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Photos of Metallica's Cliff Burton, Slipknot's Paul Gray, Slayer's Tom Araya and Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne playing onstage
The 11 greatest final shows in heavy metal history

By Joe Daly Published

From Black Sabbath to Metallica’s Cliff Burton, these excellent gigs also proved to be bittersweet goodbyes

Concerts & Shows
Ville Valo posing at the camera in 2003
Bam Margera, toilet chats and Dave Grohl's tongue: how Love Metal finally took HIM worldwide, and proved Ville Valo was a rock star like no other

By Paul Brannigan Published

"Things got kinda wild and weird," says Ville Valo today when he looks back at Love Metal, 20 years on. He wasn't kidding

Interviews
Ville Valo/Dave Grohl
"I felt this hairy tongue on my face": Ville Valo recalls meeting Dave Grohl for the first time and the album that made HIM goth metal stars

By Rich Hobson Published

2003's Love Metal helped propel HIM to international fame and Ville Valo had some interesting run-ins with his fellow rock stars

Bands & Artists
Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Araya, Greg Puciato and Dee Snider during farewell tours
10 metal bands who thankfully retired before they turned rubbish

By Merlin Alderslade Published

While some bands may choose to push on years past their sell-by date, these metal icons called it quits at just the right time

Albums
Various album covers from the 2000s
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s

By Merlin Alderslade Published

From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s

Albums
Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil and Paradise Lost
A beginner’s guide to goth metal in 5 albums

By Metal Hammer Published

The beating black heart of goth metal summed up in five essential albums

Albums
PeMontage featuring Peter Murphy, Robert Smith and Siouxsie Sioux
The first 30 years of Goth in 30 records

By Classic Rock Last updated

The albums, singles and tracks shaped goth music over three decades of glorious gloom, 1979 - 2008

Music
Ville Valo
Ville Valo: "I’m happy my dad still has a calling in porn. One of us has to."

By Catherine Morris Published

Ville Valo answers your questions on sex shops, signing autographs for Cyndi Lauper and romancing sheep

Interviews
Ville Valo
The victorious rebirth of goth metal's dark prince Ville Valo: "VV had a ‘V for Victory’ kinda vibe"

By Alexander Milas Published

When HIM broke up, Ville Valo fell into a deep depression. With VV, he's found a new lease on life

Albums
Ville Valo standing in front of a hedge
Ville Valo: "There’s no time for a hangover in the music business these days"

By Dave Everley Published

Former HIM frontman Ville Vallo on life after that band, fear of covid, going MOR and choosing music over alcohol

Albums
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