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"He stands without question as being one of the greatest influences of our time." On the anniversary of Chris Cornell's birth and Chester Bennington's death, this is what the Linkin Park frontman had to say about the Soundgarden legend and his dear friend

In summer 2017 following Chris Cornell's death, we spoke to his friend Chester Bennington about the Soundgarden man's legacy. Sadly, it'd prove to be Chester's final interview

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"His death happened the night before our first rehearsal, which is quite eerie." The surprising story of Ghost mainman Tobias Forge's long lost death metal band, Repugnant

Before Ghost, there was Repugnant - but even Tobias later admitted they were never destined for greatness

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Previously unheard 40-year-old Guns N' Roses rehearsal tape surfaces online

The recording, which features early versions of several Appetite For Destruction songs, was made before Guns N' Roses signed to Geffen Records

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"The thing that scared me the most was when I saw the mask go on." Evan Rachel Wood gives in-depth interview alleging Marilyn Manson is a narcissist "well-versed" in cult-like control

Evan Rachel Wood expands on her experience with Marilyn Manson, claiming he studied manipulation tactics

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Watch Jonathan Davis and X Japan's Yoshiki perform orchestra-backed version of Korn classic Freak On A Leash

Korn frontman joins X Japan star Yoshiki in Los Angeles for soaring take on nu metal hit Freak On A Leash

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"I was there when U2 played the opening night and was awestruck, inspired, energized." Lars Ulrich is excited at the idea of Metallica "conquering" the "intimidating" Las Vegas Sphere

"We gotta start thinking about scaling the Sphere mountain and conquering that"

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"I would go, I'll take Nirvana and Soundgarden and you can have Limp Bizkit and Korn." Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne loves annoying Mike Patton by blaming Faith No More's vocalist for inspiring the birth of nu metal

Want to wind up Mike Patton? Here's one way guaranteed to get his goat

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

Mastodon team up with Josh Homme, Bury Tomorrow go industrial and In This Moment make the world's most oppressive club anthem on this week's best new metal song roundup

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“They let me put a grand piano on the snake pit”: What’s it like supporting Metallica in stadiums? Evanescence’s Amy Lee calls it “so fun”

The band behind Bring Me To Life supported the metal giants in Australia and New Zealand last year

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“Those who dominate and cause pain will ultimately reap what they sow”: In This Moment announce new album Witch, release anti-abuser single Crawl

The full, 11-song platter, which features multiple guest stars and a Pink Floyd cover, comes out on August 28

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Birmingham to honour The Prince Of Darkness with Ozzy Osbourne Day later this month, featuring musical performances, film screenings and exclusive merch

The celebrations will take place on July 22, exactly a year after the Black Sabbath singer’s death

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"Some might even think we're a hair band. We also get called power metal." Armored Saint have always struggled to fit in – but they're still willing to try something different

Inspired by Motown and R&B as much as by UFO, Queen and Judas Priest, Armored Saint have been ploughing a singular furrow for more than four decades

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"Would they have that same attention if they weren't wearing big clown noses?" Why Devin Townsend is a bit "irritated" by Quebec microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine

Townsend says that after being told by many people to listen to Angine de Poitrine, he simply refused –but admits he probably should

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"It was this far from his tennis shoe!" Jason Newsted says that a Metallica fan once threw darts at the band during a show

The incident happened at a Canada arena show in the late 80s

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"It’s the perfect way to close such a significant chapter in the band’s history." Ghost to release tour film titled 2 Big to Rig in cinemas this August

The Skeletour concert film follows their 2024 release Rite Here Rite Now

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Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis

Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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"That's definitely my favourite album. It's all pretty much perfect." Nicko McBrain ranks Iron Maiden's albums, from worst to best

The drummer ranked Iron Maiden's albums in order of greatest during a fan event at his barbecue spot in Florida

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"Pull Oasis out of your ass!" Watch System Of A Down's Daron Malakian lead entire stadium in Oasis tapeworm chant

System Of A Down's long-running beef with Oasis has now been simmering for a quarter of a century

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"I was like, He's either really gone off the rails and he's in jail, he's killed somebody… or he's dead. And it was the latter." Mastodon reveal the exact moment that they learned that their former bandmate Brent Hinds had died

Mastodon were informed of Brent Hinds' death via a phone call from the guitarist's ex-wife

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"We thought, 'What the hell is going on around here?' They thought he was some lunatic who got into the castle." How a ghostly apparition ended Tony Iommi's writer's block and inspired one of Black Sabbath's greatest riffs

With Tony Iommi suffering from writer's block, Black Sabbath did the most logical thing: They hired a haunted castle

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"I’m like, Wow this is wild. This sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before." Slipknot are recording new material with Faith No More producer Matt Wallace, and Jim Root says there are "at least 50" song ideas being worked on

Work on the follow-up to 2022's The End, So Far has begun

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"I look over, and Daron had fallen off the stage and was on the ground. He had completely lost himself." Even a band as huge as System Of A Down had to start somewhere. This is the untold story of Soil

Before System Of A Down, there was Soil. Its former members look back on what would be the birth of a metal legend

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"Nice to see ya!" Watch grindcore legends Napalm Death play the heaviest Tiny Desk Concert in history

Grindcore innovators and British extreme music legends Napalm Death have followed in the footsteps of Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and Turnstile

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"I thought it’d be funny to ask Gerard Way if he wanted to sing on a song. He text straight back: 'Absolutely!'" From collabing with a My Chemical Romance legend to taking death metal to Red Rocks, five minutes with Frozen Soul's Chad Green

Frozen Soul are one of the most exciting bands in death metal right now - and it turns out MCR's Gerard Way agrees!

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"Satan’s the original outlaw. He questioned authority, fought for himself, refused to bow down or conform." Twin Temple announce new album Doomed Lovers, share its title track

"Being surrounded by creativity slowly brought us back to life"

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