Trivium's Matt Heafy stops show and saves crowdsurfing fan from injury
Trivium fan was seconds away from a crowdsurfing accident when frontman Heafy leapt to his rescue
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Foo Fighters hold off challenge from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds to secure their sixth UK number 1 album
After a run of 10 consecutive number 1 albums in the UK, Noel Gallagher loses out to Foo Fighters in the battle for this week's top spot
Kirk Hammett recalls Joey Jordison's onstage tears before playing Enter Sandman with Metallica at Download
Metallica's Kirk Hammett relives playing Download 2004 with Joey Jordison for a forthcoming oral history of the UK festival
Listen to Black Veil Brides and Ville Valo join forces to cover Sisters Of Mercy classic Temple Of Love
A goth classic gets a 2023 makeover from Black Veil Brides and Ville 'VV' Valo
This Beavis and Butt-Head clip is the most perfect critique of 90s alt. rock ever made
Back in 1994, Beavis and Butt-Head gave their thoughts on Radiohead's Creep, and summed up the whole of 90s alt-rock in the process
Watch Faith No More chuck water and throw punches at an unsuspecting talk show host during this excruciating interview from 1995
When Faith No More went up against The Word's Terry Christian in 1995, things unravelled extremely quickly. The result? Six minutes of the most cringe-inducing television you'll likely see today
Hardline preacher-cum-politician Ian Paisley used to picket "evil" metal gigs in Ireland: yesterday his son invited Gene 'The Demon' Simmons to Parliament
DUP founder Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church used to condemn metal gigs as "evil personified": now his church-going MP son Ian Jr is on friendly terms with The Demon from Kiss
"I could throw out a few thousand dollars to have you snuffed out": The ugly truth behind Kurt Cobain's threats to "hurt" two female writers working on a Nirvana book
Listen to the disturbing voice message Nirvana's Kurt Cobain left for two UK music writers, threatening to "hurt" them
Foo Fighters seek to end Noel Gallagher's run of 10 consecutive UK Number 1 albums
Foo Fighters have edged ahead of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in the battle to score this week's UK number 1 album
Green Lung announce their largest UK headline tour
UK occult rockers Green Lung will tour the UK through November and December
Watch Corey Taylor and Bullet For My Valentine gatecrash Margot Robbie's interview and make her week
This footage of Margot Robbie reacting to Bullet For My Valentine and Slipknot's Corey Taylor gatecrashing her interview with BBC Radio 1 is just lovely
Slipknot have posted a photo of a possible new member and no one knows what's going on
After apparently firing Craig Jones then deleting the announcement, Slipknot have posted a photo of his replacement. Or have they?
Slipknot announce departure of Craig Jones, then delete announcement
Updated Slipknot took to social media to announce that longtime samplist Craig Jones had left the band, but have since removed the messages
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Nirvana fan? Here are five new bands you need to hear
Nirvana have inspired hundreds of bands since they turned music on its head some 30-odd years ago – here are five examples of how their influence is still making magic
Lorna Shore's Will Ramos: "I'd love to collaborate with Sleep Token"
Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos answers fan questions on influences, collabs and how long he will be able to scream
Five brilliant but obscure NWOBHM albums that could have been huge in a parallel universe
They could have been Iron Maiden. Or Def Leppard. Or even Saxon. But they weren't
Rob Halford: "I've never been afraid of death"
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford shares his wisdom on death, Dolly Parton and surviving disco
The story behind Metallica's 72 Seasons: "We love what we do, and we love each other"
Metallica have gone from being a cult metal band to a commercial juggernaut and a household name. But even with new album 72 Seasons storming charts worldwide they’re still figuring out what it's all about
On what would have been Prince's 65th birthday, here's Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, David Gilmour, Chris Cornell and more covering his most iconic songs
In tribute to the memory of musical genius Prince, who would have been 65 today, here are six covers of his most iconic songs
10 hilarious metal covers of classic cartoon theme tunes
From Corey Taylor to Mike Patton, here are some absolute bangers to make the school run that little more bearable
A beginners guide to grindcore in five essential albums
Maybe the most relentlessly extreme subgenre of all, grindcore has been a mainstay of the underground since it screamed onto the scene in the 80s
Adore might be The Smashing Pumpkins' best album, even if it was met with ridicule and - worse - apathy, 25 years ago
Released in June 1998, The Smashing Pumpkins fourth album confused many fans, and their reaction upset Billy Corgan
A blow-by-blow analysis of Guns N' Roses' most epic video, November Rain
We've broken down Guns N' Roses' mighty November Rain video so that no one else ever has to
Amy Lee: "It took a long time to get respect for being a creator and not just the 'pretty face'"
Evanescence's Amy Lee reflects on childhood tragedy, nu metal and 20 years of Evanescence
St Anger at 20: how Metallica's most maligned album saved their career
Metallica were facing oblivion at the turn of the millennium. 20 years ago today, they'd release the album that'd turn their fortunes around - and go down in infamy
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Dream Wife's Social Lubrication is a riotous celebration of life lived loud, proud and fear and shame free
London indie-punk trio Dream Wife share songs of liberation, lust, exhilaration and confrontation on thrilling third album
Iron Maiden's new show is another reminder that class is permanent - and so is heavy metal
Iron Maiden's rambunctious Prague show might be packing deep cuts, but it makes for no less an enthralling experience
Avenged Sevenfold’s Life Is But A Dream… is a brilliantly deranged, LSD-soaked psycho-metal musical
Album review: Avenged Sevenfold have made the craziest album you’ll hear this year with Life Is But A Dream…
Foo Fighters’ new album But Here We Are is a defiant, emotional roar in the face of loss
Album review: Foo Fighters’ new album But Here We Are is the sound of 15 months of pent-up emotion being unleashed at once
"Sleep Token fully delivered on their promises": metal fans review new album Take Me Back To Eden
We asked metal fans to weigh in on Sleep Token's new album Take Me Back To Eden - and here's what they thought
Immortal’s War Against All: thrilling riff-powered noise from Norway‘s black metal crusaders
Album review: one-man army Demonaz delivers the black metal goods on Immortal’s new album War Against All
Night one of NOFX’s last ever European tour perfectly illustrates why Fat Mike’s crew will be treasured forever as true punk rock rebels
NOFX launch their '40 years, 40 Cities, 40 Songs Per Day' European tour in Barcelona, and remind us why they're the greatest punk band of their generation
Ghost’s Phantomime covers EP is yet another mad journey through Tobias Forge’s head
Tobias Forge tackles on Iron Maiden, Tina Turner and Genesis on new covers EP
The world’s loudest bands took over the home of BritPop last weekend and it was beautiful
80 bands, 5001 riffs and a bellydancer: DesertFest 2023 was a blast
Dez Fafara lays his trauma to rest on Devildriver's Dealing With Demons Vol. II
After 21 years and 10 studio albums, Devildriver are moving on from Dez Fafara's turmoil to find fresh pastures
Gojira and Mastodon just levelled a Florida Ampitheater to remind everyone why they're two of metal's greatest bands
One of the most exciting metal tours of 2023 has lived up to the hype and then some
