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Metal legends, rising stars and chaotic crowds - Sonic Temple 2026 finishes with a bang
The final day of Sonic Temple Festival was one for the books!
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more
When prog metallers Amorphis rehired a notoriously picky producer, knowing they just had to trust him
The Finnish band play down negative experiences of their second collaboration with Jens Bogren, pointing to the creative triumph of their 13th album
How one bizarre but brilliant song about chocolate brought Babymetal to the world
In 2014, one viral, sugary-sweet anthem introduced metal to one of the most unique and divisive bands in its history
Meet the metal singer-turned vicar who wants Iron Maiden to play her church
Emily Kolltveit will be known to many UK metalheads as the former frontwoman of Pythia, but her life took a surprising turn
“It was a valiant attempt!”: Before David Bryan joined Bon Jovi, he was trying to play like Rick Wakeman
American keyboardist still loves the Yes album that was his favourite in the 70s, and explains where he satisfies his craving for writing complex songs
German thrash metal, British metalcore and American nu metal: all the best bits from Sonic Temple 2026 day 3
Kreator, Architects and Coal Chamber were some of the highlights on another stellar day of metal
I Think I'm Paranoid by Garbage: The story behind the song
A song about “out-thinking and outmanoeuvring” sections of the music industry gave the band a push towards a Grammy
