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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?"
A rainy night in Camden is the ideal setting for The Wonder Years' emo-tinged pop punk.
One of the most consistent and reliable bands in metalcore, COUNTERPARTS have been plugging their wares for some time and return to these shores armed with their latest, and career best album A Eulogy For Those Still Here. Tonight is a sold-out appearance at the legendary Underworld, one that they most certainly deserve.
Though tonight's show sadly no longer features GGGOLDDD, whose Roadburn-conquering This Shame Should Not Be Mine needs to be heard to be believed, it's still a celebration of emotion and post-adjacent music with Svalbard's blackgaze-meets-post-hardcore and a mammoth set from Japan's post-rock royalty, MONO.
A softly picked acoustic guitar. Soft, airy whispers. No, this isn't some new ASMR YouTube channel; it's 'Memoir', the opening to Mirage, the latest album by mysterious Portuguese masked metallers Gaerea.