In pictures: The weird and wonderful of Sick New World 2024

This past weekend (April 27), the great and gruesome descended on Sick New World in Las Vegas for a celebration of all things alternative – from turn-of-the-century titans System Of A Down and Slipknot through to the hottest bands in the scene right right now like Bad Omens and Sleep Token.

But Sick New World is about more than the people onstage, it's about the tens of thousands of freaks, ghouls and misfits who journeyed into the desert to channel the power of nu-metal. Shout out in particular to all the Maggots who spent all day in the Vegas sun in full boiler suits and masks – that's dedication.

Have a swipe through our gallery below to see some Sick New World's mightiest moshers.

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