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“I said, ‘There’s a band called Iron Maiden? Who’s that?’”: Tom Araya didn’t listen to metal before joining Slayer

Despite being one of metal’s most revered frontmen, Tom Araya knew nothing about the genre until his Slayer bandmates clued him in

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When you look into a human’s eyes, you feel this soul. You look into this bear’s eyes, you don’t see anything in there”: Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible’s guide to wrestling bears

Thinking of wrestling a Russian brown bear? Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible has some tips

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Watch Tobias Forge break down the story behind each of Ghost's iconic frontmen –including every Papa Emeritus, Cardinal Copia and every character leading up to Papa V Perpetua

Ghost mainman Tobias Forge gives inside scoop on aesthetic of the Papas, Cardinals and Nameless Ghouls of the Ghost clergy

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“I don’t think anyone is as iconic as I am right now”: How Ville Valo helped lead HIM to stardom and became a modern rock god in the process

In 2006, HIM were at the peak of their powers –and frontman Ville Valo was living the rock star life to the max

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“I stood there thinking: ‘He’s not going to drive the tractor into the swimming pool, surely?’ And he did”: The insane story of The Wildhearts’ Earth Vs The Wildhearts, the cult ’90s classic that should have been huge

How cult British reprobates The Wildhearts made a masterpiece in Earth Vs The Wildhearts

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“We’d solidly work from two in the afternoon to until 10pm. Why did we knock off then? So, we could get to the pub!”: The chaotic story behind Motörhead’s Overkill, the album that turned three speed freaks into stars

Motörhead’s second album, Overkill, was the one that truly put them on the map

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"We saw Sleep Token in Glasgow. 14,000, sold out. It just makes me hungry." Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy have their sights on being extreme metal's biggest band

Fit For An Autopsy want to be extreme metal's biggest band

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“Had fans had mobile phones, they would have been climbing over old-age pensioners to take selfies”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is a big fan of Ghost banning phones from gigs

Talking to Metal Hammer last year, Iron Maiden’s frontman discussed attending Ghost’s 2023 Los Angeles shows and his joy over the absence of mobile phones

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For a cool $12,495 you can be Kiss star Gene Simmons' roadie for a day

Gene Simmons is selling fans the chance to be his roadie for a day –and he'll throw in a bass guitar used during Kiss rehearsals

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Napalm Death have recorded a cover of a Ramones song with a guest appearance from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore – and we cannot wait to hear it

Napalm Death, Voivod, Ihsahn, Mondo Generator and more will cover The Ramones for a pair of upcoming tribute albums

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"After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways." Mastodon announce shock departure of guitarist Brent Hinds

By mutual consent, Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon

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

Ghost, Kittie and Volbeat lead this week's best new metal songs

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"Ozzy is the real life Iron Man." Ozzy Osbourne's producer Andrew Watt gives an update on the singer's health as the countdown to his final show continues

Good news for those who managed to score tickets for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's farewell bow in Birmingham

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"Andrew Lloyd Webber said 'Be yourself - you're a rock star.'" How Vukovi's Janine Shilstone turned trauma into liberation

How Vukovi traded West End aspirations for joyous, liberating pop metal

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“We can’t carry on for ever. The show we do is a very physical thing. How long can we keep going? I really don’t know”: The epic story of 50 years of Iron Maiden, metal’s ultimate band

All six current members of Iron Maiden look back on their monumental 50 year journey

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"I hate so many people!" Spiritbox give us a track-by-track guide to Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox's immense new album Tsunami Sea is finally here - so we got Mike Stringer and Courtney LaPlante to talk us through every track on the record

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Former Ministry and Prong drummer Aaron Rossi dead at 44

Metal Hall of Famer Aaron Rossi played with Prong, Ministry, John 5 and others and was nominated for a Grammy in 2009

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Linkin Park are already teasing new music

A new web documentary about the nu metal stars’ 2025 world tour ends with Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong recording what appears to be a brand-new track

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"I get a kick out of pissing off the purists." From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

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"An unhinged arsenal of screams and gutturals as he narrates the tale of a demonic cult." Whitechapel just made one of this year's most brutally intense metal albums

The deathcore veterans have released their heaviest record since This Is Exile

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New Killing Joke, Ministry, The Mission supergroup Sevendials share debut single Zodiac Morals, reveal forthcoming album A Crash Course In Catastrophe

Prepare yourself for "a staggering monolith of melody and malady, volume and velocity" from new alt. rock supergroup

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Glastonbury 2025 lineup confirmed: The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, Biffy Clyro, Deftones, Weezer, Kneecap, Turnstile, The Prodigy and many more set for this year’s festival

Glastonbury has officially unveiled its lineup for 2025!

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“It made people feel uncomfortable. It made for a lot of misunderstandings and just made life hard”: Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains the struggles of being a masked, anonymous metal musician

Before a 2017 lawsuit revealed that Tobias Forge was Ghost’s Papa Emeritus, the frontman went to great pains to keep his identity secret

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Motley Crue postpone Las Vegas residency for singer Vince Neil to undergo medical procedure

Motley Crue will now launch their Las Vegas run in September as Vince Neil takes a step back on doctors' orders

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Bring Me The Horizon, Korn, Deftones and A Perfect Circle among over 100 bands announced for Aftershock festival 2025

Rob Zombie, Gojira, Turnstile, Bad Omens, and The Dillinger Escape Plan are also bound for California's biggest rock festival in October

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