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These 2005 metal albums are so incredible that they should have been chart-toppers

The likes of Trivium and Opeth had banner years in 2005, but these master-strokes proved there should have been a bit more room under the spotlight

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"The music’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush is it? It’s not exactly Dream Theater." TesseracT's journey to debut album One

How young UK prog metal quintet TesseracT introduced themselves to the world back in 2010...

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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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“He heard this outrageously bad dance version. He was enraged; we love that song. The producer said, ‘You should cover it’”: Oceans Of Slumber’s return to prog metal

With a Chris Isaak track acting as an ode to Type O Negative, the Texans found inspiration for new concept album Where Gods Fear To Speak in America’s current environment of uncertainty

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Sólstafir show off stunning Icelandic scenery in video for new single Blakkrakki

Sólstafir will release their latest album Hin helga kvöl (The Holy Suffering) for new label Century Media in November

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Swallow The Sun reveal new album Shining will be released in October

Swallow The Sun will also host an exclusive listening party for the new album Helsinki on October 14

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Icelandic post-rockers Sólstafir share melodic new single Hún andar

Sólstafir will release Hin helga kvöl (The Holy Suffering) for new label Century Media in November

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Metalcore upstarts Heriot announce debut album Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell, release eviscerating new track Foul Void

Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell was produced by Josh Middleton (Sylosis, ex-Architects), and the only thing more metal than its title is its latest single

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Sólstafir announce European Tour for November and December

Icelandic post-rockers Sólstafir also announce they have signed a new record deal with Century Media

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Oceans Of Slumber sign new record deal with Season Of Mist

Texan prog metal quintet Oceans Of Slumber will release their next album on French prog-friendly label Season Of Mist

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The best metal albums of 2023 so far

Metallica, Babymetal and Sleep Token are among the best albums of 2023 so far - and there's more to come

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Voivod will release 40th anniversary album Morgöth Tales in July

Former Voivod bassists Jason Newsed and Eric Forrest both feature on Voivod's Morgöth Tales, out in July

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Spock's Beard: The story behind Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep

Spock’s Beard's first album with Ted Leonard on vocals was always going to divide fans. Here, the band share the story behind 2013's Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep

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