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Fuelled by humanistic thinking and pure, feminine power, Bianca's debut album is more proof that black metal has progressed far beyond Satanism and petulant rebellion
By Dom Lawson published
This is a special debut from a special new force in extreme metal

Vote: who are the Big 4 in all of metal?
By Merlin Alderslade published
Thrash's Big 4 has been settled for decades, but what if we push it out to the whole genre? Who gets in?

How Metallica turned tragedy into Fade To Black: the acoustic epic that put the elitists in their place
By Alec Chillingworth published
Inspired by the time Metallica’s gear was pinched, Fade To Black threw the metal scene into an uproar – but the band had the last laugh

9/11, censorship and conspiracy theories: the story of System Of A Down's Chop Suey!
By Dave Everley published
Not even System Of A Down themselves could have predicted just how big this song would become

Three decades in, Paradise Lost still haven't made their best album
By Rich Hobson published
Goth-metal progenitors cast a cautiously optimistic eye on the future

“It’s voted biggest spectacular and biggest folly. That’s a compliment!” Six myths and legends of Rick Wakeman
By Jerry Ewing published
Keyboard maestro on his 36-year wait to play Hampton Court, the apparent disaster of King Arthur on ice, buying a £1,000 synth for £35 because its owner thought it was broken, his innocence over the Sex Pistols’ firing from A&M and more

Smuggling, private jets, and expecting the unexpected on the road with the Osbournes
By Paul Brannigan published
Witnessing the warmth and wit of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne

The story of the boozy Counting Crows classic their drummer detested
By Niall Doherty published
A song Counting Crows' still-sozzled singer Adam Duritz wrote immediately after (and about) a wild night out, Mr. Jones became radio staple, a huge hit and their signature song

The story behind Ghost's Mary On A Cross - and what it really means
By Paul Travers published
The story behind Ghost's viral mega-hit, and what its lyrics mean, in Tobias Forge's own words

From Max levitating via Kate Bush to Eddie Munson shredding Metallica, a guide to the very best Stranger Things needle drops
By Perran Helyes published
As we head towards the grand finale, here are the coolest, the funniest and the most emotional needle drops from Stranger Things so far
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