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A life of Mongolian traditions and rigorous classical training, mingled with a love of hard rock and metal, has made The Hu one of the most exciting new prospects in music
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Black Sabbath’s 1970 masterpiece Paranoid covered by the bands it inspired
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The tragic story of Eros – the great lost Deftones album
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The 10 best thrash metal solos ever
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The 10 best metal bands from Germany
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That time all of Metallica dressed up as Lemmy to play his 50th birthday gig
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The Story Behind The Song: Andrew W.K.’s Party Hard
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Code Orange’s mighty Underneath is already one of the albums of the year. This is how the band who made it have changed the game for everyone
The 10 best DC hardcore songs, as chosen by Fake Names
Punk-rock supergroup Fake Names talk us through the sounds that defined DC hardcore
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How Dave Mustaine took on cancer and won
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine opens up exclusively about staring down cancer and what the future holds
The Story Behind The Song: Bullet For My Valentine’s Scream Aim Fire
In 2009, Bullet For My Valentine were already the biggest British metal band of their generation. But Scream Aim Fire would take them to the next level