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Hulu order new eight-part docuseries on the history of heavy metal

With a working title of Into The Void, Hulu and Vice Studios’ 2025 series will “go behind the stage into the real lives of heavy metal icons”.

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Code Orange: “The Above comes from a more personal, emotional point of view… it completes the journey we started on I Am King”

Three-and-a-half years after dropping stunning third album Underneath into the claustrophobic void of lockdown, Code Orange are primed to unleash its successor The Above into the great wide open. Frontman Jami Morgan and guitarist Reba Meyers explain that, more than simple “sister record”, this is a defining statement from the indomitable Pittsburgh brutalists…

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Enter Shikari and The Offspring to headline Slam Dunk Festival 2023

Slam Dunk also reveal Kids In Glass Houses, Billy Talent, Trash Boat, Malevolence and more for next year’s festivals.

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Ithaca: “This is about divine feminine power”

Having channelled all-out fury into The Language Of Injury, homegrown heavy heroes Ithaca found themselves on a path of rediscovery during lockdown. Pouring their emotions and experiences into new album They Fear Us, we find a band coming to terms with their pasts and finally finding the motivation to heal…

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Slipknot: “After all these years, we’re still fans of each other”

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again, Slipknot have announced their return with seventh album The End, So Far. In a world-exclusive interview, Corey Taylor dissects the band’s new heaviness, how the record is connected to Vol. 3, and why they’re finally getting in touch with their emotions…

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5 reasons why you need to check out Harbinger

If their name doesn’t give it away, Harbinger have one of the darkest, most brutal sounds that the UK metal scene has to offer. Proceed with caution…

Reviews

EP review: Heriot – Profound Morality

UK’s hardest hitters? Heriot’s debut EP might just be the bone-breaking thing you were looking for...

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Why every metal and hardcore fan should consider going vegan

Members of Deftones, The Misfits, Arch Enemy and Cro-Mags explain how going vegan is the ultimate form of rebellion.

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11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Here are 11 awesome rock and metal albums whose creators don’t care for them as much as most fans do…

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Hetfield On Hetfield: The Metallica legend, in his own words

From sobriety to nature, this is the world according to Metallica’s iconic leader James Hetfield.

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This viral metal version of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme is a ridiculously good time

This TikTok user has gone viral for lip syncing to a very metal cover of the theme tune to The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air…

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The 10 greatest Fenriz moments

Raise your fist to the northern sky as we salute the wonderful metal memelord that is Darkthrone’s Fenriz…

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The Pete Steele I knew: A dry-witted giant who played the media at their own game

Kerrang! writer Jason Arnopp remembers his various encounters with legendary Type O Negative frontman Pete Steele…

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The United States Of Metallica: The story of metal’s biggest band, one state at a time

The history of Metallica, as told through the metal heroes’ most significant ties to every one of the 50 U.S. states.

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A brief history of heavy metal umlauts

Featuring the likes of Amon Düül, Voivod, Motörhead, Die Ärzte, Green Jellÿ and more umlaut-loving metallers...

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The 13 Best Heavy Metal T-Shirts Of All-Time – Ranked

A baker's dozen of heavy metal's greatest t-shirts. Probably not ones to wear to graduation...

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17 Emerging Irish Artists You Need To Hear Right Now

From crushing death metal to dulcet death-folk, we honor St. Patrick's Day by looking at Ireland's best up-and-coming rock, punk, and metal acts.

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Hulu order new eight-part docuseries on the history of heavy metal

Code Orange: “The Above comes from a more personal, emotional point of view… it completes the journey we started on I Am King”

Enter Shikari and The Offspring to headline Slam Dunk Festival 2023

Ithaca: “This is about divine feminine power”

Slipknot: “After all these years, we’re still fans of each other”

5 reasons why you need to check out Harbinger

EP review: Heriot – Profound Morality

Why every metal and hardcore fan should consider going vegan

11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Hetfield On Hetfield: The Metallica legend, in his own words

This viral metal version of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme is a ridiculously good time

The 10 greatest Fenriz moments

The Pete Steele I knew: A dry-witted giant who played the media at their own game

The United States Of Metallica: The story of metal’s biggest band, one state at a time

A brief history of heavy metal umlauts

The 13 Best Heavy Metal T-Shirts Of All-Time – Ranked

17 Emerging Irish Artists You Need To Hear Right Now

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