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"I was like, 'This stuff is Undertaker music!'" WWE World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest on the many ways that heavy metal changed his life

From discovering Metallica and Ozzy as a kid to blasting In Flames, Soilwork and Motionless In White in the gym, Damian Priest is a metalhead through and through

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“We took influences from the New York hardcore scene. Our stuff was faster than in the Bay Area”: the 100mph story of East Coast thrash

The inside story of 80s thrash’s great East Coast vs West Coast rivalry

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"At first, based on the music and the riff, the band and their management thought it could be the first single… then they heard James’ lyrics": When Metallica and Bob Rock changed tack and gambled with Enter Sandman

Via some riff editing from Lars Ulrich

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"I used to hate the sight of Ozzy. I couldn’t stand him, and I used to beat him up whenever I saw him": Tony Iommi in conversation with James Hetfield

In the year of our Lord 1992, the Master Of Reality met the Master Of Puppets: The day Metallica’s James Hetfield and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi sat down together for the first time

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“Without him, there would be no Metallica”: James Hetfield has had Lemmy's ashes tattooed onto his middle finger

Hetfield says the salute to the late Motörhead legend means “he is still able to fly the bird at the world” even after death

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“Without him, there would be no Metallica.” See James Hetfield’s new Motörhead tattoo with Lemmy’s ashes in it

The Motörhead man’s remains can also be found in bullets and scattered on the grounds of a German metal festival

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"Metallica is huge everywhere, but extra-huge in Mexico because Robert Trujillo’s like a saint." Suicidal Tendencies might be one of metal's most influential bands, but Mike Muir is thankful they never became celebrities

From playing with Guns N' Roses and Metallica to appearing on Miami Vice, Mike Muir shares the lessons that kept Suicidal Tendencies humble even as they became one of crossover's most important bands

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“Metallica would jam on their stuff in rehearsals, songs like Black Night and Highway Star”: Lars Ulrich on his lifelong love of Deep Purple and the genius of the Machine Head album

Lars Ulrich is a lifelong Deep Purple fan – and here’s why

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"Love lies bleeding in my hands - OOH YEAH!" Watch full HD footage of Elton John looking on in delight as Metallica rock their brilliant cover of Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

Metallica just showed Elton John - and the world - why we desperately need a Garage Inc 2

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“If you’re putting all these Beavis and Butt-Heads in the parking lot, where are you going to park the cars?” What happened when Metallica battled the city of Philadelphia to perform in a car park

Metallica played a free gig in a car park to promote 1997’s Reload. In the process, they infuriated locals, got bashed by politicians and sued an entire stadium.

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"Sir Elton helped cover Nothing Else Matters, and tonight, you can see us return the favor!" Watch a clip of Metallica performing a rollocking cover of Elton John classic, Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, with Elton looking on approvingly

The cover song we did NOT have on our 2024 bingo card!

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Master 6 rhythm guitar styles inspired by AC/DC, Metallica, The Who, Pantera, Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden

Develop your pick hand technique with this look at some of rock and metal’s greatest players

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The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Within Temptation, Wadruna and Orange Goblin are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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From Ozzy Osbourne and the British Bulldogs to Edge's legendary Slayer entrance, here are 12 times heavy metal ruled WWE's biggest show, Wrestlemania

With Wrestlemania 40 coming this weekend, here are 12 iconic moments heavy metal took over WWE's flagship event

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“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie

Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel

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The Wildest and Most Talked-About Grammys Moments Ever

From on-screen marriages to rescinded awards!

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“When James comes in, there’s a presence”: Metallica producer explains what James Hetfield and Johnny Cash have in common

Hardwired… To Self-Destruct and 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman has said what trait Metallica’s frontman shares with country’s legendary man in black

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The isolated bass track from Metallica’s Orion proves that Cliff Burton was a master of his instrument

Orion without guitars and drums is still a majestic experience. That’s how incredible Cliff Burton was.

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"I ordered Chinese food and beer for them, and we just sat there and talked": Metallica, Ride The Lightning, and the meal that got them signed

Metallica changed the rules with their second album, Ride The Lightning. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world would play along

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Metallica's 'Screaming Suicide' Climbs To Top 10 On Rock Chart

Metallica's latest single 'Screaming Suicide' climbs to No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, highlighting their enduring popularity and musical prowess.

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"MTV was the first time that technology became a rock star": The story of 1984, the year everything changed

Sitting between the heritage of the 70s and the glitzy, big-haired peak to which the 80s would ascend, 1984 was a quietly pivotal time for music, popular culture and the world as we knew it

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“It was inspiring to see how Metallica worked. I had their posters before I had my first guitar”: how Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen stepped up to metal’s big league

The story of Volbeat’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies album

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Are cigars affecting James Hetfield's voice? Not according to the Metallica man, who says he hasn't sounded this good in a long time

Metallica's James Hetfield loves unwinding with a cigar – but does his vice impact his singing voice?

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“We’d play a song in a certain tempo. Three weeks later, it would be twice as fast”: who invented thrash metal? Kirk Hammett has a theory

Kirk Hammett was there at the birth of thrash with his original band Exodus, so he should know more than anyone who invented the genre

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“I have my sound; 98% of the tone comes from me. I can plug into most amps and make it sound like me”: Rich Robinson on the guitars, tunes and focus behind the Black Crowes’ comeback

The Black Crowes are back on their perch with an album that delivers a masterclass in rock 'n' roll songwriting. Here guitarist Rich Robinson explains how it all came together

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