Overkill photo gallery by ©Christian Berg

Photos by Peter Bernsmann. M’era Luna Fashion Show at M’era Luna Festival in Hildesheim on 7 August. Peters’s gallery page.

Few modern metal bands have travelled quite as far from their beginnings as Avenged Sevenfold. Formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1999, the band initially emerged from the metalcore scene before expanding their sound into something considerably more ambitious. Albums such as City of Evil, Nightmare and Hail to the King established Avenged Sevenfold as one of the biggest names …

Photos by Björn Vallin & Richard Bloom. Saint Etienne at Way Out West Festival / Slottsskogen in Gothenburg on 15 August. Björn’s gallery page. Richard’s gallery page.

Photos by Peter Bernsmann. Agonoize at M’era Luna Festival in Hildesheim on 8 August. Peters’s gallery page.

Photos by Peter Bernsmann. Tyske Ludder at M’era Luna Festival in Hildesheim on 8 August. Peters’s gallery page.

Hamburg, get ready for a night of pure pop spectacle. On 5 October, Duran Duran will take over Barclays Arena as part of their new UK and European autumn arena tour, bringing four decades of hits, glamour, futuristic visuals and unmistakable New Romantic swagger to the city. Few bands have had such a lasting impact on the sound and visual …