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Heavy FIFA: 5 Times Metal Took on the World Cup

Forget pop, official anthems, and stadium hits. Between irony, drama, and provocation, several bands have turned some of the most iconic moments of the world’s most-watched tournament into unlikely yet memorable songs.

NUCLEAR TOMB – Epoch Inhumane

With their second full-length, the Baltimore quartet has fully come into its own, showcasing a more mature and impactful sound than on its predecessor.

DROMOS – Failing Light

The London-based four-piece make a striking debut with an album that encapsulates everything funeral doom stands for, enriched by ritualistic passages and a strong psychedelic edge

MONSTROSITY – Screams from Beneath the Surface

The veteran Florida death metal band returns with an album that doesn’t aim to reinvent the wheel, yet delivers a powerful and finely balanced collection of songs that hits all the right marks.

LAGO – Vigil

The Phoenix-based band no longer relies on the usual foundational formula, instead returning with a darker, more technical, and deeply dissonant brand of death metal.

Heavy FIFA: 5 Times Metal Took on the World Cup

Forget pop, official anthems, and stadium hits. Between irony, drama, and provocation, several bands have turned some of the most iconic moments of the world’s most-watched tournament into unlikely yet memorable songs.

NUCLEAR TOMB – Epoch Inhumane

With their second full-length, the Baltimore quartet has fully come into its own, showcasing a more mature and impactful sound than on its predecessor.

DROMOS – Failing Light

The London-based four-piece make a striking debut with an album that encapsulates everything funeral doom stands for, enriched by ritualistic passages and a strong psychedelic edge

MONSTROSITY – Screams from Beneath the Surface

The veteran Florida death metal band returns with an album that doesn’t aim to reinvent the wheel, yet delivers a powerful and finely balanced collection of songs that hits all the right marks.

LAGO – Vigil

The Phoenix-based band no longer relies on the usual foundational formula, instead returning with a darker, more technical, and deeply dissonant brand of death metal.