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"We cannot thank you enough for joining us on our journey." Evanescence's Bring Me To Life reaches one billion streams on Spotify

By Rich Hobson Published

Evanescence's breakthrough nu metal hit Bring Me To Life is the latest metal song to enter Spotify's Billion Club

Tracks & Singles
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10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

By Paul Travers Published

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version

Tracks & Singles
Albums by Sleep, Judas Priest and Iron Monkey
10 amazing heavy metal albums that you can’t find on Spotify

By Stephen Hill Published

Spotify isn’t the be all and end all of heavy music, as these 10 classics prove

Albums
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“Thanks for the love, y’all!” Papa Roach’s Last Resort has hit one billion Spotify streams, confirming it as one of the biggest metal songs of all time

By Matt Mills Published

The nu metal hit joins an elite club also including Metallica’s Enter Sandman and System Of A Down’s Chop Suey!

Streaming Services
10 punk and alt. rock albums not on Spotify
10 brilliant punk and alt. rock albums that you won't find on Spotify

By Paul Brannigan Published

Spotify may be a convenient way to listen to music, but there are tons of fabulous albums missing from the platform

Albums
Freddie Mercury, Serj Tankian, Linkin Park and Led Zeppelin
These are the rock and metal songs that have achieved a billion or more streams on Spotify

By Paul Travers Published

Queen, AC/DC, Nirvana, Journey, and who else? The rock tracks that have achieved over one billion streams on Spotify

Tracks & Singles
Dani Filth
Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth: "Spotify are the biggest criminals in the world...we had 26 million plays last year and I got about 20 pounds"

By Liz Scarlett Published

Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth discusses how its hard for musicians to earn a living in today's streaming-focused world

Streaming Services
Album covers of Zodiac Mindwarp’s Tattooed Beat Messiah, Black Sabbath’s Headless Cross, Neil Young’s Harvest and Judas Priests Jugulator
11 brilliant albums that aren’t on Spotify

By David West Published

The classic studio albums by Black Sabbath, Neil Young, AC/DC, Judas Priest and more that aren’t on the world’s biggest streaming service

Albums
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What is Spotify's Playlist In A Bottle feature and how does it work?

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Spotify have added a curious new feature to its platform. Here's how it works and what you need to do to get involved

Streaming Services
Metallica, 2022
Metallica’s Enter Sandman has passed 1 billion plays on Spotify

By Metal Hammer Published

Metallica’s 1991 classic Enter Sandman joins Spotify’s 1 billion club

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