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"Bon was the kind of person that every guy in rock'n'roll loves." Sammy Hagar, Rob Halford, Lars Ulrich, Josh Homme and more pay tribute to AC/DC's Bon Scott

The tributes come as a "robust event and merchandising plan" is unveiled to celebrate Bon Scott's 80th birthday

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"People falling on top of each other, beer flying everywhere, somebody jumped off the balcony. I get kicked, I fall to the ground, someone picks me up. It was beautiful chaos." Ho99o9 vocalist Yeti Bones picks the albums that changed his life

From the "black metal version of hip hop", to original shock rocker Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sepultura and the Mr. Bungle track that "gets him horny" these are Yeti Bones' all-time favourites

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Slipknot, Papa Roach, The Offspring and more have been added to the Battlefield 6 videogame soundtrack

The online FPS is entering its second season, after debuting to much hype last October

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Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, Evanescence and more: The 50 metal albums coming in 2026 that you should be excited about

Digging deep on announcements, rumours and pure speculation to find the 50 metal albums you should be keeping an eye out for in 2026

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"When I listen to bands like BMTH and Architects it’s very powerful, but everything is focused on the vocals, like boy bands!" A synthwave pioneer has written a Sci-Fi concept album fighting back against "the boy band-ification" of metal... and Elon Musk

Carpenter Brut has some fighting words about the inspiration for his new album Leather Temple

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“Something groundbreaking for our fans”: Iron Maiden turn only 2026 UK show into its own festival, including acts featuring band’s former members

Stray, Maiden United, Airforce and more will open the metal titans’ newly expanded two-day event

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"We have been talking about a Thor’s hammer that shoots fire or flashes." Viking metal's biggest band are taking cues from Iron Maiden for their next album

Amon Amarth have big plans when it comes to album 13 and the impending European tour

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Paramore’s Hayley Williams will appear on the new album by Failure, the best alt-rock band who never got their dues

The trio’s seventh album, Location Lost, comes out in April

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“We spent the night in a BDSM dungeon and our tour manager slept in a coffin”: The story of Worm, the battiest band in modern black metal

Inspired by black metal doc Until The Light Takes Us, the musician known as Phantom Slaughter launched an unhinged project endorsed by Megadeth’s Marty Friedman

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Tool hope to release a new album and put on a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere in 2027: “I think we’re the perfect band for that”

Drummer Danny Carey says the prog metal band have been “talking to” the owners of the Vegas venue

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"It's not me! But thank you for all the love!" Angela Gossow shoots down rumour that she's rejoining Arch Enemy

The new Arch Enemy singer isn't the former Arch Enemy singer

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"His spirit will be around." A beloved, long-lost cult prog metal band have announced their first shows in 16 years - and you can hear their first rehearsals together

The all-new line-up of Nevermore will play European festivals including Bloodstock and Wacken this summer

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"Breaking the Law is a revolution song." Watch Rob Halford discuss conflict, rioting and rage in trailer for forthcoming documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest, starring Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Kirk Hammett and more

"You cannot cage this music, you cannot put this music behind bars"

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"I wish that people’s lives weren’t political. I wish that our rights over our bodies weren’t political. I wish that feeding children wasn’t political. But it is." Texan doom punks Die Spitz are fighting for their rights

Meet Die Spitz - the Texan doom punks as likely to appeal to Black Sabbath fans as Amyl And The Sniffers

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"The very first thought that came into my head was, ‘This band are going to get ripped off’." Corrupt police, crumbling dictatorships and amateur translators: The 80s metal classic that smashed borders and helped launch one of metal's most iconic labels

How a bunch of feral boys from Brazil helped reshape metal for decades to come

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"My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can." R&B superstar Thundercat looks back on his nine years in hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies

Former Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg bass legend revisits his punk rock past

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"This is going to be a long tour, and at the end of it, I want some time to live life.” Heavy metal legend and ever-controversial icon Dave Mustaine on the end of Megadeth, making peace with Metallica and what's next

Dave Mustaine remains defiant even as Megadeth approach the end

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"The stage became electrified. It severely shocked two guys in our crew." Avatar cut short London Valentine's show after deeming venue unsafe

Avatar say an electrical issue injured crew members and damaged equipment at London's Exhibition White City

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"When it ended, I asked, “Do you hate it?” How an old rap-rock demo, a Chris Farley skit and an all-star jam helped turn one Canadian pop-punk band into megastars

Deryck Whibley said Sum 41's breakthrough hit was kicking around for 18 months

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Lamb of God changed their logo because the old one looked like "a falafel restaurant menu"

Sometimes brands need a refresh – but Lamb of God's reason for designing a new logo is surely a first

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"He would blow a fuse and get p**sed off at us and scream!" How an irate producer and 'Chris Rock' convinced Beastie Boys to finish what would be their biggest-ever song

Listen all of y'all, it's a Sabotage story behind the song

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

Corrosion of Conformity, Knocked Loose and a mega Napalm Death/Melvins collab are among the best new metal songs this week

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"It's as if overnight the world decided Deftones were the most culturally important band since Nirvana." Alternative metal's original baddies get hot and heavy as they kick off their UK tour in Birmingham

TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

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“I’m not in any way afraid of death." The triumph and tragedy of Nirvana's final album

On February 13, 1993, Nirvana began recording their much-anticipated follow-up to Nevermind. It would be their masterpiece

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The Dillinger Escape Plan announce first UK show since 2017, alongside only European shows of 2026

New Jersey mathcore pioneers to make long-awaited return to Britain

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