bands. We caught up with mainman Karl Sanders for some lessons on life, death and more

Interviews
Neckbreakker in 2024
Death metal up-and-comers Neckbreakker (formerly Nakkeknaekker) announce debut album Within The Viscera

By Matt Mills Published

Get your neck broken by Neckbreakker when they release their first album on December 6

Albums
Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquility
Mikael Stanne's guide to death metal

By Rich Hobson Published

Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history

Albums
Opeth in 2024
Opeth name the greatest death metal band of all time

By Rich Hobson Published

From inverted crosses in flowerbeds to failing to blow Morbid Angel off-stage and petty larceny, Opeth talk their journey through death metal

Interviews
Deicide press photo, plus (inset) the Deicide ouija board
Death metal pioneers Deicide have launched their own ouija board

By Fraser Lewry Published

Deicide's official spirit board arrives as the band embark on their Banished By Sin tour of the US

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