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"Clone me, you bastards!": If you've ever wanted to clone Ozzy Osbourne for future generations to enjoy, we have good news
By Fraser Lewry published
The DNA is now available to purchase, attached to cans of Liquid Death iced tea consumed by the Prince Of Darkness himself

Watch Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong shave a fan's head live on stage
By Merlin Alderslade published
One fan held up a sign during Linkin Park's Rock For People set with a surprising request - and Emily was happy to oblige

Lzzy Hale on why it was "different" for her growing up as a Black Sabbath fan
By Merlin Alderslade published
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy's taste in music made her something of an outcast as school

Watch Nine Inch Nails play Closer, Head Like A Hole and Hurt on the opening night of their Peel It Back world tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Nine Inch Nails played their first live show since 2022 last night, June 15, in Dublin. Watch footage, and see the setlist, here

Watch latest masked metal sensations President play their first ever show at Download this past weekend
By Merlin Alderslade published
Mystery masked metallers President take a big leaf out of Sleep Token's book and draw a packed-out crowd at Download

"Once you hear their stories, it's hard to not love them." Metallica pay tribute to the "deep emotional human stories" shared by fans
By Paul Brannigan published
Metallica Saved My Life premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, with the band and director Jonas Åkerlund in attendance

Here's what Sleep Token played at their first ever Download headline set
By Merlin Alderslade published
Sleep Token made history by headlining Download festival for the first time - here's what they played

YouTube instructor claims Slash learned some blues guitar by watching his videos
By Matt Mills published
“There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers

Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
By Matt Mills published
Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music

"Obviously, I’m gonna buy him a beer or two or three." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell thanks stem cell donor after getting cancer all clear
By Stef Lach published
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer is in remission for first time since 2013 diagnosis

OceanGate CEO wanted Pearl Jam to be in doomed Titanic submersible, according to new documentary
By Matt Mills published
A talking head in Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster claims that Stockton Rush wanted Eddie Vedder and co. to be in the submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic, killing the CEO and four others

The world's first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition will open in Black Sabbath's hometown, Birmingham, this summer
By Paul Brannigan published
Working Class Hero, the first exhibition dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne's storied career, will be hosted at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist
By Matt Mills published
The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album

Watch 90s pop crew Vengaboys pull an insane crowd at Download, the UK's biggest rock and metal festival
By Merlin Alderslade published

Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video has now been viewed more than two billion times on YouTube
By Paul Brannigan published
"The video was probably the key element in Smells Like Teen Spirit becoming a hit." Dave Grohl

Lars Ulrich has (maybe) seen your Metallica memes
By Matt Mills published
Metallica’s founding drummer says he shares the occasional fan-made post in the metal titans’ group chat

"Apparently, pretending to play guitar on a public path is a criminal offence."
By Rich Hobson last updated
UK metalcore mob Malevolence have found the hill they'll die on - falling foul of a nature charity formed in the Victorian era
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