'I couldn't see, breathe, or sing. I passed out twice': why are so many metal bands wearing masks?
In 2015, when the US avant-garde metal band Imperial Triumphant felt their image needed a refresh, they thought about adopting…
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'We built a castle on stage complete with battlements': How 1980s German thrash bands pushed metal to new extremes
The noise had been building since the early ’80s, but 1986 was the year thrash metal truly broke—erupting like a…