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From the streets of Brazil, a group of street punks came together to change the face of metal and did so in their own way; here we dive deep into what may well be the best band to come out of South America.

We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Solars, Kita, Ellengaest, Orelisk, Slow Machine, and Nameless Grave.

When we think of our favorite releases from our favorite bands, we're most probably thinking along the lines of their full-length LPs, i.e. releases about 35 minutes or longer in their duration. It's a lot rarer that people include bands' demos and EPs in these mental rosters, areas of…

No band has had a trajectory outside of metal as fascinating as Ulver's.

Part II picks up with a very different Iron Maiden from where Part I left them - but fear not. The second act contains its own treasures.

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We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from the metal underground. This issue features music from Wisp, KOLLAPS\E, Descensum, Visions From Beyond, Melancholia, and Svn.Seeker.

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall: who's the metallest of them all?

We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

At last, the very final piece of the 2020 Metal Storm Awards falls into place: the staff picks!

Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveller of the metal world, rest a while here. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. This issue features music from Mother Of Graves, Planet Cruiser, Holy Figures, Magogaio,…

There have been a fair share of cases of bands starting out as metal and leaving the genre. Some came back, some tried not to go too far from home, and some just lost their relevance and credibility. And then there's Ulver, whose chameleonic nature made them take the most radical of U-turns and…

We here at Metal Storm pride ourselves in the metal that we live and breathe, and most importantly, write about. But there's a whole world out there aside from Satan-worshiping black metal and dragon-slaying power metal. Here's what we checked out this month.

Is independent, unsigned, and underground metal what you seek? Weary traveller of the metal world, rest a while here. Clandestine Cuts are the best demos and EPs from these bands, the heart and soul of metal music. This issue features music from Morbid Sphere, Bummified, Fugue Tomb, Ogasawara, Haine,…

2020 is over, but we're not quite done with it just yet (nor is it done with you). With the next edition of the Metal Storm Awards on their way, it's time for us to think back to those 12 months and try to remember what the two or three good moments were and how they escaped the shredder.

We regularly review full lengths, collaborations, sometimes even live albums. EPs and demos often get love in our Clandestine Cuts series. Heck, we even review a bunch of stuff that isn't metal. But when was the last time you saw a review of a split album? Exactly! We are here to make up for that!

Settling into their final and longest-lasting line-up after the departure of Würzel in 1995, the trio of Lemmy, Campbell and Dee would forge ahead to the end. This era would see the band hit some of the lowest ebbs of their career, but would see the band emerge as bonafide living legends before the curtains…