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Metallica, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold are all hugely reliable bands – apart from on one painful occasion
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"Hearing it was my punk rock revelation, the moment where the skies open and you go, Oh, a lot of that music which I’ve liked up until now isn’t so important anymore": Tom Morello on the album without which Rage Against The Machine would not exist
"I’d bought the cassette and once I put it in the deck I didn’t leave the car until it finished"
“As a child I had people harass us with their big Confederate flag when we were driving from a theme park." Oceans Of Slumber take a stand
Against a backdrop of physical storms and political unrest Texan prog metallers Oceans Of Slumber stand up to be counted with 2020's self-titled fourth album
“Of any song that I've ever written, it's most blatantly about my time in Nirvana”: the story behind the Foo Fighters song Dave Grohl wrote about his Nirvana bandmates while crashing on Kurt Cobain's couch
"He plays an old guitar, with a coin found by the phone": the story behind Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain
"We weren't trying to replace Layne Staley": How Dave Grohl and Elton John helped a reborn Alice In Chains pay tribute to their fallen frontman on Black Gives Way To Blue
Recorded in Dave Grohl's studio, 2009's Black Gives Way To Blue resurrected Alice In Chains and allowed them to pay tribute to Layne Staley - with guest contributions from Elton John
"Some people were like, ‘Oh, you ****ing ripped off Iron Maiden!" How a near-tragic experience, an iconic video and definitely NOT ripping off Iron Maiden helped Papa Roach's Last Resort become nu metal's first post-2000 mega-anthem
Over two decades on, Papa Roach's Last Resort remains one of nu metal's most enduring anthems. This is its story
10 up-and-coming black metal bands every self-respecting metalhead should listen to
From Blackbraid to Laang 冷, these new bands are pushing black metal to even braver places
“Sales is not a mark of success": 10 rock bands from the '90s who should have been absolutely massive
The biggest-selling alt. rock bands from the '90s weren't necessarily the best alt. rock bands from the '90s
10 classic metal albums where the first song is the best
These masterpieces by Megadeth, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God all put their greatest moments at the very start
“Die! Death! Rot! You’re in a never-ending hooooooole!” Watch Conan O’Brien’s hilariously disastrous attempt at death metal vocals
Conan O’Brien’s had Slipknot, Linkin Park and Lamb Of God on his late-night show, but we don’t see a stint fronting Cannibal Corpse in his future
“It’s like our Ace Of Spades. I’ll have to play it forever!” How Roots Bloody Roots made Sepultura nu metal superstars – before the band tore themselves apart
Roots Bloody Roots made Sepultura one of metal’s biggest bands in 1996. Not even a year later, the lineup that made it imploded.
Job For A Cowboy, Dying Wish, Nervosa and more: here are the best new metal songs from the week that you need in your life
Brutalising deathcore? Check. Full-throttle thrash? Check. Southern metal fury? Check! And there's a lot more to get stuck into. Don't forget to vote for your fave
The 20 most underrated Iron Maiden songs
Everyone knows the anthems – but these are the songs that Maiden connoisseurs know rule
11 modern metal guitar heroes every self-respecting player should know about
This ain’t your daddy’s list of great guitarists, but Tim Henson and Manuel Gardner Fernandes should be on the tip of every player’s tongue
"It ain't rocket science. It’s pure rock'n'roll": Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on the wild genius of AC/DC’s Powerage
Revealed: Joe Elliott admits he still owes Bon Scott a tenner
“We do what we wanna do. If people consider that selling out, then… whatever!” Watch Metallica respond to being called sell-outs all the way back in 1986
Metallica frontman James Hetfield and late bassist Cliff Burton had some pretty passionate answers when an interviewer asked them about being called sellouts after Master Of Puppets
“Death is something that we’ll always write about because it’s tragic, negative and beautiful at the same time." The story of Helena: the song about Gerard Way's grandmother that confirmed My Chemical Romance as emo's first superstars
Gerard Way’s moving tribute to his late grandmother pushed My Chemical Romance further towards greatness
“I look into the eyes of young people and there's still a disconnect – there's tragedy, there's hurt." How a tragic school shooting inspired P.O.D. to write nu metal's most affecting anthem with Youth Of The Nation
Christian nu metallers P.O.D.'s hit single resonated deeply with an American public seeing gun violence escalating in schools, and rocked by the tragedy of 9/11
10 up-and-coming thrash metal bands every self-respecting metalhead should listen to
From Pest Control to Cryptosis, the genre that Metallica and Slayer popularised is raging its way into a glorious future
"Me and Anthony and Flea showed up wearing dildos": The night Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers played a freaky private Halloween party for a high roller called 'The Colonel'
"The Colonel had all the money, the big mansion, the cocaine, the champagne... and now he's King Of Cool Hill with Jane's Addiction playing his birthday party"
