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"A collection of songs befitting the pervasive doom of 2026, but earwormy enough to make you glad you exist." President's debut Blood Of Your Empire justifies the hype
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"A collection of songs befitting the pervasive doom of 2026, but earwormy enough to make you glad you exist." President's debut Blood Of Your Empire justifies the hype

6 September 2026
“I’ve never done hallucinogenic drugs, but now it feels like I have”: Metal Hammer writers name their best festival sets of the summer
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“I’ve never done hallucinogenic drugs, but now it feels like I have”: Metal Hammer writers name their best festival sets of the summer

Festival season is done. The tents are packed away, the mud (or the sunburn, apparently) has faded, and now it's time to actually argue about what mattered....

6 September 2026

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