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The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal
By Dom Lawson, Amit Sharma published
No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

This Dutch university offers degrees in heavy metal music. Seriously.
By Matt Mills published
‘The Metal Factory’ at Summa College in Eindhoven lets pupils study heavy metal vocals, as well as the guitar, bass, drums and keyboard

Robert Plant never liked the idea of Led Zeppelin being labelled a heavy metal band
By Paul Brannigan published
"That period had a lot of people cavorting around using their manhood as the main weapon to sell records"

"I was in the hallway with Slipknot and I got screamed at." Vended might have big links to heavy metal royalty, but that doesn't mean they're getting an easy ride
By Steve Appleford published
Vended feature two spawns of Slipknot, but they're attempting to build their own legacy through their own terms. We head to LA to find out more

"Metal is more of a brotherhood than any kind of music." Slayer's Kerry King hails the inclusivity of heavy metal
By Stef Lach published
Slayer guitarist says metal scene does a good job of not alienating potential fans

"The whole thing is still as sick as ever." Slipknot put on 2024's biggest heavy metal nostalgia party in Manchester
By Emily Swingle published
Slipknot celebrating their iconic debut album with a visceral - if sometimes slightly too clean - show at the Co Op Live

The history of heavy metal to be explored in new documentary series 'Into the Void'
By Stef Lach published
Creators of Hulu documentary series vow to go "beyond the mystique" of stars who helped shape metal

Ice-T names the one thing he’d change about heavy metal if he could
By Matt Mills published
The outspoken Body Count frontman also names his favourite rap and metal albums in the new issue of Metal Hammer
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