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How Cradle Of Filth became Britain's most iconic black metal band
By Paul Travers published
Controversial t-shirts, murder confessions, being held at gunpoint at the Vatican - Cradle Of FIlth have plenty of stories from over 30 years on the frontlines of extreme metal

How Emperor made black metal masterpiece In The Nightside Eclipse and changed metal forever
By Chris Chantler published
Emperor’s landmark debut In The Nightside Eclipse is one of the most important metal albums of the 1990s

Billie Joe Armstrong looks back on Green Day's "scary" and "out of control" rocket ride to fame
By Paul Brannigan published
"It was a really scary time because it was definitely do or die."

Sharon Osbourne remembers first thoughts when she laid eyes on Ozzy: “What the f*ck?!”
By Matt Mills published
Sharon Osbourne first saw her husband at a Black Sabbath show when she was 18 – and it was unlike anything she’d experienced before

The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer
By Scott Rowley last updated
Songwriter, singer, campaigner and force of nature Mike Peters has died, aged 66.

"In Russia, when you see a bear, it's not ****ing funny." Alex Terrible is a bear-wrestling, bareknuckle fighting controversy magnet. He's also made Slaughter To Prevail unlikely metal icons
By Steve Appleford published
We head Stateside to speak to the man behind the mask as Russian deathcore crew Slaughter To Prevail prepare to unleash their new album

Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas dead at 71
By Paul Brannigan published
Influential experimental rock icon David Thomas passed away at his home in England yesterday, April 23

How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue
By Max Bell published
Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a much-loved cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – then spiralled out of control
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