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10 heavy metal stars who should have solo careers
By Matt Mills published
From James Hetfield to Randy Blythe, we’d love to see what these heavy metal heroes can do by themselves

"I don’t wish him dead at this moment": Kerry King hasn't spoken to, texted, or emailed Tom Araya since Slayer split
By Paul Brannigan published
They may have shared stages worldwide for almost four decades, but Kerry King isn't losing any sleep about not hanging out with his former Slayer bandmate Tom Araya

“We’ve got lots of leftover material from Repentless – we wrote so much stuff!” The story of the lost final Slayer album
By Will Marshall published
After Repentless, Slayer guitarist Kerry King promised the thrashers had enough music left over to make a 13th album. It never materialised.

"We were rivals once but it doesn't feel like there's any rivalry now. We're all on the same team, for heavy metal": Revisiting the first ever Big Four show, as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax invaded Poland in the summer of 2010
By Paul Brannigan published
When thrash's Big Four rolled into Warsaw in June 2010, heavy metal history was made

The 10 best cover songs by thrash metal bands
By Matt Mills published
Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura have all given classic songs a high-octane boot up the back side

10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard
By Matt Mills published
From Iron Maiden going full prog to Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water, only completists will have heard these extraordinary covers

10 heavy metal bands who need to reunite in 2024
By Matt Mills published
We’re not ready to bid farewell to Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Black Sabbath just yet…

The 50 greatest metal EPs of all time
By Chris Chantler published
From the early days of Def Leppard and Iron Maiden to modern classics via the likes of Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the best metal EPs in history
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