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“I remember them telling me, ‘You don’t play angry’”: Bassist in Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian’s pre-System Of A Down band was fired for not being “angry enough”

David Hakopyan was a member of Hollywood rockers Soil before they re-named themselves and dominated the nu metal era

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"The floor descends into an orgiastic frenzy of moshers, dancers and crowdsurfers while cups fly overhead offering relief from the clammy press." Cult heroes Acid Bath put on the hottest gig in metal as they make their UK debut

Acid Bath's first ever UK gig comes almost 30 years since the band split - and weeks before they play stadiums with System Of A Down

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“It feels like the start of something heavier and more direct”: Nightwish’s Floor Jansen returns with metallic new single Run and announces 2027 tour dates

The symphonic metal singer is keeping busy during her band’s live hiatus

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“It’s an incredible amount of money which will replenish our empty shelves”: Metallica donated £20,000 to local foodbank ahead of Cardiff concert last weekend

The heavy metal giants have also teamed up with the NHS to encourage blood donations as their UK tour continues

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“I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century

Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable

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"It was darker than other bands but it really got me to let go of the old and embrace the new." The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal

The alt-metal classic that came out of nowhere and changed everything

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"The lyrics are like this crazy, mystical bum that lives in a cave and says, ‘Oh, I wanna reach the whales!’ Why do people want to hear this?" 13 rock and metal musicians hating on their own songs

Lemmy, James Hetfield, Amy Lee, Slipknot’s Clown and more open up the haterade on their own songs

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"If a grudge is going to escalate, you might as well sock each other out and get it over with." How Deftones dealt with fame, the road and each other on the White Pony tour

Theft, Night Ranger singalongs and Gatorade cocktails: 48 hours in Madrid and San Sebastián with Deftones

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“You heathens. If this is the shape of punk to come, then I'm quitting punk.” The story behind New Noise, the Refused song baked into the DNA of chaotic kitchen drama The Bear

The Bear boasts an exemplary soundtrack, but it's Refused’s 1998 classic which gives the series its most visceral pacing

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

The Hu, Loathe and Bring Me The Horizon are just some of the bands who've released new songs to take your mind off the disgusting summer heat

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“I was so difficult to deal with, but I wasn’t the only one in the band doing something that they shouldn’t have been doing”: how Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes

Deftones are one of modern metal‘s most acclaimed bands – and its most turbulent

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Iron Maiden fans! You can pre-order the official Eddfest programme and museum guide only through the Metal Hammer and Classic Rock online store

Heading to Eddfest? Or just want to own a piece of Iron Maiden history? You can pre-order the official programme and museum guide right now!

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"Right now, songwriting and pop music is crap." Metallica's Kirk Hammett hammers the current state of pop and reveals the "fantastic" first gig he ever went to

Safe to say that Kirk is not a big fan of the modern pop music scene

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A must-have for Bring Me The Horizon fans: get the new issue of Metal Hammer in a Count Your Blessings mega-bundle with a t-shirt, poster and vinyl copy of the Repented re-recording

Limited to just 500 copies!

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“When I walk onstage, the rest of the world can go to hell!” Iron Maiden are on the cover of the latest Metal Hammer, which comes with an exclusive Eddfest water bottle

Calling all Iron Maiden fans!

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Machine Head “extremely honoured” to have been awarded keys to the city of Albuquerque by the most metal mayor in America

Tim Keller has previously given keys to the city to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and been spotted in Soulfly merch

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“The only band ever once again prove why no one else matters”: Alexisonfire dominate London co-headliner with Billy Talent as they celebrate 20 years of post-hardcore classics

Billy Talent bring the production values, before Alexisonfire deliver a momentous set featuring time-tested songs, deep cuts and a live debut

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Watch full, pro-shot footage of Linkin Park’s headline set at Rock In Rio Lisbon last week

If you missed the nu metal chart-toppers’ summer tour, this is the next best thing

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"Part III saves the best for last!" Green Carnation announce third part of their A Dark Poem trilogy, The Messiah Complex, will be released in September

Norwegian heavy proggers Green Carnation have shared a video for new single, Unconditional Artificial Chemistry, the first music from A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex

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“The spark that made heavy music interesting wasn’t there for me anymore”: How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s

Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.

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“This guy can cover everything. He’s just a phenomenon”: Former Slipknot member Chris Fehn remembers late bandmate Joey Jordison

The percussionist, who parted ways with the band in 2019, says it was “intimidating” to perform alongside a talent of Jordison’s calibre

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Parkway Drive to play first two albums in full on Killing Horizons tour later this summer

The Byron Bay metalcore crushers also promise to bring out the hits on their 10-show run

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The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time

When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train

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"What's Number One at the moment? I couldn't tell you. It's meaningless. All I care about is what Iron Maiden are doing next week." Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith look back on Iron Maiden's 50-year ride

As Iron Maiden's historic Eddfest show at Knebworth gets ever closer, the band look back over half a century of Monsters and Maiden

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"We share your disappointment. No one is more frustrated than the band and crew." Iron Maiden issue statement after plans to film Paris show are derailed by power outage in the City Of Light

"The fans were magnificent and a huge thanks to them from the band for their patience and support."

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