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"We didn’t have television in Israel and when I first saw the news, I thought there was a guy inside the box." Condoms, coffins and capitalism: a far-reaching interview with Gene Simmons of Kiss

Kiss legend Gene Simmons has been on this planet for over seven decades. Here's some things he's learned...

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"We have a lot to prove because of Butterfly. We have to prove we’re aggressive punk kids." How a Red Hot Chili Peppers instrumental turned Crazy Town into a one-hit wonder and earned Anthony Kiedis a fortune for doing absolutely nothing

Crazy Town had two failed singles under their belt, then a nu metal ballad turned their world upside down

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"I got $100 to do the job, and it was a full day with Michael Bolton." From Saturday Night Live and King Diamond to Eurovision and pagan rituals, Myrkur has tales to tell

Amalie Bruun (aka Myrkur) shares how she entered Eurovision to honour her late father, how she ended up on a viral SNL skit and why her five-year-old is friends with King Diamond

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"It’s strange to grow up feeling like 230lbs of mucus and then see all these girls taking their clothes off and throwing them at you." Why one of 90s metal's most unlikely sex symbols wrote a 60s pop bop Austin Powers would be proud of

Peter Steele was a contrarian at the best of times, and rarely more so than when he oversaw Type O Negative'a most surprising single

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Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert facing possible life sentence after charges upgraded to attempted first-degree murder

Ebert previously charged with attempted second degree murder and first degree assault on Turnstile frontman's father but now faces more serious charge

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Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted celebrates all clear from throat cancer

Ex-Metallica man Jason Newsted "free and clear" of cancer after intensive treatment

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Loathe finally return, Bahrain produces a mystical death metal band and things take a turn for the occult in this week's best new metal song round-up

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"Welcome to the carnival of sin." Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: controversial metallers Dogma return to the UK

Despite some controversy about the band's line-up, Dogma's first headline tour of the UK has been sold out for months

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"It looked like somebody had been sliced to bits with a chainsaw." Beavis And Butt-Head, Pantera and TiKTok - how sludge metal legends Crowbar have suddenly become bigger than ever

Crowbar's story is full of tragedy, dedication and triumphing over the odds - as their late-career bloom proves

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"And then that Wicked movie came out, and I was so p*****!" How Ariana Grande's blockbuster sequel ruined one key plan for the new Foo Fighters album

Dave Grohl reveals a surprising fact about the new Foos record - and it's all down to last year's Wicked sequel

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"Everyone always looked at me like I was an alien. When I moved to the UK, it felt like freedom." The French misfit who found a home in the British metal scene - and has become one of its most exciting young vocalists

Cage Fight's Rachel Aspe took a while to find herself, but a surprising message from a beloved metal hero changed everything

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"Eddfest could even become a festival that didn't have Iron Maiden in it, just bands in the same spirit." Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden's Knebworth party could continue without them

Iron Maiden's highly anticipated Eddfest event will take place in July - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

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"This band was and is my life." The new issue of Metal Hammer magazine celebrates 30 years of HIM with a world exclusive Ville Valo interview

Ville Valo looks back on 30 years of HIM, only in the new Metal Hammer

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"We live in a secluded village where the belief in witches was still very much alive just a few decades ago." Meet the forest-dwelling duo exploring Hungary's wild and magical folklore through black metal

With a practicing witch as a vocalist, WitcheR really do practice what they preach

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"I said, ‘You are making a huge mistake – you get pulled over for any reason and they find those guns in there… well, there’s nothing more wrong than being shot with your own gun.’" How Megadeth reinvented themselves with Countdown To Extinction

A freshly sober Megadeth entered the 90s with one goal: conquer the world at any cost

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"All the melancholy and darkness could be traced to my dog. He was my furry brother." Gothic metal legend Ville Valo reveals some of the surprising influences behind his much-missed band, Him

From beloved pets to a definitely not metal US singer-songwriter, Ville opens up on what helped Him find their identity

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"God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process

As Metallica prepare to reissue 1997’s Reload, we look back on the calamitous free gig that launched the album 29 years ago

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"Our casting team reached out to fans from all around the world. They provided the emotion, the soul and the humanity." Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – and now he's helping tell their story

Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7 - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

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"This album is the absence of God. It’s a futuristic, pre-apocalyptic record." The album that made it clear Ghost were about to become one of the biggest metal bands on Earth

In this 2015 audience with Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge, he reflects on the band's rise - and admits he doesn't think they'll stick around forever

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Exodus mainman Gary Holt on his singer situation, cartel violence, and what he listens to in the car

"Most of what I listen to in my car is Adele. She's the greatest vocalist of her generation." Exodus are back, but don't expect retro thrash

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"We were a bunch of Black kids whose parents had passed away and we were feral." From falling out with Manic Street Preachers and writing songs for Ozzy to a number one album, how Skindred's Benji Webbe became a British metal icon

Benji Webbe has faced his share of hardships - and come out as a resilient force of positivity in British metal

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“Seeing Maiden live shows is an expression of joy, of pleasure, of commitment with music”: Javier Bardem reveals how Iron Maiden changed his life

The Dune, Skyfall and No Country For Old Men star appears in the British heavy metal band’s new documentary, Burning Ambition

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"The industry told us, ‘You will have zero fans. You can't bring Satan into the gospel scene!'" How a Satanic doo-wop duo bewitched metal fans - without playing a single note of metal

Twin Temple are one of the most unlikely breakouts of the 2020s metal scene. This is their story

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Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more

The US metal titans gave 1996’s Load a similar treatment last summer

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"Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs

Well-travelled and current Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 is about to embark on a European tour

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