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"Murders, repression, stolen money, stolen land: that is dictatorship." Meet the Belarusian band whose black metal almost got them imprisoned - and caught in a warzone

Dymna Lotva's music was banned by their government and they were hunted by the police - but that hasn't stopped them speaking out

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"I said, 'I think we should write the best song in the world.' Jack Black said, ‘You can’t do that!'" How Dave Grohl, Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk and Maynard James Keenan helped Tenacious D bring the greatest tribute song ever to the world

Tenacious D had friends in high places, and they used them to bring this 2000s smash hit to life

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"She goes, 'I love your beard' and starts to clean it!" What happened when country icon Dolly Parton met Judas Priest frontman and heavy metal legend, Rob Halford

Two icons met in the most unusual of circumstances and it left an indelible impression on Rob Halford

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"We can turn people who have never heard us before into fans." If demonic riffs wrapped around heavenly melodies give you a lift, take the Earth Tongue elevator

New Zealand duo Earth Tongue's third album Dungeon Vision is out now

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Watch Halestorm pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks with stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger play a series of Unplugged shows next month

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The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever, and the stories behind them

The very best of the best of Nirvana

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"I'm not sure why these nu metal bands say Faith No More influenced them. I don't want to be held responsible for the swill they're putting out." Mike Patton on his work ethic, stealing records and what happened when INXS asked him to be their singer

In this 2001 interview, we found that musical maverick Mike Patton relished his artistic freedom following Faith No More's split

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"Noel Gallagher would be in the room across from me." From underground darlings to collabs with Mastodon and Gojira: Urne are the best-kept secret in British metal

After exploring the effects of dementia on 2023's A Feast On Sorrow, Urne decided to reconnect with metal's roots for their 2026 follow-up

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“We partied every night! We would have a hotel room and just give the details out to friends and girls, ‘We’ll see you there!’” The story of the song that made Judas Priest icons in America

With one big single, and a little help from an Iron Maiden tour, the Brummie underdogs found their footing across the pond

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"Everyone's happy and ready to rock!" Iron Maiden release a special glimpse into the epic next leg of their Run For Your Lives world tour

Iron Maiden have released a short new video documenting their recent show in Athens

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"A true working-class hero whose success never erased his authenticity or connection to ordinary people." Ozzy Osbourne honoured in the US House of Representatives for his "rebellious independence, creative freedom, and unapologetic individuality"

Congresswoman Victoria Spartz pays tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and his family

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"It's important for the legacy of Chris Cornell. It is doing right by our partner and friend." Kim Thayil says the surviving members of Soundgarden are putting the finishing touches to unreleased material featuring the late vocalist

The Soundgarden guitarist says some of the demos have been around for 15 years

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"It's a song that we have not played for many, many years. No, it's not Alexander The Great..." Watch Iron Maiden dust off Seventh Son classic for the first time in 38 years at Greece show on fan-shot video

The band kicked off their 2026 Run For Your Lives dates at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens this weekend

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"We now know that a criminal agency posing as the government controls the world." Misfits vocalist Glenn Danzig on true crime, Bruce Lee and pretending to be a vampire on Portlandia

Danzig has walked among us for seven decades. Here's what he's learned during his time on Earth

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"I would literally bring my laptop on stage." Scott Ian says he used to play online poker during Anthrax shows

The admission comes as Anthrax begin their latest tour without longtime drummer Charlie Benante

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"I know he would be into this." Jack Osbourne responds to criticism of Ozzy AI avatar plan

The Osbournes have come under fire for digital Ozzy but Jack insists his dad would have approved

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"I remember when I first heard Nevermind and I was like, 'OK, it's on'." Radiohead's Thom Yorke recalls the moment he realised Nirvana were going to change the world

Radiohead frontman on getting excited about new music and not obsessing over the past

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"A riot broke out. The barrier had collapsed and broke somebody’s leg...people were just tearing stuff apart!" From being hired, fired and hired again by one of metal's most influential bands to a life of sobriety, Exodus' Rob Dukes reveals all

He's had one of the most unique career trajectories in metal - but now Rob is back where he belongs

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"I’d log onto a school computer, listen to Evanescence and write 60 poems by the time the album was over." Melding visceral grime with pulsating metal, Native James is one of the UK's most unique and exciting new artists

From making poems in school to playing Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury, Native James has confirmed himself as an artist with superstar potential

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

Japanese boundary pushers SiM unite with Hanabie., Witch Club Satan seethe about the state of the world and President goes electro in this week's best new metal songs round-up

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"The narrative has been where I’m just a soul that’s been beaten down by the world. It is actually quite the opposite." Cat souls, all-star collabs and sock-puppets: how Poppy became one of metal's biggest personalities

From hyperpop maverick to one of the most in-demand collaborators in metal Poppy's journey is full of twists and turns

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"The house was absolutely demolished by the time we finished playing." The story behind the wildest gig Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde ever played

"It was every parent’s nightmare"

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"Nobody understands how hard we had to work to get accepted. People were originally scared to play our record." How a grudge against the bands they inspired and an obscenely expensive bill pushed Korn to write one of their biggest anthems

Korn's Here To Stay proved the nu metal legends weren't going anywhere, but its creation was chaotic and expensive

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“I hope they get sued. It’s a shameless ripoff. They should be slapped on the wrist for that.” How Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen - with their classic song Sober

Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan

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"I was 21 years old. I don’t think it matters how old you are – there’s no way to be prepared for it." The story of the one simple but devastating question that led to Evanescence writing their biggest hit, Bring Me To Life

It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generation

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