Image: Suffocate music video [YouTube]
Bands like Heaven Shall Burn and Donots are spreading a shared message out into the world. Elsewhere, Germany’s TBS (The Butcher Sisters) teamed up with metal icon Doro and—despite wildly different(!) styles—co-wrote the official anthem for Wacken Open Air 2025.
Different sounds and approaches are what make the biggest experiments and collaborations so exciting. That’s why we’re highlighting 20 of the strongest collabs and features here, ranging from Knocked Loose and Ice Nine Kills to Architects and Bring Me The Horizon.