Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982
Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast
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Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982
Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast
Tobias Forge “shied away” from the media when writing new Ghost album Skeletá
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Guillotines and motorbikes, together at last
"I will not just ask you for money but I will drop some merch with these lil' cutie pies and you will buy it. All money will go to them": Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible has adopted two bear cubs and our hearts might just explode
Alex Terrible (Bearable) is now looking after two baby bears and is hoping to raise money to help with their care
Evanescence’s Amy Lee reveals which videogame changed her life
The nu metal-era stars appear on the soundtrack of the new TV adaptation of action-adventure game Devil May Cry
Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks dead at 73
Judas Priest have released a statement
Former Guns N' Roses manager claims Axl Rose now takes 50% of the band's income
Former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven says the band are no longer a collective
This hardcore band just released a music video that’s four minutes of cute cats
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Watch Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante join Megan Thee Stallion onstage at Coachella to sing their team-up track, TYG
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"It was the worst tour of my life." Nothing More's Jonny Hawkins on cursed tour with Sleep Token and In This Moment
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System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian: “I never knocked out Brent Hinds”
System Of A Down’s bassist dispels the widely circulated story that he punched Mastodon’s ex-guitarist/vocalist after an awards ceremony in 2007
Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix comments on nu metal revival: “Hair metal never had this!”
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