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Korn guitarist Head photographed against a black background

The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal

By Dave Everley Published

The alt-metal classic that came out of nowhere and changed everything

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Velvet Revolver backstage at the Manchester Academy in September 2004

The unlikely birth of Velvet Revolver, the supergroup who triumphed against the odds

By Jon Hotten Published

Velvet Revolver’s debut album, Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. In this classic interview, Slash reveals how one of rock’s greatest modern supergroups got off the ground

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Kirk Hammett smiling and holding a microphone

Metallica's Kirk Hammett thinks modern pop is "crap"

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Safe to say that Kirk is not a big fan of the modern pop music scene

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Sex Pistols

How anarchy, acrimony and apathy killed the Sex Pistols

By Ian Winwood Published

"It was ugliness personified"

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The Jesus and Mary Chain

“We’re still making records because we think we’re the best band in the world”: The Jesus and Mary Chain may not have destroyed the music industry as they had hoped, but they gave it a damn good shot

By Niall Doherty Published

God bless The Jesus and Mary Chain

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Kurt Cobain and Steven Tyler

When Aerosmith's Steven Tyler offered to help Kurt Cobain kick heroin, the response from Nirvana's frontman was savage

By Paul Brannigan Published

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler offered to help Kurt Cobain kick his habit, got verbally slapped down

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Wednesday 13 in 2005

How horror punk prince Wednesday 13 built a career beyond Murderdolls

By Stephen Hill Published

I Walked With A Zombie proved Wednesday 13 could go it alone - and the approval of his young daughter sealed the deal

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Bianca shot in black and white

Rising Italian black metallers Bianca are bringing a new vision to the genre

By Joe Daly Published

One of the most exciting bands in the European underground are twisting black metal into new shapes without compromising its DNA

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Rush posing for a photograph in 1978

A metal fan’s guide to prog legends Rush

By Malcolm Dome Published

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal

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Justin Hawkins of The Darkness performs at The Roundhouse on December 22, 2023 in London, England

“Nothing important was ever achieved by being nice”: The Darkness star Justin Hawkins on his prog hero

By Paul Lester Published

Singer and guitarist has long loved an American counterpart for his eccentricity, his unpredictable creativity and his love of pyramids

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