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"I joined the circus!" How tragedy, a stint in Sleep Token and a very surprising career detour defined the fall and rise of one of British metalcore's most promising bands, Shields

Shields have been through the ringer to get back together, but it's been worth it

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

"I’m not indoctrinated anymore." How weird masks, wild rallies and big choruses helped President became one of metal's hottest new bands

From an overpacked tent debut at Download Festival to sell-out shows across the Atlantic, President are quickly becoming one of metal's biggest new bands

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"I wanted to be able to say we are the next big thing.” Army drills, TikTok hits and nu metal: Sleep Theory are metalcore's fastest rising stars

Sleep Theory founder and vocalist Cullen Moore shares his band's journey from military service to selling out venues both sides of the Atlantic

Louder

"Would Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin have been as cool if the internet was around to expose everything?" Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson on social media, the creative inspiration of dogs and battling Darth Vader

Black Stone Cherry's new EP Celebrate is out next month – and includes a very unlikely cover version

Louder

“We have the same management, and we both wear masks. Is that it?!” President vocalist blasts comparisons to Sleep Token as “lazy”

Mr President doesn’t see the similarities between his band and the other masked, anonymous, pop-metal sensations dominating heavy music discourse

Metal Hammer

What the 2026 Grammys got right about rock and metal this year - and what they got very wrong

As is so often the case, the rock and metal representation at this year's Grammys was a mix of deserved recognition and total clangers

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"We expected a few hundred people to be there and it was several thousand. We were terrified!" Deftones, Sleep Token, Bad Omens...The Pretty Wild? Meet the viral metal duo officially embracing that controversial 'baddiecore' tag

They're behind that 'cough-cough' mosh call you've probably seen all over metal TikTok

Metal Hammer

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

Metal Hammer

UK recorded music market grows for an 11th consecutive year in 2025

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said British artists such as Olivia Dean and Lola Young led a British music revival over the past 12 months.

Evening Standard

“2025 has seen tentpole releases from Ghost and Sleep Token, but for each of them, there’s been at least a dozen records begging for attention”: The best metal albums that you almost definitely missed this year

From psychedelic Brazilian black metal to space-faring tech-death, you won’t discover these excellent albums in many other places

Metal Hammer

The 10 best alt-metal and nu metal albums of 2025

Babymetal, Bloodywood and Sleep Token pulled influence from some esoteric places this year, and they lifted metal to new heights in the process

Metal Hammer

Haters, look away now: Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom

The masked metal superstars have shipped 100,000 units or equivalent of their latest album in their home country

Metal Hammer

Sleep Token accused of copyright infringement by photographer who claims picture was used on merch without permission

The tables appear to have turned on Sleep Token, who have previously taken a hard line on copyright issues

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Vote for the best metal album of 2025

We've crowned Ghost's Skeleta in the writer's poll - but which metal albums from 2025 excited you most?

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"The audience for heavy music is absolutely growing. It feels like expansion, not nostalgia" Sleep Token's manager has been speaking about the band's extraordinary success in 2025, and what it means for rock and metal as a whole moving forwards

After further securing their place as one of the world's biggest bands, the man who works closest with Sleep Token has some ideas about why it's happened

Metal Hammer

Iron Maiden, Ghost, Babymetal and more star in Metal Hammer’s blockbuster End Of Year issue, which comes with an exclusive Iron Maiden pin badge, Halestorm sticker and a 2026 heavy metal calendar

The new issue of Metal Hammer is the biggest of the year, and it’s on sale now!

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From Sleep Token breaking records to Xenomorphs rocking out to Tool, these are the 11 metal songs that defined 2025

Whether topping charts or going viral, metal made a big impact in 2025 - here's the proof

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Sleep Token’s Caramel has been named the best song of 2025 by The New York Times

Sweet news for the world-beating pop-metal outfit

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Sleep Token have released the official colouring book you never knew you needed

The masked metal band have teamed up with Rock N’ Roll Colouring, who’ve previously made colouring books for Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Cannibal Corpse and others

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From Sleep Token to Ghost, metal is full of gimmicks right now. Is it helping or hindering the culture?

Are all these gimmicky bands a good thing for the genre, or has it all gone a bit too far?

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By hiding their faces, metal bands maximise the emotional punch of their music

In 2024, along with 20,000 others, I attended a sold-out metal show in Manchester. Unlike most concerts at the Co-op Live Arena, however, none of us in the packed-out venue knew who we were actually seeing. The band was Sleep Token – a masked and anonymous collective formed in London…

Metal Hammer

Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1

Metal Hammer

"We went on straight after Chappell Roan." From a platinum-selling Taylor Swift cover to hanging out with Post Malone, I Prevail have quietly become one of metal's hottest bands

I Prevail should be up there with Bad Omens and Sleep Token as metal's next big crossover success

Metal Hammer

Tattoo designer says Sleep Token's record label had her Instagram shut down over alleged copyright infringement

Fans have hit out at the action taken by Sleep Token's label and management firm

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