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

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?

George Saunders Vigil 192pp. Bloomsbury. £18.99. Four years after publishing Lincoln in the Bardo (TLS, March 10, 2017), George Saunders hinted that he was drawn to writing a longer second novel, capt

One of metal’s buzziest bands is fronted by a sword-waving, chainmail-bikini-clad barbarian who dies and is reborn onstage each night. Step into the world of Castle Rat

SFX’s time machine hurls us back to a random month once again