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How a deteriorating DevilDriver made Clouds Over California
Even as Dez Fafara’s melodeath riff-slingers were falling apart, they masterminded one of their era’s most enduring singles
The British thrash metal icon who adores prog eccentrics Gentle Giant (and he’s not the only one)
They may have bewildered some listeners in the 70s, but several leading lights of other genres happily confirm they were a massive influence
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard
Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale reveals the 10 albums that changed her life
From Black Sabbath to Björk, this is the music that moulded modern hard rock’s leading lady
Two kids made their own Metallica video in 1989 and thinking about it, we're grateful we didn't have a camcorder then
This is what some young metal fans used to do before the internet was a thing
The story behind Ghost's Mary On A Cross - and what it really means
The story behind Ghost's viral mega-hit, and what its lyrics mean, in Tobias Forge's own words
10 terrible metal albums with one classic song
These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers – apart from one absolute banger that saved the day
Native James is merging grime and metal to make one of the UK's most exciting new sounds
From making poems in school to playing Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury, Native James has confirmed himself as an artist with superstar potential
How Dave Grohl channelled the pain of a devastating tragedy into one of Foo Fighters' most emotional songs
"We were brothers. And when he passed away it had such a profound impact on me"
“My wife is gonna die of it. They don’t know when”: Green Carnation explore loved ones in crisis
The theme is blood and the experiences are personal on the middle release of their trilogy, which was written and recorded in one go
Andy Biersack answers questions from Black Veil Brides' biggest fans
He's years away from even hitting forty, but Andy Biersack has already had a hell of a career
How Sharon den Adel and Tarja Turunen united for a collaboration over a decade in the making
Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song
Sebastian Bach was ‘like a kid on Christmas morning’ when he was asked replace Dee Snider in Twisted Sister
Sebastian Bach and Twisted Sister‘s Jay Jay French speak exclusively to Classic Rock about filling Dee Snider’s boots
How Metallica turned a song from a Clint Eastwood movie into the greatest intro music in history
No Metallica show is complete without The Ecstasy Of Gold as its intro tape
How stoner-doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album
Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone
The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era
Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that
How celebrated Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire distilled the horror of a ruinous five-day storm on Crisis, the title track of their 2006 masterpiece
29 people lost their lives in The Great Blizzard of 1977, as documented by author Erno Rossi in White Death
