Nick Cave, Radiohead, Marillion, Idles donate prizes to raise funds for crew affected by coronavirus lockdown
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Nick Cave, Radiohead, Marillion, Idles donate prizes to raise funds for crew affected by coronavirus lockdown
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Syrian metallers Maysaloon launch crowd-funding campaign to finish their album
Syrian extreme metal band Maysaloon need your help to complete their epic second album
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Slipknot join the Funko Pop! Rocks family
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Seeing Joe Biden sing a Metallica song proves America made the right call
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Donald Trump dancing to Cannibal Corpse is the send-off he deserves
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pg.lost find light in the darkness on cinematic new album Oscillate
Scandinavian post-rockers pg.lost wring exponential grace from the gloom on stellar new album Oscillate
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Prog-metal voyagers Voivod head into deep space on new album Lost Machine – Live
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Euro-thrash mainstays Sodom go back to their roots on new album Genesis XIX with mixed results
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Iron Maiden make epic even bigger on Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast live album
Heavy metal’s indefatigable warhorses Iron Maiden cement their legacy on new live album Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast
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Macabre’s Carnival Of Killers: the kings of murder-metal reclaim their crown
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Former Ghost guitarist Henrik Palm goes on a weird, wild ride on debut solo album Poverty Metal
Black Stone Cherry seize life with both hands on new album The Human Condition
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