Musical chameleons Ulver have reinvented themselves yet again. With their 14th album, they’ve turned away from the progressive synthpop of their recent releases and delivered something more atmospheric. Mainman Kristoffer Rygg looks back on the personal strife and decades of deviation that have paved the way for Neverland.

French Viking ravers bring war to the dancefloor

As frontman with Mayhem, Tormentor, Sunn O))) and more, Attila Csihar has been the enigma at the heart of extreme metal for 40 years – and he’s seen the best and worst of it

Anglo-Welsh proggers Also Eden are deliberately ripping up the rule book. Instead of bringing out one album of new music, they’re releasing three interlinking EPs supported by live shows. It’s a bold move but it’s one the band hope fans will get behind. Prog caught up with Huw Lloyd-Jones and Simon Rogers to unearth the story behind it.

Mortician. Meshuggah. Morbid Angel. What does Igorrr’s mastermind love? Why, extreme metal of course!

…For Randy’s friends to ask him whatever they hell they want. We sat the Lamb Of God frontman down for an all-star grilling