With members of Children Of Bodom celebrating late singer Alexi Laiho with two gigs this month, is this a reformation?

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

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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

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

The weird and wonderful alt.rock Brits fizz back with a new album after a seven-year absence.