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30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

The story of Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations, the cult album that invented Metallica
By Malcolm Dome published
Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band

Watch Metallica cover Diamond Head’s Am I Evil? with Diamond Head’s guitarist, Brian Tatler
By Matt Mills published
Tatler joined the heavy metal superstars onstage at Oslo’s Tons Of Rock festival yesterday

How the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was born, by those who were there
By Dave Everley published
In the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band. The NWOBHM would go on to rule Britannia – and the world

“Often derided as a huge error by the NWOBHM heroes, it’s the start of an artistic journey that was never taken further”: Diamond Head’s dalliance with pure prog on Canterbury
By Malcolm Dome published
Visionaries Sean Harris and Brian Tatler came up with something so demanding they had to change rhythm section - which only served to confuse diehard fans

10 heavy metal bands that wouldn’t be the same without Dune
By Paul Travers published
From Iron Maiden to Sleep, many metal bands have taken Frank Herbert’s psychedelic sci-fi saga to heart

10 amazing UK metal bands that couldn’t break America
By Will Marshall published
Despite their undeniable talent, the likes of Carcass, Godflesh and Sikth never got enough praise in the States

10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art
By Matt Mills published
Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part
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