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How Fleshgod Apocalypse turned a near-fatal accident into symphonic death metal opus Opera
By Matt Mills published
In 2021, Fleshgod Apocalypse leader Francesco Paoli fell in a horrific climbing accident. The singer/bassist explains how he overcame broken bones, internal bleeding and the threat of an amputated arm to make the extreme metal mavens’ poignant sixth album.

Watch this The Voice Australia contestant cover Britney Spears’ Toxic – with death metal growls!
By Matt Mills published
Britney Spears got a metalcore makeover courtesy of the first-ever extreme metal vocalist on The Voice Australia

The stellar rise and tragic demise of Death, the band who pushed metal to new extremes
By Malcolm Dome published
How late Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner helped lay down the blueprint for death metal – then tore it up

Mikael Åkerfeldt explains how Opeth rediscovered death metal on new single §1
By Matt Mills published
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt has growled on a new song for the first time since 2008. This is his explanation why.

Botswana death metallers Overthrust unleash another solid slab of noise with Slaves Of Myth
By Perran Helyes published
Botswana's premier death metal cowboys return

Blasphemy, rotting meat and bomb threats: How Deicide's Glen Benton became a death metal legend
By Perran Helyes published
Deicide might not grab headlines like they used to, but Glen Benton is happier than ever - these are the things he's learned

Gojira drummer will bring the death metal thunder to Late Night With Seth Meyers
By Matt Mills published
The drummers of Iron Maiden, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold and more have previously manned the kit on the late-night show

Jacob Bannon's extreme metal supergroup Umbra Vitae have stuck gnarled gold with Light Of Death
By Stephen Hill published
One of the best extreme metal albums of 2024 has arrived

Watch rising death metal stars Orbit Culture play tooth-rattling single While We Serve on their 2024 tour
By Matt Mills published
The Swedish metal force obliterated Europe in the spring and are about to play across America with Slipknot

"Dark Superstition is the moment where Gatecreeper become a more well-rounded and versatile heavy metal band." Gatecreeper confirm their status as one of the most exciting bands in death metal with album three
By Dom Lawson published
Gatecreeper have evolved nicely without compromising their extreme metal roots on the excellent Dark Superstition
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