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How Gerard Way’s tribute to his late grandmother became My Chemical Romance’s breakthrough hit – and helped spark a new movement

This is the ultimate soundtrack to the 21st century

From kicking down doors with Manhole to seizing her own destiny with My Ruin, game-changing metal icon Tairrie B looks back over a life on the frontlines

Mammoth WVH’s Wolfgang Van Halen bows down before Aussie prog-metallers Karnivool’s cult classic Sound Awake

From using a guitar to simulate motorbikes on Bat Out Of Hell, and the sound of strangled chickens on A Wizard, A True Star, we revisit the case for Todd Rundgren’s guitar genius

Jimi Hendrix’s debut album, Are You Experienced, was pieced together in London in between dazzling live gigs that left the competition reeling. But the end results are still a revelation

Jeff Beck wrote the blueprint, from psych-rock rave-ups with The Yardbirds to pioneering heavy rock and masterful jazz fusion

UPDATED Rock and metal are meant to be played LOUD - so raise hell with our guide to the loudest Bluetooth speakers on the market

Australian prog rockers Acolyte will release their new concept album Entropy in May

Invest in high performance audiophile headphones and you'll get the most from your music. Here’s our pick of the best you can buy from wired over-ears to pro-style in-ear monitors

Amy Lee opens up about the inspirations behind Evanescence’s long-awaited new album The Bitter Truth

Loathe are one of the UK’s most exciting bands. Which is why we let you grill them about celebrity fans and whether the US version of the Office is better than the original

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on Permanent Waves, the Rush album that streamlined their songs and gave them their first radio hit

Whitesnake’s album 1987 sold millions and turned David Coverdale into a rock legend. It also made David’s future wife Tawny Kitaen a star

Sulfur Crazy is the smoothest mix of Slipknot and Gnarls Barkley you'll hear this side of humankind's return to normality

Shedding band members but swaggering on, The Treatment are betting on their fortunes taking an upturn with fifth album Waiting For Good Luck

Illinois Anglophiles Cheap Trick are deep into their fifth decade of existence, and they're enjoying a late-career surge of creativity

If the Brits’ organisers cared at all about heavy music, this is what the winners’ list would look like

Max Cavalera cherry-picks the best songs from his illustrious career, from Sepultura and Nailbomb to Go Ahead And Die