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The pioneering European metal queen loved by Dio, Lemmy and Gene Simmons
The life and times of Doro Pesch
How Faith No More lost half their audience by making the most antagonistic album “in history”
How Faith No More made ‘the least commercial follow-up to a hit record in history’
How the reluctant ‘Godfathers Of Hardcore’ wrote the mosh-pit classic that put East Coast punk on MTV
Sick Of It All helped take hardcore into the mainstream
How pockets of mindless violence inspired the most important 63 seconds of punk ever
Even 45 years after its release, this 1981 single remains depressingly relevant today
The three iconic metal albums that changed Ice-T’s life
Riffs, beats and smackdowns - this is the soundtrack to Ice-T’s life
How William Shakespeare inspired the song which became a surprise grunge-era hit and saved an entire genre
This 1992 classic was a turning point for progressive metal
The 11 new metal tracks that everybody needs to hear this week
Skindred, Sevendust and Møl spearhead a week of amazing new music. Listen to it all and vote for your favourite song here.
From Hollywood to heavy metal, Taylor Momsen on the life lessons she's learned
The Pretty Reckless singer has learned some extremely useful lessons across her unique career
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and more remember how thrash metal took over the world 40 years ago
1986 was the year where thrash metal broke through. We got the genre’s leading bands to look back on those whirlwind 12 months.
Adrian Smith on how Smith/Kotzen got started, bonding over British rock and Iron Maiden's big homecoming
Guitarists Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are preparing to take their side project on the road with shows in the UK and Europe
The story of the love/hate hit that split the Judas Priest fan base
Rob Halford recalls how Judas Priest celebrated 1980s materialism - complete with sexy motor imagery and state-of-the-art studio technology
Every solo album by Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson ranked from worst to best
Even if you take The Beast out of the equation, Bruce Dickinson has had a magical career. Here are his seven albums in reverse-order of excellence.
The chaotic and confusing story of Metallica’s abandoned album
In 2001, Metallica hired an old army barracks in California to try and record album eight. The songs were scrapped when James Hetfield entered rehab, but many fans still want to hear them finished.
The dark, twisted, brilliant but largely forgotten grunge band who could have been bigger than Nirvana
The story of the cult Seattle band who should have become superstars but couldn't catch a break
The story of the post-hardcore takeover that didn’t quite happen
As nu metal’s commercial power began to wane, major labels desperately signed a bunch of bands with hardcore backgrounds, from My Chemical Romance to Cave In. A lot of them didn’t work out.
From Ben Stiller to WWE: the story behind Limp Bizkit's classic Chocolate Starfish album
For just a moment, this was the record that officially made metal the biggest genre in the world
Steven Adler lived more dangerously than anyone in Guns N' Roses - before it all came crashing down
Of all those involved with Guns N' Roses, drummer Steven Adler was the one who most lived up to their Most Dangerous Band In The World reputation
