Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is open to making another Load-style album
As controversial as Metallica’s 90s rock tangent was, Kirk Hammett says re-exploring that side of their sound isn’t off the table
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"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world
Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all
"Friends of mine were saying, Give up on the dream, it's not happening."
And the moral of Tobias Forge's story is: Don't give up on your dreams
"Lars Ulrich came barging in. He’s like, ‘Hey, I’m Lars!’ F*** yeah you are!"
From touring with Iron Maiden and Guns N' Roses to meeting Metallica, Killswitch Engage and Zakk Wylde, 2005 - 2007 was a massive time for Bullet For My Valentine
"It’s a moody, beautiful song." Watch Fontaines D.C. blend Nirvana and Bring Me The Horizon classics into one beautifully atmospheric, synth-led cover
Fontaines D.C. create musical mash-up magic for Australian radio station triple j's popular Like A Version series
Guns N' Roses announce the arrival of their seventh drummer
The news arrives 24 hours after the departure of long-serving sticksman Frank Ferrer was announced
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett announces new book with help from Jason Momoa
The Collection: Kirk Hammett, announced in a video narrated by Aquaman star Jason Momoa, offers a look at the Metallica player’s famously massive guitar stash
Last year Iron Maiden's iconic Ed Force One 747 was scrapped – but now you can wear it
Parts of Iron Maiden's famous flying tour bus have been upcycled
"The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and sturdy presence": Guns N' Roses announce departure of long-serving drummer Frank Ferrer
Frank Farrer has been behind the Guns N' Roses kit for 19 years
A cast member from TV drama The Bear has started a hardcore band with Alexisonfire guitarist Wade MacNeil
Is the world ready for Neil Fak the punk rocker? All will be revealed when Pig Pen play their debut gig next month
"Katatonia should have been laid to rest!" Anders Nyström hits back after Katatonia split
Katatonia announced they'd split with founding member and guitarist Anders Nyström earlier this week
Babymetal announce 24-date North American tour, with Jinjer and Bloodywood among supporting cast
Babymetal line up summer shows across North America
Halsey went to see hardcore breakout stars Knocked Loose live last night
Noted metalcore fan Halsey has joined Billie Eilish and Demi Lovato in revealing they love a bit of Knocked Loose
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"It’s peak Cradle." British black metal institution Cradle Of Filth continue to soar
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
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Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
"Those sultry licks get weirder and weirder, until they resemble the sound of a UFO taking off."
Death metal riffs meet jazz skronk as New York's weirdest draft in Dave Lombardo and Thomas Haake for their most accessible album to date
Whitechapel just made one of this year's most brutally intense metal albums
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"Someone get Papa Emeritus on the phone."
Green Lung's mix of Black Sabbath dread and Ghost theatricality makes them perfectly suited for massive venues
Opeth bring a career-spanning setlist, staggering visuals and more than a little self-confidence to sell-out London show
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Spiritbox's Alexandra Palace show is the end of an era - and the start of their reign as new metal stars
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Papa Roach put on a nostalgic classic in London’s Wembley Arena
Papa Roach prove why they’re one of their era’s most enduring and celebrated bands
Mike Portnoy is back with Dream Theater, and he's helped them make a banger of an album in Parasomnia
Dream Theater needed something special to justify the hype following Portnoy's return, and they've delivered
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Heilung might've played Glastonbury, but Birna shows Wardruna are still the grand daddies of Nordic folk
As one of the leading figures behind the Nordic folk renaissance, Einar Selvik returns to claim the crown with Birna
