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“There are five million disgraceful heavy metal bands. What’s the point of being just another Metallica imitator?”: how Avenged Sevenfold took on the haters with their epic fourth album

Avenged Sevenfold’s self-titled fourth album found them ripping up their own blueprint - with brilliant results

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“If you’d given me a handful of résumés, I’d avoid the ones that said ‘irretrievable junkie’ on them”: the unlikely birth of Velvet Revolver, the supergroup who triumphed against the odds

Velvet Revolver’s debut album, Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. In this classic interview, Slash reveals how one of rock’s greatest modern supergroups got off the ground

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“When Tobias Forge called us his favourite new metal band, I got really emotional”: A conversation with death metal revolutionaries Crypta

Ahead of their upcoming UK tour, the Brazilian four-piece talk about brushing shoulders with stars from Ghost to King Diamond

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“Please, Lzzy, join Skid Row! Put the two bands together if you need to!”: even Jon Bon Jovi thinks Lzzy Hale should become Skid Row’s permanent new singer

Who should be Skid Row’s new singer? Jon Bon Jovi has the answer

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“I’m surprised I made it this far. People were giving me 10 minutes to live when I was 30”: two years before he died, Lemmy was still one of rock’s great warriors

In 2013, two years before his death, legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy looked back on a life on rock’s frontline

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

Halestorm x I Prevail, Lamb Of God x Kublai Khan & Malevolence and Heriot are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"I don't care. I thought it was fun." Peter Tagtgren dismisses plagarism accusations against Croatia's Eurovision entry Baby Lasagna

In fact, the Pain/Hypocrisy frontman is just happy to see more metal acceptance at Eurovision

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"He's a piece of work, that deluded old freak." Disturbed's David Draiman says former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters is a "monster"

Disturbed frontman David Draiman has called out Roger Waters over his controversial views and behaviour

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"There was almost a Mafiosi-style meeting about me joining them": Richie Kotzen looks back on life in Poison, Mr Big, the Winery Dogs and more

Richie Kotzen has just arrived in Europe for a lengthy tour, with UK dates in July

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"We're excited to finally have a song come out!" Listen to Halestorm and I Prevail's new team-up single, Can U See Me In The Dark?

Hard rock heavyweights Halestorm and metalcore heroes I Prevail have collaborated for a brand new single!

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"I can’t believe we actually managed to pull it off!" Guitar hero Sophie Lloyd has upgraded her debut live show after selling out the original venue in five minutes

YouTube sensation turned guitar hero Sophie Lloyd will now play a bigger venue in Camden in October

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"I could see that schism developing." Serj Tankian says he knew System Of A Down had problems as early as 1999

The System Of A Down vocalist also reveals the artists that inspired his early style before he found his own voice

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“I liked Discharge, and really respected Crass too.” Before she became a world-famous pop star, Björk had an angry anarcho-punk band called Spit and Snot

Pop stars rarely cut their teeth in anarcho-punk and jazz-fusions bands, but then Björk isn't like other pop stars

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"I’ve died three times through my own self-abuse." From helping shape industrial metal to hanging up on Stanley Kubrick and being Timothy Leary's drug guinea pig, Ministry's Al Jourgensen reflects on 40 years of madness and music

Ministry might be looking to bow out after their next album, but they leave behind one of metal's most colourful and event-filled legacies. We asked frontman Al Jourgensen to look back on his life

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"It was very British, but it shot round the world. It changed music": How the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was born, by those who were there

In the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band.The NWOBHM would go on to rule Britannia – and the world

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"How do you even wear that? It's like, ridiculous!" Sebastian Bach berates fan for wearing Skid Row t-shirt

Sebastian Bach says he'd like to rejoin Skid Row. Don't count on it happening any time soon

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What happens when members of extreme metal royalty like Meshuggah, Watain and Opeth form an orchestra? Meet the uniquely excellent Bright & Black

Bright & Black have made one of this year's most compelling albums. We found out how it all came together

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Metalcore upstarts Heriot announce debut album Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell, release eviscerating new track Foul Void

Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell was produced by Josh Middleton (Sylosis, ex-Architects), and the only thing more metal than its title is its latest single

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"The whole thing was such a shock, because it came out of nowhere." A public letter, tears and the Finnish Prime Minister: inside the crazy day Nightwish parted ways with Tarja Turunen

When Nightwish dismissed their lead singer via open letter, the fallout was so public and intense that even the Finnish prime minister got involved

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"Anything that comes in the future, I always give it a thought." Tony Iommi suggests he'd be open to writing with Ozzy Osbourne in future and picks out the 'special' Black Sabbath riffs - including Eddie Van Halen's favourite

It's fair to say Tony Iommi knows a thing or two about brilliant riffs

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"Quite possibly one of 2024’s finest death metal albums." Jacob Bannon's extreme metal supergroup Umbra Vitae have stuck gnarled gold with Light Of Death

One of the best extreme metal albums of 2024 has arrived

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Poppy drops gnarly new Madonna-inspired pop-metal rager No Way Out

Nu gen star Poppy channels Madonna and Britney Spears on her huge new track No Way Out, which was produced by former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish

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Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Poppy, Jinjer, Kittie and more to play returning Mayhem Festival this October

One of North America's most iconic metal festivals is back after almost a decade

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"Humanity is just a failure. Humanity is just waiting to end humanity": Kerry King has a new solo album - he also has things to say

Slayer guitarist Kerry King on his old band, his new band, his new solo album, humanity’s failure, and the pressure of going solo

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Babymetal announce massive 2024 tour with bimbocore provocateur Scene Queen

The J-metal idols will spread the gospel of the Fox God across North America in November and December

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