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Avenged Sevenfold’s Statica EP is a goofy, auto-tuned mess – and exactly the kind of risk more big metal bands should take

In a genre where many veteran artists stay the course, it’s refreshing to see one break the mould so brazenly

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Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2027

Actors Pedro Pascal and Adam Scott will also be immortalised on Hollywood Boulevard next year

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"It's our duty to push the boundaries." How a local gig in the German countryside ended up becoming the biggest metal festival on Earth: the story of Wacken Open Air

Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken

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“Cliff played For Whom The Bell Tolls all the time. The rest of us would stiffen up and go, ‘What the heck was that?’” The stories behind every song on Ride The Lightning, in Metallica’s own words

Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett break down their band’s landmark second album, released on this day in 1984

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"And then everyone else starts vomiting". Metal gig in New Zealand marred by extreme poo incident in moshpit

The episode occurred during a show by local metal stars Devilskin

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Watch previously unseen TV footage of Black Sabbath performing N.I.B. on Beat-Club in 1970

The footage was recorded in 1970 as Black Sabbath promoted their debut album but never broadcast

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System Of A Down and Faith No More announce 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour

System Of A Down and Faith No More will play in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Wellington next year

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“To all intents and purposes, it was a disaster. I wanted to kick my habit, I didn’t want to kick it.” A wasted singer, a bizarre producer and a real-life Sex Pistol: how Megadeth made thrash metal’s most chaotic album

Megadeth were strung out and at war with each other when they made their third album So Far, So Good… So What!. And things were about to get worse…

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"We had this idea to promote Glasgow by genetically modifying a sea-creature and somehow making it into a rollercoaster." Here's 10 Mogwai songs every metal fan should listen to right now

'Two parts serenity and one part death metal', one promo sticker said – and they had a point

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"Vikings were known for their impeccable hygiene." Watch Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg debunk everything you thought you knew about Vikings

Viking metal hero Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth busts the biggest myths about Vikings

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"It's great when music leaves your head and inhabits your body, but there are some songs where you need to keep thinking." The story behind Metallica's apocalyptic thrash masterpiece, Blackened

“Dude, that riff’s good enough to open our album."

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Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller dead at 59

NYHC linchpin Lou Koller was originally diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2024

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"It's time to herd goats." Ministry announce Goodbye Europe farewell tour, share animated video for Burned Out, the first single from their final album Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)

"It doesn't matter if you're left or right, we're all dead unless we all unite"

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Amon Amarth, Hatebreed and Imminence are among the bands with killer new metal songs out this week

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Watch Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson make a surprise appearance with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's covers band to sing a David Bowie-penned classic rock anthem

Watch Bruce Dickinson onstage with The Coverups at San Diego Comic-Con

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Sleep Token's Take Me Back To Eden officially goes platinum in the US with over two billion streams

The band's 2023 breakthrough marks their first Platinum Certified record, but also confirms their status as one of the biggest and most successful metal bands of this century

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Avenged Sevenfold surprise release bold, futuristic new four-track EP Statica, and its a wild, mind-blowing trip

If you only know Avenged Sevenfold via Hail To The King, prepare to have your mind blown by what they sound like in 2026

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"I've entered a time in my life where I wanted to create something I could conduct and drive." Clown from Slipknot launches new website and new side project O' Day Monster, debuting with a single that's light years removed from metal

Check out the video for Un Life, the debut single from M. Shawn Crahan's new musical venture O' Day Monster

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“Gallops like The Trooper and evokes Iron Maiden’s double-lead-guitar histrionics”: Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun

The folk metal horde have been endorsed by Metallica and Iron Maiden – and their third album bears those icons’ influence

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“Wales and its legends are to be celebrated”: Mystery project Ysbrydnos is putting The Land Of Song on the black metal map

The faceless solo artist says his music is “a rallying cry for Welsh culture” – but don’t call him a flag-shagger

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“There were liquids I couldn’t identify all over my bed!”: the new issue of Metal Hammer features Electric Callboy on the cover

Metal’s ultimate party band grace the front of our brand-new issue

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“I’ve always listened to the suggestions of the people I work with. It doesn’t mean I do what they say, but I listen”: How Symphony Of Destruction turned Megadeth from tech-thrashers to Platinum-selling sensation

Dave Mustaine revisits the 1992 anthem that lifted his band to heavy metal’s A-tier

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“Welcome to a night you will remember forever”: Ghost release first trailer for concert film/documentary 2 Big To Rig

The behind-the-scenes look at the Swedes’ globe-trotting Skeletour hits cinemas and IMAX screens next month

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“Everyone wanted Hayley Williams’ haircut. There’s some horrific photos of my attempt!”: As Everything Unfolds’ Charlie Rolfe reveals the 10 songs that made her who she is

From Paramore to Depeche Mode, the metalcore singer breaks down her musical DNA

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“It’s like something genius: a treasure lost and found”: The 18-year-long story behind Slipknot’s Radiohead-inspired detour, Look Outside Your Window

Metal’s leading nine-piece recorded an experimental side-project during 2008’s All Hope Is Gone sessions. It didn’t come out until this year.

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