Metal

Face-to-face with the titans of Norwegian Black Metal
Photography

Face-to-face with the titans of Norwegian Black Metal

Feel the noise — Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen pays tribute to Norway’s Black Metal scene with up-close portraits of the scene’s most incendiary vocalists.

Written by: Alex King

Metal band Baroness on the art of not freaking out
Culture

Metal band Baroness on the art of not freaking out

Touring as therapy — An accident halted the rise of Savannah’s most ambitious metal band, splitting them apart. But, as frontman John Dyer Baizley explains, the catharsis of getting back on the road keeps them sane.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Kirkuk's only metal band are defying ISIS in Iraq
Culture

Kirkuk's only metal band are defying ISIS in Iraq

Death and metal in a divided state — Forged in the crucible of oil-rich and conflict-ridden Kirkuk, the story of Iraqi band Dark Phantom is pure metal. But in a city littered with Isis sleeper cells, going underground is no affectation. It’s a means of survival.

Written by: Campbell MacDiarmid

Does Slayer have the most diehard fans in the world?
Culture

Does Slayer have the most diehard fans in the world?

Stories of life-long obsession — As Slayer release a gruesome new music video, thirty-five years after they first formed, Huck goes in search of the diehard fans who have signed up for life.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Bloody Chunks: Vietnam's underground metal scene
Photography

Bloody Chunks: Vietnam's underground metal scene

Fade to Black — Photographer Neil Massey captures a perfect marriage of brutal energy and hardcore fandom in Saigon's fiercest subculture.

Written by: Cian Traynor

In Pictures: Bikers, punks and goths in Tbilisi
Photography

In Pictures: Bikers, punks and goths in Tbilisi

Counterculture in the Caucasus — Photographer Onnik Krikorian's new series on the Georgian underground.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

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