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10 obscure but amazing New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands that should have been far, far bigger
Diamond Head, Tygers Of Pan Tang and Traitors Gate never became household names, but their galloping NWOBHM anthems deserve to be heard
"These guys are so real, beautiful and caring. That's what I love about them." Judas Priest's Rob Halford heaps praise on Metallica for their pure love of heavy metal
Think Metallica don't love metal as much as the rest of us? The Metal God himself would like a word
"It won’t change the face of music or knock the world off its axis, but Hell, Fire And Damnation is yet another damned fine addition." Saxon's new album emphatically ticks all the heavy metal boxes you're looking for
Saxon's twenty-fourth studio album brings the kind of heavy metal thunder you'd expect. And we wouldn't have it any other way
"Mike Bloomfield came up to me at the Avalon Ballroom and says, ‘You can’t do that’. I said, ‘C’mon, Mike, you can do it, too. All you gotta do is turn this knob up to 10'": The story of Blue Cheer, the band who invented heavy metal
LSD, rehab, whiskey, fights, and in their spare time Blue Cheer invented heavy metal. This is their twisted tale
10 heavy metal solo careers that fell completely flat
Not everyone can be Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio…
Turns out, heavy metal is the last thing people want to hear at the doctor’s
A new study has claimed that a heavy riff is the worst soundtrack for a doctor’s waiting room – and that metalheads rarely go for their checkups
10 heavy metal bands who need to reunite in 2024
We’re not ready to bid farewell to Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Black Sabbath just yet…
"I was a little punk kid. I skateboarded. I had purple hair and dressed like a boy": How addiction, heavy metal and a Greek family in Atlanta helped build Starbenders, one of rock'n'roll's most compelling new bands
Starbenders aren't just a great glam rock band: they're much weirder than that
"What most people only think of or whisper in private, Kevin would scream at the top of his lungs. That kind of honesty is rare, and it comes with a price": the chaotic story of Kevin DuBrow and Quiet Riot
Six years after their debut album, Quiet Riot became an overnight success with Metal Health, the first 'heavy metal' album to top the US charts
