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Cool new proggy sounds you must hear from Charlotte Wessels, Leprous, Hällas and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Ace new prog from Altesia, Daniel Vincent Holosoil and All India Radio and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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

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“Amnesiac was seen as having all the tracks that weren’t good enough for Kid A. But I loved it”: Charlotte Wessels hails Radiohead, although she doesn’t listen to them often

The former Delain singer on how and why Thom Yorke and co influenced her vocal style, and what she loves about their live shows

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From Judas Priest to Poppy, Spiritbox, Ghost and beyond, 2024 has offered some great new metal tunes. But now we need your help deciding the best of the best

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"The album has a very spooky touch." Epica say they're embracing "dark fantasy" themes on their next album

Symphonic metal heroes Epica offer a peek behind the curtain of their upcoming ninth album

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“A very expressive song with a serious subject”: Watch the music video for brand-new Delain single The Reaping, ahead of this Friday’s Dance With The Devil EP

Delain continue building up to their new EP, which contains new music, live recordings and updated versions of classic tracks

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The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Wardruna, Body Count and Nightwish are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"An auspicious and metallicised spin on her dark fairytale aesthetic." The Obsession reunites Charlotte Wessels with former Delain bandmates and the stylings that made her a symphonic metal star

After two experimental Tales From Six Feet Under releases, Charlotte Wessels is back on familiar grounds

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Watch Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz team with Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) in video for brand-new single Ode To The West Wind

The team-up is taken from Wessels’ upcoming solo album, The Obsession

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Delain return with new single Dance With The Devil, announce EP for November

Dutch symphonic metal crew Delain will release their Dance With The Devil EP on November 8

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The 13 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Gojira, Zeal & Ardor and Charlotte Wessels are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Cool new proggy sounds from Tim Bowness, Charlotte Wessels, Dim Gray and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

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"I’ve spent a few years writing songs with little to no sense of direction, I think I’ve started to find my own sound again." Charlotte Wessels on restarting after Delain, dream collabs and why there are no guilty pleasures

Charlotte Wessels reinvented herself as a solo artist after leaving Delain in 2021

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"It was my life for 16 years." Charlotte Wessels on having to adapt after leaving Delain

The former Delain singer discusses leaving the symphonic metallers and the next chapter of her career

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Suicidal Tendencies, Mushroomhead and Ice Nine Kills are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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“It was great fun to let loose wearing pink wigs in ball pits and marshmallow pools”: See Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) and Simone Simons (Epica) team up in flamboyant Dopamine music video

The song is from Wessels’ upcoming solo album The Obsession, which comes out in September

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Cool new prog you must hear from Oceans Of Slumber, Charlotte Wessels, Rendezvous Point and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Great new proggy sounds you really should check out from The Gift, Ian Williams, Far Away and more...

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

The Black Dahlia Murder, Charlotte Wessels and Bruce Dickinson are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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The 14 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Body Count, Powerwolf and Charlotte Wessels are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Everyone that left Delain in 2021 will perform on singer Charlotte Wessels’ next album: “This is the album I want to re-introduce myself with, and I’m so glad to do it with this amazing team.”

Four former Delain members will regroup on Wessels’ next album, due in September

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Epica's Simone Simons: "I've been called the metal Barbie, but I don't give a damn"

Simone Simons talks Disney covers, pastafarianism and how Epica worked out their collaborative EP The Alchemy Project

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