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Kris Barras and some of his metal picks
"You couldn’t go to an MMA show without hearing this one about 10 times in a night." The ultimate heavy metal gym playlist, by Kris Barras

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Nine metal bangers guaranteed to help you get your pump on

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MHR385 Rob Halford Kittens
“I’m always ready for a kitty cat!” We gave Judas Priest legend Rob Halford a load of kittens to play with and asked him about heavy metal, becoming a gay icon and (sort of) being Dolly Parton's BFF

By Joe Daly Published

Rob Halford, a room full of kittens and a leather codpiece - what more could you ask for?

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Ozzy Osbourne, Nita Strauss and Lemmy taking part in various WWE events
From Ozzy Osbourne and the British Bulldogs to Edge's legendary Slayer entrance, here are 12 times heavy metal ruled WWE's biggest show, Wrestlemania

By Merlin Alderslade Published

With Wrestlemania 40 coming this weekend, here are 12 iconic moments heavy metal took over WWE's flagship event

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The Raven Records crew
"I think we need more people that can say, ‘I’m sober and that doesn’t make me less of a metal fan.’” Meet the people behind Raven Records, London's new heavy metal record store, coffee joint and, uniquely, alcohol-free bar

By Matt Mills Published

Raven Records owners Ben and Chloe are serving riffs, 0% booze, excellent coffee and a message that heavy metal doesn't have to be about getting drunk

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Deathgasm 2
"Before Deathgasm, whenever movies needed a bully, they put them in an Anthrax t-shirt": One of the best heavy metal movies ever is getting a sequel, and it's going to be even more bloody, messy... and metal (of course)

By Joe Daly Published

Writer/director Jason Howden is working on Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon with soundtrack contributions from Matt Heafy

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A posed photograph of Pink Floyd in 1973
“We weren’t tempted to pursue that particular avenue, no. Led Zeppelin did it much better than us”: the Pink Floyd song that made Nick Mason realise they would have been a “terrible” heavy metal band

By Dave Everley Published

In an alternative universe, a late 60s Pink Floyd song could have taken them down an entirely different path

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Chimaira photographed in a dimly lit room
“We invented the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal as a joke”: how Chimaira bounced back from the edge of oblivion with Resurrection

By Malcolm Dome Published

Chimaira helped start an entire a scene but never got the same acclaim as some of their peers. They hoped to change that with 2007’s classic Resurrection album

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Mark Benton
Watch actor Mark Benton win almost £10,000 on The Celebrity Weakest Link - and donate it all to the ultimate heavy metal charity, The Heavy Metal Truants

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Over £9,000 will now be going to some great children's causes via the power of heavy metal - and some intense general knowledge skills

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The Japanese poster for Godzilla 1954
The 10 best heavy metal songs about Godzilla (and other Toho monsters, too)

By Paul Travers Published

Godzilla (plus Mothra, Rodan, Gamera and more) have long been beloved in the heavy metal scene. These 10 monstrous tracks prove it.

Tracks & Singles
Metallica perform in Antarctica in 2013
The 10 strangest places heavy metal bands have performed

By Jack Butler-Terry Published

From Metallica in Antarctica to Chino Moreno in a volcano, these are the most bizarre places metal musicians have bashed out some notes

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