Dave Navarro: "No one saw the 90s coming"
From leading the alt-rock boom of the 90s to dealing with his mother's tragic death, Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro guides us through the lessons he's learned
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Taking the spikiness of punk and welding it to hard rock tradition, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal remains the stuff of legend
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When Bruce Dickinson left, NWOBHM titans Iron Maiden entered their darkest days. Then Blaze Bayley gave them their first light in the black
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We dig out the obscure but brilliant post-metal bands lurking in the shadows
Duff McKagan: 8 songs that changed my life
Guns N’ Roses bassist and punk rock renaissance man Duff McKagan selects the songs that fuelled his teenage appetite for destruction
Wolfgang Van Halen interview: stepping into the spotlight
Following in the footsteps of a famous parent often means forever being in their shadow. Can Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Edward, escape it?
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A deep dive on 30 years of doom history to winkle out the hidden gems
How Helloween buried the hatchet and returned with one of the best albums of their career
With differences sorted, a new-look seven-piece Helloween followed a successful world tour with a fruitful trip to the studio. But will the love last?
10 funk metal bands that time forgot
From Fishbone to Mind Funk, we look back at 10 funk metal bands who had the good tunes, the good vibes and the bitchin' grooves
Corey Taylor reveals the stories behind every song on Iowa
Iowa was the record that confirmed Slipknot as metal’s biggest band in a generation. Corey Taylor takes us through each song
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Motley Crue leader Nikki Sixx talks us through the songs that rock his world
10 obscure but brilliant death metal albums you need in your life
Our pick of the finest death metal deep-cuts
Exclusive: watch Skindred walk to the stage at Download Pilot 2021
Ragga-metal heavyweights Skindred put on one of the sets of the weekend
Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia: my life in 10 songs
Cristina Scabbia picks the 10 Lacuna Coil songs that mean the most to her
The 10 things we missed most about festivals
Back To Live: Following Download Pilot, we look at the ten things we missed the most about festivals – from daft costumes to surprise sets
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris: 8 songs that changed my life
From Genesis to The Who, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris reveals the songs that shaped him
From Sabbath to Slipknot: A complete history of Ozzfest
We celebrate the riotous festival that established Ozzy Osbourne as the Godfather of heavy metal and unleashed Slipknot upon the world
The 50 greatest thrash metal albums ever
From the Big Four and beyond, we count down the 50 greatest thrash albums of all time
Download 2022 festival tickets, lineup rumours, announcements and more
Everything you need to know about Download festival 2022, including buying tickets and lineup announcements
