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Every Sylosis album ranked from worst to best

From thrash revivalists to modern metal supergroup, this is Sylosis’ spotless back-catalogue in reverse-order of excellence

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Katatonia singer Jonas Renkse guests on epic new Evergrey single Cold Dreams

Swedish prog metallers Evergrey will release their fourteenth studio album, Theories of Emptiness, in June

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"They've gone beyond novelty value to become their own unique entity." Apocalyptica have made another stirring album of orchestral Metallica covers - and they've even made St Anger sound epic

Almost thirty years on from their first Metallica covers record, Apocalyptica have come full circle

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“We’ve made enough albums the conventional way, and the kids don’t care about that”: Experimental vanguards Ulver to release new album one single at a time

The black-metal-turned-progressive-turned-synthpop outfit have put out four new songs since December

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Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale isn’t joining Skid Row full-time: “This particular time in my life prevents me from committing”

The Halestorm leader fronted the glam legends for four shows this summer and hopes to collaborate with them again in the future

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In the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster, the stars of heavy metal came together to raise money for the victims in the only way they knew: via a power ballad

What happened when an Italian rock star got together with Motörhead, Uriah Heap, Slade and more to record as The European Team

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"The crowd just went off their brains. It was an amazing, fantastic first show": The story of AC/DC's live debut, told by those who were there

On December 31, 1973, the fledgling AC/DC saw in the New Year by playing their very first gig at a bar in Sydney

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"Even if Tool were to play six nights a week, every week they'd still offer one of metal's most unique live experiences." Tool's 2024 setlist is a prog metal masterclass with cosmic visuals to match

Tool return to the UK for the second time this decade for a masterclass in mind-boggling imagery and prog instrumentals

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"When 9/11 happened, Alive gave people hope." We asked nu metal veterans P.O.D. to take us on a tour of their hometown, San Diego

P.O.D.'s fusion of rap and metal might pre-date nu metal, but the San Diego band still blew up when the genre rose to success. We asked them to take us for a tour of the city they call home

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Skid Row may not carry on with Lzzy Hale on vocals: “A few guys have piqued our interest,” says bassist

Halestorm’s singer/guitarist recently fronted the glam metal veterans for four shows in the US

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The Sex Pistols to play Never Mind The Bollocks in full with Frank Carter at two fundraiser shows

Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones will be joining Frank Carter for two fundraiser shows this summer

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Slayer guitarist Kerry King names the “perfect” riff he’s written: “It’s got a lot of harmony going on”

The Slayer guitarist has named the perfect Kerry King riff – and it’s not Angel Of Death, Raining Blood or anything else you’d expect

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Metallica’s James Hetfield reveals anxiety struggles before 2024 tour: “We’re old, we can’t do this”

Papa Het had nightmares of empty stadiums and malfunctioning gear before returning to the road with Metallica last month

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Firefighters shut down prog metal show because someone was vaping

Prog metal favourites The Ocean had their gig in Auckland, New Zealand, stopped midway through over the weekend

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Watch Megadeth’s drummer play Paramore anthem Misery Business after only hearing it once

Dirk Verbeuren has given Paramore’s signature song the double-bass treatment

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Watch Dragonforce’s Through The Fire And Flames be played on the harp by someone with faster fingers than you

Harpist extraordinaire Kristan Toczko has also covered tracks by AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and more

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Spotify CEO sparks backlash after social media post that claimed the cost of making "content" is "close to zero"

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek touched the collective nerve of the music world by saying it costs almost nothing to make "content"

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"They bombed a medical supplies warehouse. You could smell medicine in the air..." Sharon Den Adel went to Ukraine to film Within Temptation's latest video. This is what she found.

Hiding from drones, hoping to hear the voice of Mark Hamill – Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel experiences the war in Ukraine first-hand in this exclusive diary

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9 heavy metal stars who made it big with their first band

From Lars Ulrich to Lzzy Hale, these are the rare metal musicians who hit the big time on their very first go

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Drummer will make a marathon attempt to play every Foo Fighters song without stopping

Greg Barton is raising money for cancer research by drumming entire Foo Fighters discography non-stop in one take

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“The lyrics are my inner voice telling me that everything is my fault”: Prog metal mavens Leprous explain the powerful themes of new single Atonement

As they start their Melodies Of Atonement campaign, Leprous leader Einar Solberg tells all about the emotional journey behind the prog metal stars’ upcoming album

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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

From sword'n'sorcery loving power metallers All For Metal to Will Putney's all-star metalcore mob END, these are the bands you need to hear in June 2024

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"The Superstition tour is heading your way." Soulfly announce summer tour of the UK and Europe

Max Cavalera is bringing Soulfly back to Europe in July/August

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“There are certain names that I so deeply wish were on the guestlist tonight, but we lost them too early.” Watch Eddie Vedder perform a hauntingly beautiful version of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt for 18,000 Pearl Jam fans and lost friends in Seattle

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder honours dear dead friends in Seattle

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“Listen all y'all it's a sabotage!” How the riotous, raucous and joyously irreverent Ill Communication put the Beastie Boys back on top of the world

Released on May 31, 1994, Beastie Boys' fourth album Ill Communication sounds like the most fun you can have with your clothes on

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