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The 10 greatest solo albums in heavy metal history
By Matt Mills published
Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford and Ozzy Osbourne have all proven you don’t need to be in a band to make top-notch heavy metal

A beginner's guide to Roadrunner Records in five essential albums
By Matt Mills published
Metal's most celebrated label has put out dozens of genre-defining classics. Here are the five that tell its story

The full story of metal's greatest supergroup, Roadrunner United: "We even opened it up to Nickelback"
By Dave Everley published
How members of Slipknot, Machine Head, Fear Factory and Trivium came together to celebrate metal's most legendary label

The 10 best metal Christmas songs ever
By Chris Chantler published
From Rob Halford and Korn to Ronnie James Dio and Nightwish, this is all the proof you need that Christmas can rock

Two Minutes to Late Night host Gwarsenio Hall has added the Seinfeld intro to Black Sabbath's N.I.B. and won the internet, just like that
By Simon Young published
Two Minutes to Late Night have also released a festive EP featuring a King Diamond cover

King Diamond's revealed what he spent his Metallica royalties on, and it was a pretty baller move
By Merlin Alderslade published
King Diamond earned some royalties from Metallica's ace Garage Inc. Mercyful Fate medley - and he spent them in style

A heavy metal history of stage make-up: Why costume is the ultimate marketing tool
By Emma Cownley last updated
From Alice Cooper to Gorgoroth and Gwar, here’s how makeup and costume have been successfully used to create iconic characters, build brands, and carve out entire genres

The 20 Greatest Roadrunner Records Albums Ever
By Stephen Hill last updated
From Slipknot to King Diamond, we rate the 20 finest records released by metal's biggest label, Roadrunner Records
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