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“The rock and metal sisterhood is amazing”: Evanescence’s Amy Lee celebrates women’s “ever-growing” presence in heavy music

The singer thinks it’s “badass” that bands with female members are topping charts in the US

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Amy Lee says women in rock and metal 'support and push each other' as Evanescence tour highlights female solidarity

Amy Lee has reflected on the importance of sisterhood in rock and metal, saying women in the genre “support and push each other” as Evanescence continue their current tour.

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“My suggestion is to pick really hard and dig in”: Mike Stringer gives us an “unapologetically heavy” lesson in how to combine power chords with hammer-ons and pull-offs

The Spiritbox riff-master shows you how to chug along to Angel Eyes

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

unpeople, Bring Me The Horizon and Ho99o9 are just some of the bands who are vying for your vote in this week's new song round-up

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From Metallica surprise shows to Slipknot triumphs, these are the 13 greatest Download festival sets ever

For over two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments

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“Without the added bends, this riff would sound a little stale and boring”: Spiritbox's Mike Stringer shows you how syncopated bends can add extra spice to your metal playing

Your 21st-century metal workshop is in session, as Stringer shows you how to play Spiritbox's Holy Roller

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“It will take time to build up the accuracy that the riff demands”: Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp

In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded

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The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

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"She looks happy, but you see a little fear and uncertainty behind her eyes." How a wedding, a shocked Simon Cowell and an iconic horror movie helped a viral pandemic metal video become a modern classic

Spiritbox were already on the way to becoming modern metal stars, but their brilliant Holy Roller video sealed the deal

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One of the most celebrated metal bands of the last decade have just announced their biggest headline shows ever, including a stop-off at London's iconic Wembley Arena

Canadian metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox will hit arenas across the UK and Europe this autumn

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What the 2026 Grammys got right about rock and metal this year - and what they got very wrong

As is so often the case, the rock and metal representation at this year's Grammys was a mix of deserved recognition and total clangers

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Metal Hammer reader's poll - the best metal albums of 2025

From Ghost to Sleep Token, Babymetal to Spiritbox, these are the albums you said defined metal in 2025

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The 10 best metalcore albums of 2025

From legends coming back strong to young artists pushing the genre forward, it's been a standout year for metalcore - and here's the proof

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Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

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"I'm packing all my stuff and Courtney's like, 'Amy Lee wants to meet you.' We never expected any of this to happen." From getting arrested at BLM protests to hanging with Evanescence and Limp Bizkit icons, the story of rising metalcore stars Dying Wish

Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst

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“An artist I have admired for such a long time”: Now that they’ve crossed everyone from Bloodywood to Five Finger Death Punch off the bucket list, Babymetal want to make a song with Amy Lee from Evanescence

The J-metal superstars and the Evanescence singer have both taken part in some big collaborations this year

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Evanescence made a surprise appearance at The Game Awards last night, playing recent single Afterlife. Watch a video of their fiery performance and listen to a brand new remix of the song featuring Gunship

Evanescence are capping off their year in style!

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"This is definitely the best we've ever been." Ghost's Skeletá has been named the album of the year by Metal Hammer - read Tobias Forge's reaction and see our top 50 albums of 2025

Ghost's fabulous latest album is officially our album of the year - but who else made the list?

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“Collaborating with K. Flay, Poppy and Courtney LaPlante made me want to create a world where we could share stages together”: Evanescence announce extensive world tour for 2026, with support from Spiritbox, Poppy and others

Amy Lee and co. will return in a grand way next year

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Get Poppy’s new album Empty Hands on exclusive bone, violet and baby blue vinyl, exclusively through Metal Hammer

The nu gen icon’s next release drops on January 23 via SUmerian

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Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1

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Hear Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante sing electro-metal banger Ties That Bind, from the soundtrack of new fighting game 2XKO

The song follows developer Riot Games’ recent collaborations with Polyphia and Linkin Park

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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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Spiritbox, Turnstile, Cassyette, Disturbed and more to feature on heavy soundtrack to EA Sports' NHL 26

EA Sports' new ice hockey game NHL 26 to feature soundtrack led by rock and metal acts

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“It’s about challenging the norms and showing how strong we are when unified as women”: Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante explain how their generational team-up End Of You came together

The three singers tell all about their new collaboration – including whether or not more music is on the horizon

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