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Meet Frozen Soul: the Magic-loving, Matt Heafy produced death metal newcomers from the heart of Texas
By Matt Mills published
Frozen Soul's frost-obsession might seem strange for a Texan band, but their story is one of triumph over tragedy and essential escapism

"People aren’t used to hearing vocal melody over a wall of ‘blackened progressive deathgrind’ or whatever the hell you call it." Cattle Decapitation might be playing arenas, but they're still one of metal's most extreme bands
By Perran Helyes published
Cattle Decapitation's Travis Ryan talks bugs, betrayal by Metallica and how it feels playing arenas with Amon Amarth

A death metal recording studio is being recognised as a historical landmark in Florida
By Matt Mills published
The spot where Death, Cannibal Corpse, Sepultura and more recorded their classic albums is getting a commemorative plaque from Hillsborough County, Florida

“The songs incorporate supernatural ideas with my own experiences.” Gatecreeper have teamed with death metal and hardcore royalty for new album Dark Superstition – judging by lead single The Black Curtain, we’re in for something truly special
By Matt Mills published
The US death metal bruisers made their new album with help from members of Dismember and Converge

"Epic lives up to its title, treading the line between imperious grandeur and ridiculous pomposity": new VLTIMAS album lives up to its member's legendary death metal pedigree
By Adam Brennan published
David Vincent, Rune ‘Blasphemer’ Eriksen and Flo Mounier live up to their reputation as extreme metal's leading lights

"Topics like necrophilia are just kind of ‘whatever’ at this point." Gore-loving death metal veterans Dying Fetus are bored of trying to shock people
By Matt Mills published
We chat to Dying Fetus growler/guitarist John Gallagher about death metal, South Park and that legendary hashtag

The 10 funniest death metal cover songs
By Matt Mills published
From Bodom tackling Britney to Brujeria doing the Macarena, these death metal covers are ridiculously entertaining

Watch this incredible YouTuber play death metal classics by Cannibal Corpse, At The Gates and In Flames on piano
By Matt Mills published
Pianist Catherine Fearns is giving some of metal’s most brutal songs the classical treatment, and they sound shockingly elegant

Death metal veterans Dying Fetus just stole the show at a US hardcore festival, and videos of the mosh pits from their set are going viral
By Merlin Alderslade published
Dying Fetus ruled Fya Fest in Tampa, Florida. And why not?

"People were crowdsurfing in the lotus position." Dharma are a Taiwan-based Buddhist collective that play death metal and have a nun in their ranks. Chances are, you've never met another band like them
By Sean Scanlan published
Meet Dharma: the Taiwanese/Canadian metal band bringing Buddhist energy to the pit
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