Heavy Garda presence as thousands attend opposing protests in Cork city centre

Tensions were high as thousands of people took to the streets of Cork today to attend opposing protests and marches in the city centre. This afternoon, there was a significant Garda presence on Leeside as they worked to maintain public order. Frontline …

‘My three-year-old has got into heavy metal. Every morning she’ll come over to me making the devil horn sign’

10 No-Skip 10/10 Albums Made By Iconic Metal Bands In The Last 25 Years

In music, you never know when a perfect record will debut, which is why these 10/10 albums by classic metal bands have become so revered over the past 25 years. While it can be difficult for some artists to find their spark so many years later, it is …

Fluoro wall finally shattered: Quantum tunneling observed in heavy fluorine atoms

Quantum tunneling is a strange phenomenon where tiny particles manage to pass through barriers they technically don’t have the energy to overcome.  It’s like a person walking toward a locked door, and instead of opening it, they suddenly appear on the …

They put a revolver in Dark Souls—Mortal Shell 2 looks like it wandered out of an edgy teenager's heavy-metal fantasies, ...

I'm a big souls guy—and I generally make an effort to play a variety of soulslike spinoffs, especially since they've gotten pretty good, lately. Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen, Remnant 2, Nine Sols—we've had some rather solid offerings. Alas, I …

Dune Awakening: How to get Metal Salvage

Metal Salvage is one of the most abundant and underrated early-game resources in Dune: Awakening. While it’s easy to find, its value truly shines when you learn how to use it strategically to your advantage, especially for crafting darts, a lightweight …

3 Heavy Metal Albums That Survived the Height of Grunge

Sometimes what we remember about a previous era is wrong. You might think that grunge wiped the map with the leftover spandex of a Poison video. The rise of alternative rock certainly changed the landscape, but it wasn’t exactly overnight. And some big- …

Sabaton unleash “pure f*cking heavy metal” on new single, Hordes Of Khan

Sabaton are back with a brand-new single and video, Hordes Of Khan. Following April’s Templars, the Swedish titans have given fans another taste of this year’s forthcoming 11th album, and Joakim Brodén reveals that its inspiration was a “great story to …

Review and Setlist: Metallica delivers heavy-hitting Tampa show

TAMPA – Enter Metallica. The reigning kings of thrash made their long-awaited return Friday, delivering a relentless sonic boom to a jam-packed Raymond James Stadium. The band, which had bypassed Tampa Bay during its last two Florida tours, treated about …

“He spit on me”: The fan attack that turned Metallica into a heavy metal goliath

(Credits: Far Out / Tommy Holl) Fans do the craziest shit to show their allegiance or displeasure with their favourite artists, don’t they? From screaming their lungs out in the front row of concerts to actively waging war to defend someone they’re …