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“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

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“The one core thing about metal is that rebellious nature. You’re allowed to be yourself no matter what side of the spectrum you are”: How Halestorm went from teenage rockers to globe-conquering metal stars

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale has been addicted to rock’n’roll since she was a kid

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“Once you heard death metal, there was no turning back. Thrash was out of the window. It seemed silly, music for wimps”: The chaotic story of Nihilist, Unleashed, Entombed and the bloody birth of Swedish death metal

Death metal began in the US - but the early 1990s Swedish scene gave it a run for its money

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"Kendrick, let's go ahead and shock the world." Disturbed's David Draiman wants to collaborate with superstar rapper Kendrick Lamar on this generation's Walk This Way

Disturbed would love to work with rap star Kendrick Lamar on a crossover track to rival Walk This Way and Bring The Noise

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Watch official pro-shot footage of Post Malone and Nirvana members performing Smells Like Teen Spirit for Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary

Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear were joined by Post Malone for lively performance of Nirvana's smash hit from Nevermind

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“Religion never accepts the balance that exists in a human being. It’s just a one-way street. That’s always going to cause conflicts”: How Dimmu Borgir made an irreligious symphonic black metal classic with In Sorte Diaboli

Dimmu Borgir sealed their status as black metal’s biggest band with 2007’s In Sorte Diaboli

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“We were heartbroken. The world had lost a big talent. But as a band we had lost much more”: The rollercoaster story of AC/DC’s Back In Black, the 50-million selling album that emerged from tragedy

How AC/DC recovered from the death of iconic singer Bon Scott to make the biggest rock album ever

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“A fan said the teaser was 36 seconds long and already better than The Astonishing… another said they already knew they wouldn’t buy it. You’ve got to love that stuff”: When Dream Theater slimmed down for Distance Over Time

The prog metal giants’ sleek, super-powerful 14th album was a conscious move away from its complex, opinion-splitting predecessor

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

From Hollywood star Vera Farmiga to Black Label Society, Machine Head and Disturbed, these are the best new metal songs this week

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Spiritbox, Babymetal, Gojira, Architects and more announced for the most metal WWE videogame soundtrack in years

“The WWE 2K25 soundtrack slaps harder than a finishing move!”

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The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2025

From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025

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I used to work in concert ticketing. When did it become such an utter hellscape?

From the agony of trying to get Black Sabbath tickets to the ongoing Oasis reunion ticketing fiasco, buying tickets to big shows has got worse than ever - here's how to try and navigate the madness

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Machine Gun Kelly made guitar “cool” again, claims Polyphia’s Tim Henson

“MGK got a number-one record with a guitar on the cover, which is really cool!”

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"This is the first time in my career we’ve had to speak to the local police about civil unrest": Mark Tremonti on the political climate, being a guitar hero and Frank Sinatra

Take care of business. Quit your comfort zone. Don’t listen to rock journalists. And never forget you could still be washing cars. Life advice from The Book Of Tremonti

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This nu metal band want YOUR ideas for song titles and lyrics: “If we pick yours we’ll give you a shoutout on the album credits”

Ever wanted to write a song with nu metal crew Nonpoint? Your extremely specific dreams may come true!

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Bloodstock festival announces one-day Winter Gathering event headlined by doom legends Candlemass

Venom Inc., Hellripper and others will also populate the bill in Wolverhampton this December

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A mysterious new band has been added to Download 2025 and the internet is convinced it’s Sleep Token-related

Who are President? As usual, Sleep Token’s fan-base have theories

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"It’s gory and romantic and brutal and I think that’s what keeps people coming back again and again." Why metal is obsessed with vampires

A history of metal's fascination with the fanged undead, from Slayer to Cradle Of Filth, Type O Negative and Creeper

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Goth is the coolest it’s been in decades – and these 9 rising metal bands prove it

From Crippling Alcoholism to Kælan Mikla, these goth metal up-and-comers show it’s hip to be sad

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"He would have been perfect! Maybe it's not too late!": Ozzy was once asked to audition for Pirates Of The Caribbean but Sharon wouldn't let him

Sharon Osbourne says turning down the Pirates Of The Caribbean opportunity was her biggest mistake

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“I hate that I had to write the previous album. It became dangerous to play the music and stab myself in the heart”: Swallow The Sun had to escape from Juha Raivio’s personal hell. The solution was new album Shining

Finnish prog-doomers’ ninth record contains elements of Queen, Marillion, Metallica’s Black Album and pop production – but most of their mesmerising melancholy remains

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“He’s really, really good, and he’s definitely more melodic than me”: Slayer’s Kerry King names the guitarist who “plays circles” around him

“I’m far more archaic,” the founding Slayer guitarist admits

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Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth compares Spotify to "daylight robbery", says he "owes it" to his fellow metal artists to not have an account on the platform

Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth slams Spotify: "I want my bands to be paid because if they’re not paid, they’re not bands anymore"

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Staying in Birmingham to see Black Sabbath? Local hotels have increased their prices by up to 725%

According to a local paper, Birmingham hotels are starkly raising their prices around Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show

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"The vocals make David Vincent sound like Sabrina Carpenter." This Consequence is the heaviest Killswitch Engage album in over a decade. And it absolutely slaps

Killswitch Engage go rawer and heavier than they have in some time, led by an impassioned Jesse Leach

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