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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Emily Swingle

"If someone’s gonna set themselves on fire, it might as well be me." Dementia, pyro and shouting wizards: backstage with one of metal's most shocking success stories, Lorna Shore

Lorna Shore Metal Hammer feature shoot 2026.

It’s 2pm, and Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse smells like a bonfire. We walk through the venue to meet Lorna Shore’s tour manager, Jonathan Jarrell, who immediately addresses the lingering haze.

“We’ve been roastin’ marshmallows,” he shrugs, a smile tugging at his lips. His deadpan delivery could have you fooled – perhaps tonight really will see the New Jersey deathcore titans sharing a few s’mores onstage.

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