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How Metallica wrote the power ballad that saved Miley Cyrus - and that Elton John adored
By Rich Hobson published
James Hetfield wasn't sure about letting his Metallica bandmates hear Nothing Else Matters. Thank goodness he did

"I looked around and nobody was happy. And I was thinking: 'This is going to be rough'": What happened when Bruce Dickinson made the decision that changed his life
By Paul Elliott published
Becoming a band’s new singer is never easy. But when Bruce Dickinson saw Iron Maiden play, he knew he was the singer they needed

The story of Prince's Purple Rain, this year's viral Stranger Things needle drop
By Nick Hasted published
Prince's Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians and is now ingrained in popular culture

From the Crimean War to the Stranger Things finale, the story of Iron Maiden’s The Trooper
By Matt Mills published
It didn’t live up to prior singles’ chart success, it was banned when it came out, and it’s got the band booed onstage. But, The Trooper is a song that Iron Maiden have never left behind.

Queen legend Brian May reveals the fears that keep him awake at night
By Paul Brannigan published
Brian May is concerned about our future

How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single
By Paul Brannigan published
A flashback to an era when payola ruled the US music industry

Watch Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee react to fans’ stories about the heavy metal trailblazers
By Matt Mills published
Mikkey Dee remembers life with Lemmy Kilmister while watching tributes from Motörhead super-fans

Gong kick off the New Year with video for blissed out new single The Wonderment
By Jerry Ewing published
Cosmic proggers Gong will release their new album, Bright Spirit, in March

Steve Harris reveals the song he wants to bring back to Iron Maiden’s setlist
By Matt Mills published
The second European leg of the band’s 50th-anniversary tour kicks off in the spring

Ben Ward looks back on three decades in the Orange Goblin trenches
By Jerry Ewing published
In late 2025, British heavy metal stalwarts Orange Goblin played their last ever shows, calling it a day after 30 years. Frontman Ben Ward explains why, and reflects on three decades of creating metal thunder
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