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FOUND: Gaerea - What They Never Told You

“The whole album is based around my friend who passed away.” Tragedy, black metal and Linkin Park: Gaerea might be masked and anonymous, but their story is deeply personal

Gaerea began in the realms of black metal, but now the mysterious Portuguese group are pushing boundaries

Metal Hammer

‘I couldn’t see, breathe or sing. I blacked out twice’: why are so many metal bands wearing masks?

From Sleep Token to Ghost and Slaughter to Prevail, the genre’s biggest stars are using freaky facial disguises. Are they hiding behind them – or revealing their true nature?

The Guardian - UK

Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence and more: The 50 metal albums coming in 2026 that you should be excited about

Digging deep on announcements, rumours and pure speculation to find the 50 metal albums you should be keeping an eye out for in 2026

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Ghost, Lamb Of God and Black Label Society: the best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Big names, rising stars and underground favourites go head-to-head in Metal Hammer's tracks of the week

Metal Hammer

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

Gaerea, Cavalera Conspiracy and Despised Icon are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

The 50 best metal songs of 2024

Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

Metal Hammer

"When they put their cloaked heads down, Gaerea indubitably deliver the goods." Portugal's mysterious masked black metallers strive for greatness on Coma, but aren't quite there yet

Gaerea's third studio album is another very good, if sometimes over-egged, slab of epic black metal

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

Fever 333, Simone Simons and Zeal & Ardor are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

“Welcome to the urban abyss”: Rising black metal favourites Gaerea release crushing single Hope Shatters, announce new album Coma and Zeal & Ardor tour

The masked black metal force’s fourth album comes out in October

Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer writers name their best gigs of 2023

From the monolithic Metallica to rising stars like Green Lung, these are the greatest shows that Team Hammer saw this year

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