Here are James Hetfield's lyrics for Lux Æterna, Metallica's surprise new single
Metallica family, are you ready to sing along?
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Here are James Hetfield's lyrics for Lux Æterna, Metallica's surprise new single
Metallica family, are you ready to sing along?
"It's so old school! I'm screaming!": the internet reacts to Metallica's killer new song, Lux Æterna
Metallica have gone old school for their surprise new single, and everyone is loving it
Seasons creepings! Have a metal Christmas with these goth Etsy decorations on offer this Cyber Monday
Find black stockings, metal baubles and more on offer over on Etsy this Cyber Monday, but act fast, as the sale ends very soon
We've found the most metal rug on the internet - and it's 20% off for Cyber Monday
Etsy have this metal AF rug 20% down from its usual price for Cyber Monday
Snap up to 50% savings on Queen, Slipknot and Metallica accessories this Cyber Monday with Etsy
Etsy are offering sale prices on necklaces and rings from bands including Slipknot, Queen and Metallica
Vans slash their stock down to half price with an extra 20% off at checkout this Cyber Monday
Calling all bargain-hunters! Save serious money this Cyber Monday with Vans. They're offering up to half price off on select products with an added 20% off with checkout code CYBER20
You have one more day to get this custom Iron Maiden necklace at half price from Etsy
Etsy's Cyber Monday deals include this custom Iron Maiden necklace at half price - but stock is running low
Bag yourself a treat from Amazon's selection of music books and biographies now on sale this Cyber Monday
From the punk scene to Pink Floyd, Amazon are offering discounts on music books and biographies this Cyber Monday, so don't miss out
Watch alt. rapper Sueco The Child try to ruin his family's Thanksgiving dinner with an absolutely filthy pop-punk song
Pro-tip: Thanksgiving dinner might not be the best setting to premiere a comedy pop-punk song about incest for your family
At least one member of Nickelback wants to cover Slayer and Meshuggah
We’d actually pay good money to hear Chad Kroeger sing Raining Blood or Bleed
The Hu become world's first rock band to be named an official UNESCO Artist for Peace
The Artist For Peace honour was bestowed upon The Hu at a UNESCO ceremony in Paris
There is a trend on TikTok for playing AC/DC's Back In Black while being beaten with a frying pan
We literally have no idea what's going on anymore
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Everything we know about Metallica’s new album so far
From their thrashing new single to charred childhood relics, here's everything you need to know about Metallica’s new album
Rob Halford on Judas Priest's Turbo Lover: "We didn’t know it was a classic"
Rob Halford recalls how Judas Priest celebrated 1980s materialism on Turbo Lover – with the picture completed by sexual innuendo and state-of-the-art studio technology
How Cynic's Ascension Codes was a triumph born of tragedy
After a tumultuous period when two core members tragically died, remaining co-founder Paul Masvidal re-grouped, and re-emerged with the fourth Cynic album.
“My whole life has been heavy metal!” - Doom creator John Romero on making the most notorious game of all time
In London for the War Games Live event at the Imperial War Museum on November 26, John Romero talks Iron Maiden, the NWOBHM and the cultural touchstones which fire his imagination. Read to the end for free tickets details
"Simon Cowell asked if I'd ever seen The Exorcist": How Harper went from America's Got Talent to next-gen metal star
10-year-old Harper became metal's next generation superstar after her cover of Spiritbox's Holy Roller went viral
Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez: "Slipknot have a hardcore audience, but we were up for the challenge"
Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez talks touring, proper hair care and almost making a movie with Mark Wahlberg
"I want to be a household name like Slipknot or Slayer": 5 new bands you need to hear this month
From gothic reflections of smalltown America to world-conquering deathcore, these are the five new bands you need to know this month
The Dark Crystal at 40: inside Jim Henson's misunderstood, dark fantasy epic
Critically misunderstood at the time and bombing at the box office, The Dark Crystal is now rightly praised as a classic
Vote for the greatest nu metal song of all-time
Blind, Rollin', In The End - we've assembled the finest nu metal bangers and need your help to crown the GOAT.
Here's what happened when GWAR appeared on The Joan Rivers Show in 1990
Oderus Urungus and Beefcake the Mighty presented the legendary comic with a gruesome gift on the set of her chat show
Giant toilets, vampires and Calvin Klein: the 14 craziest moments in nu metal history
From gigantic loos, scaring British TV viewers and appearing on South Park, it's amazing to think any music got made at all
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Netflix's Wednesday review: Tim Burton captures the macabre magic of The Addams Family
Tim Burton's take on The Addams Family revels in murder mysteries, conjuring up dark laughs along the way
Lasers, flames and giant robot heads: Evanescence and Within Temptation team up to deliver one of this year's most spectacular metal shows
Within Temptation and Evanescence's Birmingham Utilita Arena show was truly something special
Nickelback's Get Rollin’: it sizzles, it pumps, it's more of the same
Nickelback's 10th album Get Rollin' is the sound of a band playing to their strengths, again
Witch Fever: Manchester doom-punks' dark magic holds London spellbound
Fast-rising cult heroines Witch Fever deliver captivating performance at intimate London show
Candlemass' Sweet Evil Sun: down-to-earth doom for the diehards
Candlemass' new album Sweet Evil Sun sees the Swedes stay the course for Sabbath worship - but their luck may have run out
Biffy Clyro at the London O2: a cathartic, euphoric triumph for British rock's national treasures
Biffy Clyro remind everyone why they're one of modern rock music's most vital and emotionally compelling bands
Twin Temple's show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles was so good it gave people orgasms (no, really)
From doo-wop bangers to people in the crowd enjoying themselves a little, ahem, TOO much, Twin Temple brought fun and frolics to LA
Batman, Beetlejuice, The Simpsons and Wes Borland: Danny Elfman just put on one of the most mind-bending live shows of 2022
Danny Elfman's show at the Hollywood Bowl is a dizzying, career-spanning triumph
Devin Townsend’s Lightwork album: arena rock eccentricity with a prog metal heart
Album review: Devin Townsend dials back the musical mania of Empath without losing what makes him so unique on new album Lightwork
Sebastian who? Skid Row are back to their hard rocking best on The Gang’s All Here
Album review: hard rock warhorses Skid Row unveil stellar new singer Erik Grönwall on new album The Gang’s All Here
Lacuna Coil’s Comalies XX: a goth metal classic reconstructed
Album review: Lacuna Coil give 2002’s landmark album Comalies an impressive 20th anniversary do-over
