For as long as human beings have been around, we’ve been intrigued by space. Philosopher Immanuel Kant stated more than 200 years ago that, in its vastness and mystery, space is something that the mind can project whatever it wants onto – and we’ve proved him right. Horoscopes are centred around stars and planets, the 1969 moon landings were a century-defining event, and franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars are among the biggest in media.
Space has always been there, but in recent years, the heavy metal underground has taken particular notice of it. Blood Incantation’s 2024 cosmic odyssey Absolute Elsewhere was their breakthrough effort (not to mention Metal Hammer’s album of the year). French psych-metal trio Slift have similarly blown up, fascinating audiences with their wormhole-like songs and onstage video projections that resemble the title sequence of Doctor Who. Dvne, named after Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi text, are the UK’s leading post-metal hotshots.
