Metal crossover star Poppy has made the most of her year at home ... and that she recorded it live in the studio with her touring band last month. Speaking on some material she previously mentioned ...

I was not a fan of any of them as my adoration for the Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains would certainly have not allowed me to like poppy metal ... That many hair metal bands seemed to take themselves ...

From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024 ...

“Poppy wanted to do big rock songs ... “They’re a strange band because they’re very divisive with metal purists,” he reflects. “Metalcore is a hot-headed community.