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“We pulled out chainsaws and tore our guitars apart. I had a shotgun with blanks in it, and I was shooting it inside the Palladium”: Inside the chaotic birth of prog metal provocateurs Tool

They’ve sold millions of albums, won four Grammys and inspired legions of copycats, but this is where the legend of Tool kicked off

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Rail firm bans Download festival-goers from bringing wheelie bins full of beer onto trains: “While it might seem like a great idea, it just isn’t safe”

“Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible,” says East Midlands Railway

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“I want to ensure my truth is told and set the record straight”: Tailgunner guitarist steps down following allegations against the rising heavy metal band’s bassist

Rhea Thompson claims she was replaced for a tour without being told and got “ignored” by her ex-bandmates

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Haken share first new music in three years with epic single In A Fever Dream

Haken announced the departure of guitarist Charlie Griffiths and bassist Conner Green at the beginning of this year

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“People think that Enjoy The Silence could be one of our songs. That was the whole point”: From modern goth anthems to a career-defining Depeche Mode cover, Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia breaks down her life in 11 tracks

The vocal dynamo looks back at her three decades on Italian metal’s frontlines

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“It’s stupid to label anyone a saviour of a gigantic rock world that still exists”: Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack is a Yungblud supporter, but doesn’t think that rock needs a “saviour”

The singer takes issue with the mainstream positioning Yungblud as the man “saving” heavy music

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“Without them, the face of metal would be very different and, probably, much worse”: Everything you need to know about every At The Gates album

Revisit each entry in the death metal maestros’ game-changing discography

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Kissmas Day, millions of dollars and the road to the bargain bin: Why the four solo albums were the beginning of the end for Kiss

Kiss's solo albums were meant to be a celebration of their dominance: Instead, they signalled the start of the decline

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“We found an enormous old-school brewery and made up the orchestra so they looked zombified”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson premieres music video for re-working of 1994’s Tears Of The Dragon

The singer released More Balls To Picasso, a remixed version of his second solo album, last year

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“You know what's really gonna make us money? This rodent-themed mediaeval doom metal band”: Castle Rat’s Riley Pinkerton shoots back against “industry plant” allegations

The “super DIY” US band crowd-funded their second album last year

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“I played Doom before I was even into metal. A lot of my love of thrash comes from slaying beasts in Doom”: How Doom and its iconic soundtrack converted the next generation of metalheads

The 1993 shoot-’em-up was wildly violent and hugely successful. Thanks to Bobby Prince’s awesome soundtrack, it was also beloved by the metal crowd.

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"Their fans live, breathe and die for them, and that is my dream." Why Lady Gaga loves Iron Maiden

Pop megastar Lady Gaga is a certified Iron Maiden fan - and the metal icons think pretty highly of her too!

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After eight long years, one of the UK's best modern rock bands are finally back. So is new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE worth the wait?

It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs

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"Anything can be black metal. It's so much broader than just corpsepaint and tremolo picking." Mysterious underground extreme metallers Qasu have no interest in playing by the genre's rules

Based across the US and UK, Qasu are honouring black metal's enigmatic past while carrying its sound into the future

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"We have been unpacking our surprises one by one." Mongolian folk-metal sensations The Hu announce new album Hun

Listen to The Hu's new single Lost Souls featuring Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins

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"I did it! I’m the greatest of all time!" 99-year-old woman sets world record as oldest-ever crowd surfer

Pauline Kana was born in 1926 but has only just started crowd surfing

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Watch Gojira’s emotional performance of rare classic Global Warming during 2025 tour of France

The French metal titans celebrated 20 years of From Mars To Sirius by playing a number of fan-favourite tracks

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A divisive setlist, mind-bending visuals and bass lines so heavy they literally blow up: Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way

Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special

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The soundtrack to mega-metal videogame Doom has been added to the Library Of Congress, alongside Weezer’s debut album and music by Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

The library contains sound recordings which are “culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or informs or reflects life in the United States”

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Slipknot side-project Look Outside Your Window to get wider vinyl and CD release next month

No word on whether or not it’ll hit streaming services, though

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"We’ve had a handful of women come up to us and say, 'Hey, I started this project because of you.'" Blackwater Holylight's mix of witchy shoegaze and fuzzy heavy metal is so good it's making everyone want to be in a band

Blackwater Holylight have produced one of 2026's best metal albums, and they're proud to see their influence growing

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“People say they hate them, that they’re ruining metal, but it’s not a battle. They mean a lot to people, so why is that a bad thing?”: What happened when we met Sleep Token’s fans at the biggest show of the masked cult’s career

Last year, we descended upon the Download festival field and got to know the rabid following behind the metal sensation

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"Sharon came to the opening and was actually in tears." How an Ozzy Osbourne exhibition became one of the biggest attractions in Birmingham - and why it's nowhere near done yet

Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero has struck a chord with Brummies and tourists alike

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"Jesus is moshing with a blue wizard and a giant dancing banana." Metal legends, rising stars and chaotic crowds - Sonic Temple 2026 finishes with a bang

The final day of Sonic Temple Festival was one for the books!

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"We’re losing Megadeth sooner than we’d have hoped but it’s great to have them so triumphant again." Dave Mustaine's exiting thrashers roll back the years at Sonic Temple

Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded

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