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The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

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“We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influential metal label of the 90s

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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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Code Orange are on hiatus: “It’s on the shelf for a good reason, for many reasons”

Singer Jami Morgan confirms that the US metalcore hopefuls are on ice for the foreseeable future

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Watch UK metalcore firebrands Loathe play an apocalyptic-sounding new song live, with help from Code Orange’s Jami Morgan

The Liverpudlians haven’t released a metal album in five years but seem to have new music ready

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“I’m proud to represent the growth, confidence, forgiveness, humanity, and change that comes with this”: Code Orange’s Reba Meyers announces she’s joined Marilyn Manson’s live band

Meyers has been recruited by Manson, who is marking his musical comeback following a wave of abuse allegations that arrived in 2021

Guitar World

"We want to be the biggest heavy band in the world." How Knocked Loose are taking hardcore to the mainstream - by going heavier, harder and more brutal than ever

Knocked Loose look set to be heavy music's next major breakout band. But how?!

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"It serves as a testament to doing what entertains you with no borders." How Trent Reznor created a masterpiece with Nine Inch Nails' timeless The Downward Spiral - and influenced everyone from Korn to Johnny Cash in the process

Thirty years on, The Downward Spiral's legacy is bigger than ever. Members of Linkin Park, Code Orange, Health and more dive into Trent Reznor’s dark classic

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“He had an acoustic guitar and he started playing this little melody for the bridge… It felt magical – like classic Smashing Pumpkins”: Code Orange on their spellbinding Billy Corgan collaboration and how simplification brought honesty to their playing

Reba Meyers and Dom Landolina pull back the curtain and take us behind the making of their adventurous and aggressively iconoclastic new album, The Above – and explain why recording with Steve Albini isn’t like working with any other producer

Guitar World

Steve Albini weighs in on amp modelling and effects pedals: "I know some old school guys are like, ‘Plug the guitar straight into the amp, and if you can’t get it done with that, you’re not a real musician,’ or whatever. That’s horses***"

He also names the young player who he believes uses pedals in an especially creative way

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Green Day, Ace Frehley and George Harrison's last Beatles guitar – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Code Orange, Johnny Marr, Chelsea Wolfe, Eddie Martinez, Marty Friedman, Adam Jones and the sad tale of Ted Nugent's original Gibson Byrdland

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Code Orange cancel upcoming headline tour and surrounding dates due to health issues: "this is the last way we intended to start this era"

Code Orange have been forced to cancel a slew of upcoming dates due to guitarist Dominic Landolina battling "serious health issues"

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"We want to challenge ourselves": Code Orange are evolving beyond hardcore to grasp at something much bigger

After up-ending hardcore with 2017's Forever and embracing alt-metal on 2020's Underneath, Code Orange set their sights on conquering the rock world with The Above

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The 10 best metalcore albums of 2023

From the uber-melodic Code Orange to the evocative Svalbard, metalcore has been brilliantly diverse in 2023

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

In This Moment, Beartooth and Code Orange are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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This is the band Corey Taylor and Randy Blythe once picked as the future of metal

Back in 2017, Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe backed this band hard...and with good reason!

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Code Orange’s Reba Meyers: “Growing up, I never listened to guitar players other than myself. I just did my thing”

Just because Code Orange's new album is a remix doesn't mean the guitars aren't front and center. Here, Meyers unpacks the amp worship and pedalboard iconoclasm behind her crushing sound

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