Hot off the heels of acclaimed new album A Eulogy For Those Still Here and a tour late last year in support, Canadian metalcore stalwarts Counterparts have returned to our shores again. (Pictures from Bristol's SWX)

Buckinghamshire post-hardcore quintet's sophomore effort has more bangers than a demolition derby.

Finally back in the UK after the smash hit The Death of Peace of Mind, Richmond metalcore quartet Bad Omens are on the first of three sold out nights at Tufnell Park's The Dome

In case you hadn't noticed or been paying attention, death metal is in rude health at the moment.

The debate between Metric and Imperial has raged for years, mostly by people with nothing better to do.

Packing into the picturesque O2 Kentish Town Forum are a myriad of prog and post metal fans to finally witness the much-delayed tour between prog metal luminaries Karnivool and post metal behemoths The Ocean.

Expectations are a hell of a thing.

When HIM hung up their gloves back in 2017, they left behind a 25-year legacy of goth metal that had brought an emotional vulnerability to a scene that traditionally hadn’t had either of those things.

We're not sure what's going on - maybe it's concrete grey skies - but we've got a ton of hardcore for this week. Here's the best singles from last week.

The return of one of the UK's most dangerous bands alongside the restoration of one the nation's most angelic acts; it's been a busy week. Complete with some inclusions from the weeks just gone, here's the best singles released lately.

Taking over Wolverhampton's relatively new, but already well-regarded, KK's Steel Mill is an eclectic mix of trap, electronic, metal and gospel music in what's sure to be a night to remember.

"Good fuckin' evening London, are we ready for an evening of really gay punk rock?"