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"Heavy doesn’t have to start with guitars." How Heriot became UK metal's most exciting underground band

Mixing death metal, sludge, metalcore and shoegaze, Heriot represent the diverse new direction metal is headed

Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2024

Biffy Clyro, blast-beats and Brexit: how Simon Neil and Mike Vennart made one of the extreme metal albums of the year with Empire State Bastard

Far-right trolls and a shared love for experimental, extreme music helped unite Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and Mike Vennart in Empire State Bastard

Metal Hammer · Oct 31, 2023

Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil reveals his initial aim for grindcore side project Empire State Bastard: "No melodies, just f***ing mayhem"

Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil opens up on the thinking behind Empire State Bastard

Metal Hammer · Jun 5, 2023