Watch Linkin Park’s Emily Armstrong prove her vocal prowess in her first take recording Heavy Is The Crown
The nu metal titans have released the footage to promote an a cappella version of latest album From Zero
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Watch Linkin Park’s Emily Armstrong prove her vocal prowess in her first take recording Heavy Is The Crown
The nu metal titans have released the footage to promote an a cappella version of latest album From Zero
Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) likens guitar playing to sex
“Everything that I always say about this can be related to sex in some way,” the legendary guitarist admits
Is flexing an imaginary endorsement from two dead rock stars the weirdest product launch idea ever?
"These hues are our grunge heroes with a sexy AF personality." Of course they are hun
Mille Petrozza reveals which classic Kreator track was inspired by 9/11
Influenced by the confusion and hostility that followed 9/11, Kreator wrote an anarchic thrasher that continued their 2000s comeback
Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe verbally eviscerates Elon Musk following Tesla CEO’s controversial gesture
As Musk denies throwing a Nazi salute at the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday, the singer of Lamb Of God puts the “complete ***hole” on blast
Dream Theater share tour diary music video for new track Midnight Messiah
Dream Theater's will release Parasomnia, their first new album with Mike Portnoy for 16 years, in February
One of the most savage screamers in modern metal is showing off his singing voice in the Employed To Serve video
Will Ramos of Lorna Shore can be seen screaming his guts up and, in a real rarity, singing his heart out in the video for Employed To Serve's excellent new single, Atonement
Nine Inch Nails announce long-rumoured world tour with UK, Europe and North American dates
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have confirmed they’ll be trotting across the globe from June to September
UK stoner favourites Orange Goblin to call it quits after 2025 tour
The London metal crew will play in Europe and the US in spring and summer, and then… that’s all, folks!
Founding Black Sabbath members to be awarded with Freedom Of The City honour by Birmingham City Council
The original lineup of Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward will join just 50 others in being recognised as Freemen by the City Of Birmingham
Faith No More's Bill Gould admits he's as clueless as anyone as to whether his band have a future
Faith No More haven't played live since 2015 and co-founder Bill Gould admits that he's as clueless as anyone else as to whether the band have a future
“I should have been dead that night!”: Ace Frehley looks back on Kiss' wild on-stage mishaps, including the trick that doctors warned could have left him in a wheelchair
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley fell down many, many times...and once even almost died on stage
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Body Count frontman Ice-T explains why Slayer's comeback is great for metal fans
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The fast rise and sudden death of At The Drive-In, the fiery Texan punks that the music industry wanted to sell as 'The Next Nirvana'
“This band can save rock”, At The Drive-In's record company boldly declared as the Texan post-hardcore band prepared to release their third album, Relationship of Command. But six months later, the band fell apart. Now we know why
10 crazy metal collaborations that took us totally by surprise last year
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We made a timeline of everything that’s happened in human history using only Iron Maiden songs
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Metallica released their first music video 35 years ago. This is how it ruined my life.
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The story behind Ice Nine Kills' ultra-gory Terrifier 3 tie-in A Work Of Art
From featuring in a box office topping horror movie to (unofficially) tying together the Scream and Terrifier universes, Ice Nine Kills had a lot to celebrate with A Work Of Art
How Eurovision helped Bambie Thug became Ireland's next breakout star
From wowing audiences at Eurovision to selling out dates of her headline tour, 2024 was a massive year for Bambie Thug - and they're just getting started
Heriot’s Debbie Gough and “the most explosive diarrhoea you’ve ever seen in your entire life”
We’ve all had rough days at work, but walking up to your shop’s window and seeing it covered in faeces is a new level of nightmarish
"A small subset of fans had a practice of showing up to gigs in Nazi regalia." System Of A Down's Serj Tankian on why supporting one iconic metal band was like "rock 'n' roll boot camp"
System Of A Down have a storied career, and Serj has spoken on one of the most challenging support slots the band experienced in their early days
Guns N' Roses guitar hero Slash on the making of the epic music video US President Donald Trump considers the greatest of all time
With over 2.2 billion views on YouTube, Guns N' Roses' epic video for November Rain is one of the most-watched rock videos in history. Guitarist Slash has vivid memories of the shoot, not least because he thought that it might be his last day on earth
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Green Day's "glorified karaoke" side-project The Coverups host a joyously messy party in London
Billie Joe Armstrong's side-band pay tribute to the bands and anthems that shaped their lives
Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out
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"If this album had been released 25 years ago, it would have been a revelation." New Tremonti record The End Will Show Us How is just about what you'd expect, but it's pretty damn good all the same
Tremonti's latest album mixes his well documented love of metal with the post-grunge and balladry he made his name with
While She Sleeps reiterate their place among the metalcore elite with dazzling London show
While She Sleeps’ second of two nights at O2 Forum Kentish Town may not have the scale of their Ally Pally concert last year, but what’s lacking in size is made up for in killer songs and blinding lights
Therapy?'s dark, twisted misfit anthems sound as fabulously fierce as ever on their Troublegum 30 anniversary tour
Therapy? roll back the decades in joyous communal celebration of their best-loved album, 1994's Troublegum
Sylosis and Fit For An Autopsy lead four hours of moshpit mayhem in London
Supported by Darkest Hour and Heriot, the co-headliners host a night of wall-to-wall adrenaline at Electric Brixton
“The most psychedelic trip you’ll ever have sober”: Baroness, Graveyard and Pallbearer conquer adversity to give London a heavy metal high
Overcoming technical troubles and an initially thin crowd, the three bands offer unique approaches to mind-expanding music
The Last Will And Testament is Opeth at their most groundbreakingly brilliant
Opeth go Miss Marple via Edgar Allen Poe on the prog-death-jazz metal odyssey that is The Last Will And Testament
Armed with 40 years of anthems and some stellar support acts, Sepultura’s final UK show is an unmitigated triumph
Celebrating their seminal classics and modern material alike, Sepultura bow out in impeccable form at London’s Hammersmith Apollo
"One last time let's sing together!" Pop punk heavyweights Sum 41 bid London a fond farewell with an electric show at Wembley Arena
Sum 41's farewell tour touches down for their biggest UK show ever
"Two decades after shedding their punk and black metal shackles, Sólstafir still have new ideas to explore." Iceland's coolest metal band explore their own legacy on eighth album Hin Helga Kvöl
Every shade of Sólstafir gets a look in on album number eight
