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"Some might even think we're a hair band. We also get called power metal." Armored Saint have always struggled to fit in – but they're still willing to try something different

Inspired by Motown and R&B as much as by UFO, Queen and Judas Priest, Armored Saint have been ploughing a singular furrow for more than four decades

Metal Hammer · Jul 17

"Would they have that same attention if they weren't wearing big clown noses?" Why Devin Townsend is a bit "irritated" by Quebec microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine

Townsend says that after being told by many people to listen to Angine de Poitrine, he simply refused –but admits he probably should

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

"It was this far from his tennis shoe!" Jason Newsted says that a Metallica fan once threw darts at the band during a show

The incident happened at a Canada arena show in the late 80s

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

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"It’s the perfect way to close such a significant chapter in the band’s history." Ghost to release tour film titled 2 Big to Rig in cinemas this August

The Skeletour concert film follows their 2024 release Rite Here Rite Now

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis

Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

"That's definitely my favourite album. It's all pretty much perfect." Nicko McBrain ranks Iron Maiden's albums, from worst to best

The drummer ranked Iron Maiden's albums in order of greatest during a fan event at his barbecue spot in Florida

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

"Pull Oasis out of your ass!" Watch System Of A Down's Daron Malakian lead entire stadium in Oasis tapeworm chant

System Of A Down's long-running beef with Oasis has now been simmering for a quarter of a century

Metal Hammer · Jul 16

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"I was like, He's either really gone off the rails and he's in jail, he's killed somebody… or he's dead. And it was the latter." Mastodon reveal the exact moment that they learned that their former bandmate Brent Hinds had died

Mastodon were informed of Brent Hinds' death via a phone call from the guitarist's ex-wife

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"We thought, 'What the hell is going on around here?' They thought he was some lunatic who got into the castle." How a ghostly apparition ended Tony Iommi's writer's block and inspired one of Black Sabbath's greatest riffs

With Tony Iommi suffering from writer's block, Black Sabbath did the most logical thing: They hired a haunted castle

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"I’m like, Wow this is wild. This sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before." Slipknot are recording new material with Faith No More producer Matt Wallace, and Jim Root says there are "at least 50" song ideas being worked on

Work on the follow-up to 2022's The End, So Far has begun

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"I look over, and Daron had fallen off the stage and was on the ground. He had completely lost himself." Even a band as huge as System Of A Down had to start somewhere. This is the untold story of Soil

Before System Of A Down, there was Soil. Its former members look back on what would be the birth of a metal legend

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"Nice to see ya!" Watch grindcore legends Napalm Death play the heaviest Tiny Desk Concert in history

Grindcore innovators and British extreme music legends Napalm Death have followed in the footsteps of Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and Turnstile

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"I thought it’d be funny to ask Gerard Way if he wanted to sing on a song. He text straight back: 'Absolutely!'" From collabing with a My Chemical Romance legend to taking death metal to Red Rocks, five minutes with Frozen Soul's Chad Green

Frozen Soul are one of the most exciting bands in death metal right now - and it turns out MCR's Gerard Way agrees!

Metal Hammer · Jul 15

"Satan’s the original outlaw. He questioned authority, fought for himself, refused to bow down or conform." Twin Temple announce new album Doomed Lovers, share its title track

"Being surrounded by creativity slowly brought us back to life"

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

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Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"Cliff's music and spirit continue to inspire fans around the world, and our family is proud to celebrate his legacy in this way." KnuckleBonz reveal details of a 3D digital museum in collaboration with the late Metallica bassist's estate

"Cliff Burton redefined the role of the bass guitar in thrash, and his influence is stronger than ever..."

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"I was shocked at how fast it is on the record. If we’d recorded that song at the tempo we’d play it live a year later, it would have crushed buildings.” The 10 best Rollins Band songs chosen by guitarist Chris Haskett

Chris Haskett was the guitarist for the Rollins Band for a decade

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"I am very excited about the ability we now have to pursue, facilitate, and finance our many plans and dreams." Iron Maiden announce deal with creatives behind the ABBA Voyage virtual show

Could there be a virtual Iron Maiden show experience in the future?

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil. One thousand, nay, a million voices full of fear." How Tool recorded a 15-minute song about crying carrots and absolutely destroyed some old pianos in the process

The closing song on their debut album Undertow was tucked away after 59 silent tracks

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Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"Metal is a better place for having a happy, healthy System Of A Down in it." System Of A Down's UK return was electric, euphoric and one of the best rock stadium shows in recent memory

"Are System Of A Down back?!" one fan on our row remarked. Yes, yes they absolutely are

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

"Her voice was insanely gorgeous and powerful. I've got all her albums, live recordings, everything." Tarja picks the songs that have soundtracked her life

Former Nightwish singer and solo star Tarja picks her records,artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the music that terrifies her

Metal Hammer · Jul 14

Alice Cooper announces more Alice's Attic tour dates

Alice Cooper continues to have a busier year than almost anyone else in showbiz

Metal Hammer · Jul 13

Guns N' Roses launch fundraising campaign in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Fans at every show on Guns N' Roses' North American tour will be able to donate money and be entered into a grand prize draw

Metal Hammer · Jul 13

"It streams more than double any other track we have weekly, yet a portion of the fanbase acts like it was a failure.” How Avenged Sevenfold's "funny little experiment" with Hail to the King yielded extraordinary results

The title track of Avenged Sevenfold's 2013 album has earned over 819.8 million streams to date

Metal Hammer · Jul 13

"Thousands of fans with knees far less reliable than they were are bouncing around, screaming every word." Bring Me The Horizon's crushing Count Your Blessings show is a reminder of how ferociously heavy they can still be

Bring Me The Horizon roll back the years with their heaviest show in well over a decade

Metal Hammer · Jul 13

"Mr. Taylor is trying to record vocal tracks, and you guys are goofing off and being way too loud over here." The story of how Converge laid the template for their boundary-smashing classic Jane Doe in just 79 seconds

Converge released the classic Jane Doe in 2001 and reshaped hardcore forever

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