Possessed

Possessed, the pioneers of death metal, are heading back to Europe in June with a run of club and festival shows. Get ready for merciless riffs, raw energy and the unmistakable sound that shaped an entire genre. The full list of dates,…

The year's incredibly varied run of concerts is slowly winding down, but before it signs off for good, Krampus, since we'd been naughty this year, left us a blasphemous package.

"Possessed could only wrap up their set one way, which was also the perfect finish to the day – Death Metal!"

On day three the weather finally took pity on us, and Wednesday served up a fiasco from the big headliners, the heroes of today's metal scene. Meanwhile, the small-stage set by the legendary band that gave its name to an entire genre was a…

After four years away, I'm back at Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting, and day one is spent partying with Ozzy and Friends, Slayer, Slash and a bunch of other hard rock heavyweights!