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Wolfgang Van Halen reacts to the term ‘nepo baby’: “I’m not going to name names, but in some cases it does apply”

Naturally, the son of Eddie Van Halen has a complicated relationship with the phrase

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“We were being told that we were going to be the new Nine Inch Nails, the new Nirvana, even though we don’t sound remotely like them”: The story of Godflesh – the cult metal duo worshipped by Metallica, Korn and Type O Negative

Godflesh are far from metal’s most famous band, but they’ve influenced Metallica, been asked to tour with Danzig and almost had one of their members hired by Faith No More

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"I think the more metal people are, the nicer they are." Alter Bridge on the huge impact one wrestling star has had on their career - and why metalheads are the nicest people going

One metal-loving wrestling legend using an Alter Bridge song as his theme tune helped gain the band countless new followers

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We asked Metallica’s Kirk Hammett to name the best Motörhead song and this is what he told us

“Lemmy opens up his voice and starts singing, my mind exploded!”

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“They can write an arena-ready anthem with their eyes closed”: Goth’n’roll vampires Creeper are dead and loving it on brilliantly bloody new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death

Creeper are in full fangbanging mode on their excellent fourth album

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Mastodon’s Brent Hinds had an “entire album” of unreleased solo songs, according to former bandmate

“He sent me the whole album of tunes,” says Duane Trucks, who drummed in Hinds’ psychobilly side-project Fiend Without A Face

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“We miss you. It’s been far too long. We found a solution.” A Perfect Circle announce first European tour for seven years

Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel's alt metallers A Perfect Circle will tour the EU and UK for the first time since 2018

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"That song had a primal power, like it was about to come off the rails": The story of the speed-freak anthem that was the most important song Lemmy ever wrote

A song written by the young Lemmy for Hawkwind has been through various twists - from Motörhead's own anthemic version to the unlikeliest remakes

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“There’s no other band that drew me in like them. It was the mood and atmosphere – and the aggression”: Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti on the visionary extreme metal band who changed his life as a teenager – and got him fanboying out as an adult

You may not hear Tremonti favourites Celtic Frost in Creed and Alter Bridge’s music but they’re there

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“He heard it and had this massive smile on his face!”: Ozzy Osbourne was a big fan of Judas Priest’s War Pigs cover, according to Rob Halford

The Metal God says that The Prince Of Darkness “really loved” his band’s take on Black Sabbath’s classic

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"It got so blown out of proportion." Slash on Axl's latest outburst and "killer" new Guns N' Roses drummer Isaac Carpenter

New Guns N' Roses drummer Isaac Carpenter not to blame for Axl Rose's latest onstage meltdown

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“It was an additional, surprise, out-of-nowhere track and it went to No.1”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge on the Ozzy Osbourne-inspired anthem that turned his band from occult sensations into bona fide stars

Square Hammer opened Ghost’s 2016’s Popestar EP and cracked US radio for the Swedish occultists

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Trivium’s Matt Heafy thinks it’s “silly” that their co-headline tour with Bullet For My Valentine only lasted three months: “We had to completely uproot our entire year”

The Poisoned Ascendancy tour was supposed to extend from January to December 2025, until Bullet pulled the plug to record their next album

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“My wife brought the phone out and thought it was a prank call from Maynard from Tool! Nope – it was actually Lars!”: This is what it’s like to audition for Metallica –and not get the job

Metallica’s line-up could have looked very different today if Robert Trujillo hadn’t got the job

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"I don't think it would be the right environment for a proper rock and roll show." Guns N' Roses man Slash on Las Vegas Sphere

A Guns N' Roses residency at Las Vegas' groundbreaking Sphere venue seems unlikely

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“I feel like I got jerked at the Grammys. I don’t understand how they get best new artist." From 50 Cent invading the stage to Eminem still grumbling about it years later, the story behind Evanescence's chaotic first big awards win

Evanescence's Best New Artist win at the 2004 Grammys was well deserved - but fellow nominee 50 Cent and his hip hop pals were not happy

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“I had no idea it would be such a catastrophic event in people’s lives!" How leaving Iron Maiden, A Nightmare On Elm Street and the acoustic album that never was led Bruce Dickinson to write Tears Of The Dragon

Tasked with kicking his solo career off for real, Bruce Dickinson produced one of the 90s' greatest metal power ballads

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

Puscifer, Bad Omens and Poppy are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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“I told him, ‘This is only a small town, we don’t have the infrastructure for an artist like you!’”: Why Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris was turned down after asking to play power metal stars Sabaton’s hometown festival

In 2017, Steve Harris’ British Lion performed at Sabaton Open Air – but not without the Maiden man convincing the band in charge first

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Deftones’ Chino Moreno once helped Max Cavalera bury Soulfly’s debut album on Native American ground to give it “Indigenous power”

“It was kind of crazy, but fun at the same time,” Cavalera says of the unhinged endeavour

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"Proud to call this infinitely modest and generous genius my friend": Brian May shares video of surprise Tony Iommi appearance at Black Sabbath ballet

Iommi took to the stage at the climax of a performance of Black Sabbath - The Ballet

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"They're really serious this time": Spinal Tap announce Stonehenge concert film of "final" show with Eric Clapton and Shania Twain

Spinal Tap At Stonehenge: The Final Finale will arrive in IMAX cinemas next year

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“We thought, ‘Wow, that’s really cool – this was the guy that did all those crazy, terrible things’”: How Slayer made Angel Of Death – the fastest, freakiest and most controversial song in thrash metal history

The opening song from 1986’s Reign In Blood affirmed Slayer as thrash metal’s scariest scare-mongers

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Swedish prog rockers Wolverine announce first new album for a decade

Swedish prog rock quintet Wolverine will release new album, Anomalies, in February

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Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away

North America needs to get ready to run for its life!

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