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Flesh & Blood: the story of the short-lived melodic rock supergroup
Featuring members of Touch, Tyketto, Saraya and Asia, Flesh & Blood only released one album and never played live
How My Chemical Romance took over the world with the bold and brilliant The Black Parade
20 years on, the story behind My Chemical Romance's transformation from cult punks to global superstars with The Black Parade
“We were one of the first bands to take punk and mix it with glam and metal. We started a whole new trend”: How Motley Crue created the album that invented 80s hair metal with help from an ex-construction worker and Queen’s producer
Motley Crue’s Vince Neil on the debut album shaped an entire decade
The wild and wonderful story of Primus: the world's weirdest band
From auditioning for Metallica to writing one of TV's most iconic theme tunes and irritating a Hollywood star, Primus are the world's weirdest band - and proud
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: September 11, 2026
Slipknot, Spiritbox, and Suicide Silence are among those serving up this week's best new metal songs
“The album sold poorly. It was impossible to play live”: The genius of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden
After pop success set Mark Hollis and co free from label restrictions, they caused a sea change in popular music – although it took a while to be appreciated
What Motörhead legend Lemmy thought of AC/DC icon Bon Scott
Lemmy first saw AC/DC when they were playing in a London pub – and he immediately felt an affinity with their chaotic frontman
Steve Rothery on playing Pompeii, side projects and the future of Marillion
Marillion's tour arrives in Britain today and a new album is due next year, but the British proggers won't be around forever
Mike Portnoy was right – Dream Theater needed to change. No one thought they’d do it without him
After the breakdown that left the drummer out of the band he’d led, the remaining members and new man Mike Mangini knew their next album had to be a good one. They found A Dramatic Turn Of Events surprisingly easy to make.
