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Metal Hammer · Jul 7

"I purposely ignored this record for a long time. I didn’t really fully understand the band because I never gave it a chance." Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon on the '80s alt. rock album that changed his life, and his band, forever

"It changed everything"

Metal Hammer · Jul 7

"When we were playing like 100 capacity rooms, as soon as it kicked in, people were in danger, like people could die." How Knocked Loose wrote Counting Worms as a terrifying set interlude and scored a viral hit

If vocalist Bryan Garris hadn't decided to bark like a dog on this 2016 song, their career path could have turned out very differently

Metal Hammer · Jul 7

"Ozzy signed the book plates months before the final show." Black Sabbath announce first ever official book, featuring rare photographs and memorabilia, plus in-depth interviews with all four original band members

The Masters of Reality - Why Black Sabbath Matter is now available to pre-order

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"All of our stuff was stolen from our van, but you've got to keep going. We found a big plastic sword and use that as protection." In 2008, cult Canadian punk rock lifers Cancer Bats got in the van for a perilous DIY tour. This is what happened

An archive interview with Cancer Bats following the release of their second full-length album, Hail Destroyer

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"Who else on this planet could get away with a 10-minute instrumental and not prompt a mass exodus to the bars?" After 99 shows and three years, Metallica finish the M72 World Tour with one last almighty hurrah

Metallica return to London Stadium to show exactly how they became metal's biggest band

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"All I wanted is a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me." Howcrossover metal heroes Suicidal Tendencies set a dizzying panic attack to music and called it Institutionalized

Fun fact: a can of Pepsi would have cost frontman Mike Muir around 30 cents in 1983

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"We get off stage and I haven’t seen him like that in 20 years. He was livid." How Metallica's crazy team-up with Lady Gaga started with an A-list dinner party and almost ended in total chaos

One of the most unlikely collaborations in Grammys history was also one of the most cursed, but they pulled it out of the bag

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"He said something I found really juvenile and offensive. He told me that Jesus was an alien and he could levitate." How Megadeth tapped into UFO conspiracy theories for 1990 thrash classic Hangar 18

Hangar 18 was written by Dave Mustaine before he joined Metallica

Metal Hammer · Jul 6

"So that's why I'm a skinny f***." Motley Crue's Tommy Lee on the physical demands of being a rock drummer

Tommy Lee says he puts in the equivalent of 13 miles of running at every Motley Crue show

Metal Hammer · Jul 4