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Ex-Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz has joined British power metal heavyweights DragonForce: “I can’t wait forthe fans to see her and hear what we have been working on”

The band will give their first performance with their new, two-vocalist lineup at US festival Welcome To Rockville this weekend

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"I had to run out of the control room, and I found myself standing in the kitchen, sobbing away. James came into the kitchen in the same condition: he was sobbing too." The Metallica song that made both James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett cry

One Metallica song above all others had a profound effect on James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett

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“I got punched in the face and I punched back, and that’s crazy?” Machine Gun Kelly remembers his feud with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor a little differently to the rest of us

The rapper-turned-rocker insists he merely “punched back” at the metal star, even though the spat stemmed from comments he made lambasting the heavy music scene

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"I worked at the World Trade Center...I left at 2am on September 11." From working as an opera singer, DJ and Playboy model to finding her true calling in heavy metal, the incredible story of Huntress singer Jill Janus

Much-missed Huntress singer Jill Janus had one of the most unusual career paths in heavy metal history

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“I was a horrible addict… I would rather live than be in your band”: Jason Newsted reveals how addiction struggles contributed to Metallica exit

The veteran bassist says that the metal giants’ refusal to slow down and let him seek help played a part in his 2001 departure

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"I had that thing of, 'I don’t wanna play that song because every time I sing it, I start crying.'" From falling in love with Nirvana to channelling Iron Maiden and embracing activism, some life lessons from Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel

Fronting one of Europe's biggest metal bands has given Sharon a special kind of insight through her career. Here's what she's learned

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"There were nights when everything felt like it might collapse." Inside Thailand's passionate but criminally ignored metal scene, from alley bars to open air festivals

We head inside the Thai metal scene via the country's biggest rock festival, Rock Alarm. Our hosts? Bangkok metalcore crew Defying Decay

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“I’m just looking forward to seeing you all again." Devin Townsend announces return to live performance after enforced hiatus

Devin Townsend's Metamorphosis tour of the UK and EU starts on September 1 and runs through to October

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"We built this band like a battleship." Five Finger Death Punch announce huge European and UK tour, including biggest ever UK headline show, with Lamb of God and Bleed From Within to support

Arena metal main eventers Five Finger Death Punch will be bringing some US and UK riff monsters with them for the ride when they hit the UK and Europe in 2027

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"We're not a bunch of poodles." Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson explains why the band didn't get too hands on in the making of their new documentary, Burning Ambition

You might assume that Iron Maiden wanted strict creative control over the definitive telling of their story. You'd be wrong

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"We thought Venom were excellent. But then they came to New York and we found out that they weren't joking." Why the Beastie Boys were disappointed to discover that British metal legends Venom weren't a comedy band

Venom: unlikely heroes to the New York hardcore community

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"We didn’t have television in Israel and when I first saw the news, I thought there was a guy inside the box." Condoms, coffins and capitalism: a far-reaching interview with Gene Simmons of Kiss

Kiss legend Gene Simmons has been on this planet for over seven decades. Here's some things he's learned...

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"We have a lot to prove because of Butterfly. We have to prove we’re aggressive punk kids." How a Red Hot Chili Peppers instrumental turned Crazy Town into a one-hit wonder and earned Anthony Kiedis a fortune for doing absolutely nothing

Crazy Town had two failed singles under their belt, then a nu metal ballad turned their world upside down

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"I got $100 to do the job, and it was a full day with Michael Bolton." From Saturday Night Live and King Diamond to Eurovision and pagan rituals, Myrkur has tales to tell

Amalie Bruun (aka Myrkur) shares how she entered Eurovision to honour her late father, how she ended up on a viral SNL skit and why her five-year-old is friends with King Diamond

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"It’s strange to grow up feeling like 230lbs of mucus and then see all these girls taking their clothes off and throwing them at you." Why one of 90s metal's most unlikely sex symbols wrote a 60s pop bop Austin Powers would be proud of

Peter Steele was a contrarian at the best of times, and rarely more so than when he oversaw Type O Negative'a most surprising single

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Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert facing possible life sentence after charges upgraded to attempted first-degree murder

Ebert previously charged with attempted second degree murder and first degree assault on Turnstile frontman's father but now faces more serious charge

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Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted celebrates all clear from throat cancer

Ex-Metallica man Jason Newsted "free and clear" of cancer after intensive treatment

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

Loathe finally return, Bahrain produces a mystical death metal band and things take a turn for the occult in this week's best new metal song round-up

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"Welcome to the carnival of sin." Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: controversial metallers Dogma return to the UK

Despite some controversy about the band's line-up, Dogma's first headline tour of the UK has been sold out for months

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"It looked like somebody had been sliced to bits with a chainsaw." Beavis And Butt-Head, Pantera and TiKTok - how sludge metal legends Crowbar have suddenly become bigger than ever

Crowbar's story is full of tragedy, dedication and triumphing over the odds - as their late-career bloom proves

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"And then that Wicked movie came out, and I was so p*****!" How Ariana Grande's blockbuster sequel ruined one key plan for the new Foo Fighters album

Dave Grohl reveals a surprising fact about the new Foos record - and it's all down to last year's Wicked sequel

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"Everyone always looked at me like I was an alien. When I moved to the UK, it felt like freedom." The French misfit who found a home in the British metal scene - and has become one of its most exciting young vocalists

Cage Fight's Rachel Aspe took a while to find herself, but a surprising message from a beloved metal hero changed everything

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"Eddfest could even become a festival that didn't have Iron Maiden in it, just bands in the same spirit." Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden's Knebworth party could continue without them

Iron Maiden's highly anticipated Eddfest event will take place in July - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

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"This band was and is my life." The new issue of Metal Hammer magazine celebrates 30 years of HIM with a world exclusive Ville Valo interview

Ville Valo looks back on 30 years of HIM, only in the new Metal Hammer

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"We live in a secluded village where the belief in witches was still very much alive just a few decades ago." Meet the forest-dwelling duo exploring Hungary's wild and magical folklore through black metal

With a practicing witch as a vocalist, WitcheR really do practice what they preach

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