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

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

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

London The Forum

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

GRAND MAGUS / URNE O2 FORUM, LONDON