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Albums of the Decade: Deafheaven – Sunbather
What kind of black metal album cares about the sun? What kind of black metal album has a fucking pink cover designed by a guy from an emo band?
Prepare to Die: An In-Depth Look at the Shared Aesthetics and Communal Commonalities Between Metal and the Soulsborne Series
An in-depth look at how the Soulsborne series has begun to creep into heavy metal.
Cassette Store Day: The Humble Alternative to Record Store Day
If you’re fed up of queuing for four hours to pick up vinyl reissues of albums you’ve already got anyway, why not give Cassette Store Day a shot?
Mgła, Dawn Ray’d and Damnation 2019: The Importance of Anti-Fascist Presence in Live Spaces
We investigate a moral question that may have no right or wrong answer…
Cultural Isolation Pt. 2: The Industry Speaks
Following on from our piece on Brexit and how it could affect UK metal, we spoke to a handful of people from the scene to find out their thoughts and how leaving the EU could affect them going forward.
Cultural Isolation: What Brexit Could Mean for the UK Metal Scene
A detailed look at how Brexit could impact the UK metal scene.
Straightforward Savagery and Palatable Extremity: In Defence of Deathcore
“Long live deathcore” – the words soon to be inscribed on our tombstone.
Nazi Ties and Cancelled Tours: The Problem with Horna’s Political Neutrality
Horna may claim to take an apolitical stance, but their actions suggest otherwise.
Lords Of Chaos, Teratism, and Black Metal’s Inability to Have Fun
When a movie about men in face paint makes you mad, it might be time to look in a mirror.