This issue, we fly to Prague and go backstage with Maiden on their Future Past Tour. From the songs to the Eddies, we give you the heads-up on what to expect when it hits the UK. Talking of the past, we remember System Of A Down’s debut album at 25, and how it turned nu metal on its head. While we’re in a nu metal mood, we nip to Las Vegas for the Sick New World festival to see whether the genre is making a comeback. Back in England, we gather together members of Heriot, Wargasm, Blackgold, Ithaca and Loathe for a chat about the future of the UK metal scene. In Indonesia, we speak to the three women of Voice Of Baceprot about finding their voice, and then lower the tone magnificently with Germany’s Eurovision entry, Lord Of The Lost. Godflesh’s Justin Broadrick talks about music as catharsis, and we hit the studio with Empire State Bastard – the project featuring Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil. Elsewhere in the mag, we go to a Ghost convention in a cave called The Devil’s Arse (as you do), put your questions to Electric Callboy, and see inside Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz eclectic record collection. Jay Weinberg recounts his journey from Slipknot fan to bandmember… via Bruce Springsteen’s band, Amon Amarth talk Twilight Of The Thunder God, and Dani Filth spills the tea on THAT Ed Sheeran collab. All this, plus all the essential news and reviews from the world of metal.