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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Architects | History Defined

Architects' chaotic Download set suggests that the festival's second biggest stage might need a rethink

A frustrating stop-start affair undermines what should have been a celebratory show

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German thrash metal, British metalcore and American nu metal: all the best bits from Sonic Temple 2026 day 3

Kreator, Architects and Coal Chamber were some of the highlights on another stellar day of metal

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“The most fiendishly flamboyant good time since Ghost”: Green Lung’s first festival headline show cements them as the future of metal

At London’s Desertfest, the occult five-piece perform all of their darkly fun anthems while backed up by gorgeous videos, returning members and a malfunctioning, Eddie-like mascot

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"It was obvious that he wasn't happy." Why founding Korn bassist Fieldy left the band in 2021, according to guitarist Munky

Korn guitarist Munky opens up on why Fieldy left Korn for an extended hiatus five years ago, and whether he's kept in touch since

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'Final Fantasy 14's The Primals will be at Download Festival 2026' sounds like something I just made up — but I promise you it's true

Final Fantasy 14's in-house band, The Primals, are heading to the UK for Download Festival 2026 — and I promise I've not just made that up.

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Final Fantasy 14's in-house rock band is heading to one of the UK's biggest music festivals and it feels like my two main friend groups meeting for the first time

The Primals are coming to the UK, baby.

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"When I listen to bands like BMTH and Architects it’s very powerful, but everything is focused on the vocals, like boy bands!" A synthwave pioneer has written a Sci-Fi concept album fighting back against "the boy band-ification" of metal... and Elon Musk

Carpenter Brut has some fighting words about the inspiration for his new album Leather Temple

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“What happens when a guy can decide everything when he owns everything?”: Elon Musk inspired the bad guy on the new album by synthwave maestro Carpenter Brut

The French artist says he sold his Tesla after the world’s richest man became part of Donald Trump’s cabinet last year

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President aren’t an industry plant band, says the lead singer of President: “People find it hard to accept that something can just explode organically”

The masked band’s sudden ascension has raised a few eyebrows, but Mr President insists he isn’t backed by a “huge corporate machine”

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"I can't listen to any more of this, this is a f***ing disgrace" An AI song posing as a new Architects release was published under the band's name on streaming services, and it sets a worrying precedent for where things may be heading

As AI continues to be an incredibly hot topic, an example of it hitting the world of metalcore has posed even more questions

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Masked metal sensations President have written four songs for their debut album, with a lot more on the way: “It takes bits of the EP, and it’s pushing certain elements even further”

The anonymous breakout stars aren’t wasting any time in following up this year’s EP, King Of Terrors

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Puscifer, Bad Omens and Poppy are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.

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Iron Maiden sign up as ambassadors for National Album Day 2025

“Albums matter,” says Bruce Dickinson, whose band are one of four “Album Champions” alongside Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for this year’s rock-themed event

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Wolf Alice, Iron Maiden, Nova Twins and Architects named Album Champions for National Album Day 2025

National Album Day returns on October 18, with this year's theme set as rock music.

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Much-hyped mystery men President haven’t even released an EP yet and they’re already headlining a festival

The faceless four-piece will top the bill at Takedown festival in Portsmouth, UK on April 4

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President continue to campaign ahead of their first EP with new single Destroy Me

The UK masked metal act will put out the six-track release King Of Terrors later this month

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Masked metal enigmas President announce six-track debut EP, release new single Rage

The anonymous one-man project will give their inaugural address with King Of Terrors in September

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“Social media was aroused, then curious, then hooked on the rest of Sleep Token’s material”: How The Summoning turned a faceless cult into metal’s most surprising breakout band

Sleep Token seemed to be too weird for mainstream success – then The Summoning turned them into overnight sensations

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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

BMTH and Architects approved alt metal, Nordic folk meets extreme metal, kink-inspired industrial metal and the brothers who gave up prog for nu metal: these are the metal bands you need to hear in July 2025

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We rank every Architects album from worst to best

One of the UK's greatest ever metal exports has amassed a hell of a catalogue. Here's our guide to every album, in reverse order of greatness

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The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

From big-hitters Evanescence and Linkin Park to underground heroes Imha Tarikat, Employed To Serve and Esprit D'Air, these are the best new metal songs you need to hear this week

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"I hate so many people!" Spiritbox give us a track-by-track guide to Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox's immense new album Tsunami Sea is finally here - so we got Mike Stringer and Courtney LaPlante to talk us through every track on the record

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Architects sound absolutely livid on The Sky, The Earth & All Between - and it's made for one of the best metal albums of 2025 so far

There's a seething sense of urgency permeating Architects' eleventh studio album and we are very much here for it

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