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Forget the USA – Germany produced one of the most venomous thrash bands of them all. Frontman Mille Petrozza looks back on 40 years of extreme aggression

…with the sound of screaming. And where’s the noise coming from? Boundary-pushing next-gen deathcore trailblazers Paleface Swiss, the band rewiring metal for 2026

They debuted at Download, share management with Sleep Token and have gained a devoted fanbase in less than a year. Can metal’s newest masked band go all the way?

Kittie’s leader on childhood bar gigs, female rage… and why beautiful bitches always know best

Pagan doom, Marmite metalcore, genre-smashing hardcore, razzle-dazzle arena metal… this has been the soundtrack to the decade to date