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"I wasn’t ready for a 13-minute song like Rime Of The Ancient Mariner." Members of Arch Enemy, Testament, Fozzy and Wargasm explain how Powerslave shaped modern metal

Forget Number Of The Beast - these bands say Powerslave is Iron Maiden's greatest achievement

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Poppy announces 2025 North American tour

Poppy is taking her metalcore era to the US and Canada next year!

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Leprous share drum playthrough video for Atonement

Norwegian proggers Leprous will tour Europe, Latin America and return to North America in the first half of 2025

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"This is Opeth’s best since the career-making heights of Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries." The Last Will And Testament is Opeth at their most groundbreakingly brilliant

Opeth go Miss Marple via Edgar Allen Poe on the prog-death-jazz metal odyssey that is The Last Will And Testament

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"I don’t like comedy heavy metal." Comedian Frank Skinner reveals the beloved British rock band he'd banish forever

British comedy icon Frank Skinner explains why he'd choose to send one of the UK's biggest 21st century rock bands to Room 101

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Primus are officially on the hunt for a new drummer. Could it be you?

Primus have announced a open call across the universe for a "well-mannered, affable" new drummer. Here's how to submit your application

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"I run this business like an iron fist and nobody can get in and f*** with our band": Nikki Sixx on making new music, replacing Mick Mars, work-life balance and learning when to say no

We catch up with Mötley Crüe legend Nikki Sixx

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At last! Yngwie Malmsteen launches range of multivitamin gummies

You too can be as healthy as guitar whizz Yngwie Malmsteen

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"Thirty years after Cop Killer, Ice-T is still committed to making music that goes harder than the rest." From THAT Pink Floyd cover to collabs with Corpsegrinder, Max Cavalera and more, new Body Count album Merciless is an ice-cold knock-out

Body Count only seem to improve with age courtesy of their heaviest album yet

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Linkin Park to screen live performance film in cinemas in 2025

Newly-reunited nu metal giants Linkin Park are set to screen their From Zero release show in cinemas worldwide in 2025

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Spiritbox announce long-awaited new album Tsunami Sea, share the ethereal new single Perfect Soul

Metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox share details of their highly-anticipated second studio album, Tsunami Sea, and unveil the new single Perfect Soul

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"Let's make trophy hunting extinct, not wildlife": Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne launch Ban Trophy Hunting t-shirt in aid of "a future free of these sick maniacs"

Watch Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne launch the Ozzy-designed Ban Trophy Hunting t-shirt

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‘The Hu didn’t speak a lick of English, but we both knew the language of rock. It’s a tribal warrior call!”: The greatest Papa Roach collaborations, in their own words

From The Hu and Within Temptation to Carrie Underwood and Pharrell, Papa Roach are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable

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“It was a dream! We’d love to meet them one day and thank them for the inspiration!” Italian goth metallers Lacuna Coil react to Depeche Mode endorsing their Enjoy The Silence cover

In 2006, Lacuna Coil covered Depeche Mode and become household names, to the point that even Dave Gahan was a fan

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“Sabbath is the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. But everything has to come to an end”: The triumphant story of Black Sabbath’s last ever tour

In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow

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"I was done after that, no more." Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones hasn't spoken to Johnny Rotten since 2008

Any chance of Johnny Rotten fronting the Sex Pistols again seems slim as bandmate Steve Jones says 2008 tour was "too much"

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"It's kind of a mental health thing." Mike Shinoda on new Linkin Park lineup and why Brad Delson stepped away from reunion live duties

Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson's absence is linked to his mental health, says singer Mike Shinoda

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“Our favourite bands didn’t chicken out on their third record. That’s not how Master Of Puppets or Number Of The Beast got made”: How Ghost teamed up with Katy Perry’s producer to kick things to the next level with Meliora

Ghost’s third album Meliora found them going darker and poppier than ever before – and the result pointed towards what was to follow

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"The tours were getting longer and crazier, and the expectations around us were astronomical." How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984

Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave

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“Some of us were getting sober and cleaning up, others were not. It’s a recipe for disaster”: The chaotic story of Jane’s Addiction’s Ritual De Lo Habitual, the debauched masterpiece that changed music

Forget Nirvana’s Nevermind – it was Jane’s Addiction’s game-changing second album Ritual De Lo Habitual that ushered in the alternative rock decade

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Machine Head, Poppy and Lord Of The Lost are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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“They may be calling it a day, but these masters will always have a devout tribe”: Armed with 40 years of anthems and some stellar support acts, Sepultura’s final UK show is an unmitigated triumph

Celebrating their seminal classics and modern material alike, Sepultura bow out in impeccable form at London’s Hammersmith Apollo

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Order an exclusive Papa Roach bundle featuring a limited edition tie-dyed t-shirt

The new Metal Hammer Papa Roach bundle comes with its own exclusive t-shirt design and a mag packed with nu metal brilliance

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Watch pro-shot video of Thrice playing post-hardcore classic The Artist In The Ambulance live in full

The Californian dynamos played their masterpiece in full on a North American tour last year

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Beyond The Gates festival announces headliner King Diamond and 7 others for 2025

The Bergen black/death metal weekender will return from July 30 to August 2

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