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"He figured we were gonna get knifed...some guys were swinging pool cues!" From Peaky Blinders bar fights to being Slipknot-endorsed, how four Swedish hillbillies became one of metal's most exciting bands

Endorsed by Slipknot, Machine Head and Trivium, Orbit Culture are one of extreme metal's hottest new bands

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Metal Hammer reader's poll - the best metal albums of 2025

From Ghost to Sleep Token, Babymetal to Spiritbox, these are the albums you said defined metal in 2025

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Grab an exclusve Orbit Culture/Metal Hammer T-shirt & Magazine bundle now

Sweden's melodic death metal rising stars get their own cover variant in this exclusive bundle

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"There’s really no way you should be ignoring this band." If you're going to dive into one metal album this week, you should probably make it Orbit Culture's excellent Death Above Life

Orbit Culture return with yet more evidence of why they're one of the best bands in the current European metal scene

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“This has been through thick and thin… one of our crew fell on a stair, the whole neck snapped right off”: Swedish heavyweights Orbit Culture show us their ESP guitars – and tell us why the EverTune bridge was a game-changer

Richard Hansson and Niklas Karlsson on why passive humbuckers are better for downtuned riffs, James Hetfield's influence, and why baritones and extended range guitars are too much guitar

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The 9 new heavy metal songs you need to hear this week

Listen to these killer new tracks from Spinal Tap, Primal Fear and Orbit Culture, then tell us which is your favourite

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"If you were there, you’ll probably be talking about it for years to come." Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band

Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival

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

Orbit Culture, Helloween and Burning Witches lead a hefty line-up for this week's best new metal songs

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

Parkway Drive, Battle Beast and Attack Attack! lead this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Watch rising death metal stars Orbit Culture play tooth-rattling single While We Serve on their 2024 tour

The Swedish metal force obliterated Europe in the spring and are about to play across America with Slipknot

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Slipknot announce enormous 2024 Here Comes The Pain tour, celebrating 25 years of their debut album

The Nine will trek across North America this summer and autumn, joined by Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended

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“This will be one of those concerts that people fiercely envy you for attending.” Orbit Culture reaffirm their standing as metal’s next big thing at a sweaty, sold-out London Underworld

During their first-ever headline tour, Swedish up-and-comers Orbit Culture rocked the Underworld’s foundations with a groove metal/melodeath armada

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

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

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"We learned so much from In Flames": Orbit Culture have toured with some of metal's most legendary names, now they're ready to conquer the world on their terms

Orbit Culture have toured with everyone from Trivium and Meshuggah to In Flames and Machine Head, but a decade into their careers they are ready to step up as one of metal's hottest up-and-coming bands

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The 10 best death metal albums of 2023

From old school veterans Obituary and Cannibal Corpse to newcomers Crypta and Burner, death metal was brilliantly brutal in 2023

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

Within Temptation, Babymetal and Corey Taylor are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Ghost, Asking Alexandria and Nita Strauss are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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