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“This is a new sound, you’re going to see some freaky-looking dudes going nuts onstage!’” How Korn launched nu metal – and got in legal hot water – with their incendiary debut single Blind

When Jonathan Davis brought Blind from an old band to Korn, it kick-started a genre, not to mention a bit of controversy

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The unlikeliest collab of the year? Hear Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick play guitar on new song by pop superstar Phoebe Bridgers

Bridgers’ long-awaited album, Lost Weekend, drops today – and features a cameo from one of extreme metal’s underground heroes

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Louder Than Life has announced set times - get planning on how you'll be spending your time at America’s largest rock and metal festival and grab tickets while you still can

With almost 200 bands playing Louder Than Life 2026, you'll wanna get organised

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“They got kicked out of their band because they wanted to shave their heads and call it Turd”: The story of Mr Bungle – how Mike Patton’s ex-high-school band made one of the strangest debut albums in heavy metal history

On this day in 1991, Mr Bungle’s self-titled debut came out – confusing many but inspiring Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and other greats

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“Managed to avoid dying, so that was a good start”: Gofundme launched for beloved Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Prog writer Dom Lawson following heart attack at Bloodstock festival

The decorated heavy metal journalist and author is recovering in hospital – support him here

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Slipknot’s producer explains why he recorded Iowa with a broken back: “It put a very next-level diligence into those guys”

Ross Robinson took just one day off after getting seriously injured in a motocross accident

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Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante to team up on new, original song If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

The track will drop in the autumn and serve as the theme music of Riot Games’ Valorant Champions Tour

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“I tried to write the heaviest thing I could think of”: From Enter Sandman to Nothing Else Matters, the stories behind every song on Metallica’s Black Album

35 years ago, Metallica cemented themselves as the biggest metal band on Earth. This is your track-by-track guide to their landmark moment.

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“I lost the tips of two fingers in an accident when I was 17. Doctors told me that I had no hope of playing guitar again. I refused to accept that”: The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord

If it wasn’t for Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, the world would sound very, very different

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“He felt like a metal uncle, and it’s so sad that he got taken away at such a young age”: Orbit Culture pay tribute to late At The Gates singer Tomas Lindberg

The rising stars were part of Lindberg’s final tour before he died of complications in his cancer treatment

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Bulgarian media stir up “Satanic black metal” fears as murder suspects wear heavy metal t-shirts in court

Four teenagers accused of murdering a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv sported Powerwolf, Mayhem, Pantera and Sepultura merch at their hearing last week

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“I don’t think the underground or extreme metal scene will ever dig us. It’s elitist”: How Trivium defied the gatekeepers and split the critics with The Crusade

Trivium broke big with 2005’s Ascendancy – but a year later, The Crusade saw the backlash hit

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AC/DC's Highway To Hell made Hollywood superstar Javier Bardem a metalhead for life

Cape Fear star Javier Bardem on how AC/DC's 1979 album changed everything

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Fantasy metal sensations Castle Rat prove why they're being touted as heavy metal's next big thing with epic Bloodstock set

Castle Rat have barely played a dozen gigs in the UK, but pulled a massive crowd for their early afternoon slot at Bloodstock

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Judas Priest get an almighty homecoming as they close out Bloodstock Festival 2026

Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock

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"It's heavy as ****!" Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson gives update on new solo album

Looks like we could be hearing a heavier side of Bruce when the new album drops next year

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Cult prog metal heroes Nevermore return to Bloodstock after almost 20 years - and after a patchy start, they put on a hell of a show

The new line-up of Nevermore proves a fitting celebration of their legacy - and a hopeful new beginning

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“I feel like Scotland have just won the World Cup!” Scottish metal heroes Bleed From Within just proved why they deserve to be given a chance as Bloodstock headliners one day

Scotland's premier metal export absolutely smash it on Bloodstock's main stage

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Dimmu Borgir went from arming themselves against potential murderers to the biggest band in black metal. "We heard people were starting to wear knives and weapons, so we did the same."

Dimmu Borgir were decried as sell outs from their first single, but they broadened the scope of black metal to impossible new heights

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"Suggestions that they'd pull the smallest headline crowd in the festival's history are laughably wide of the mark." Slaughter To Prevail pass their big Bloodstock test with flying colours (and lots of breakdowns)

Slaughter To Prevail prove themselves worthy headliners with a crushingly heavy, fire-powered set at Bloodstock

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"I don't believe in making full-length records anymore." If you were hoping for a new Motley Crue album, Nikki Sixx says don't hold your breath

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx says full-length albums are a thing of the past

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Paul Di'Anno stands alone as the only legendary frontman of Iron Maiden, at least according to Blaze Bayley

Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley hails the late Paul Di'Anno as the band's most iconic vocalist

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Metal legends Sepultura are bowing out in style as they steal the show at Bloodstock 2026

The Brazilian metal machine is on its final lap, and their incredible showing at Bloodstock might just be the set of the day

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Lamb Of God are still setting the bar for live heavy metal as they crush it with an explosive, deceptively fun performance for Bloodstock's 25th anniversary

With their third headlining slot at Bloodstock Festival, Lamb Of God are basically the house band by this point

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From Avenged Sevenfold to Neurosis and Stray From The Path, why more and more metal bands are surprise-releasing albums: “At what point do people critique success on sales rather than how big your balls are?”

As heavy artists grow sick of music industry convention, surprise releases have become increasingly common – but are they worth the commercial risks?

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