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‘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?

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Ever wanted to hear Blink-182, Creed and Chris Stapleton hail Satan? This guitarist is turning pop-punk, country and classical songs into black metal riffs

Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover

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The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.

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"Those sultry licks get weirder and weirder, until they resemble the sound of a UFO taking off." Masked metal weirdos Imperial Triumphant go straight on new album Goldstar

Imperial Triumphant's Goldstar is their most accessible record yet - but still weirder than a box of frogs

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“People think I’m not a good guitar player because it sounds really sloppy. I play in an avant-garde death metal band – you shouldn’t be comfortable”: How Imperial Triumphant became one of the most garishly experimental metal bands of a generation

Zachary Ezrin says people dismiss his guitar talents because of how dissonant his music is, but the extreme metallers continue to turn heads with a roster of extremely rare Floyd Rose-equipped Gibsons

Guitar World

Watch masked enigmas Imperial Triumphant become the first metal band to play New York’s iconic Chrysler Building

They achieve the feat in the video for disorienting new single Lexington Delirium, which features spoken-word narration from Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake

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The 10 best black metal albums of 2024

You may as well rename Ihsahn, Zeal & Ardor and Witch Club Satan “Spinal Tap”, because there was none more black in 2024

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“What I do with the trem arm is not an exact science. It’s more like an absurdist alchemy”: Imperial Triumphant guitarist Zachary Ezrin showcases his wild whammy technique on Eye of Mars – and a Gibson with the Midas touch

The experimental band’s forthcoming album, Goldstar, puts Ezrin’s oddball blend of influences and techniques center stage

Guitar World

Imperial Triumphant continue to confound with new single Hotel Sphinx, announce 2025 album Goldstar

Tech-metal’s masked wackadoodles have released their second single of 2024, with more delirium to follow next year

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Masked jazz-metal weirdos Imperial Triumphant go pop with new track Eye Of Mars. Not really: they’re still masked and weird.

Tech-metal’s golden boys sound as incomprehensible as ever on their new song

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