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FOUND: 7 - What They Never Told You

The 10 longest songs by 10 iconic heavy metal bands

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all extended their excellence well beyond the 10-minute mark

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

Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch and Ihsahn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Judas Priest announce more Invincible Shield tour dates

With their 19th studio album Invincible Shield coming in March, Judas Priest announce supporting live dates in the US

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“The idea was a girl in a leather jacket, holding a Flying V guitar, surrounded by cows.” The story of Metalhead – the most authentic heavy metal movie to feature Metallica, Megadeth and buckets of existential dread

2013’s Metalhead understands heavy music better than any other film – and features nods to Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest and Venom along the way

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10 classic metal albums where the last song is the best

Masterpieces by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest have all saved the best for last

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10 terrible metal albums with amazing cover art

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer have all released the odd clanger – but that doesn’t mean they don’t look the part

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"Plenty of my guitars went down in flames. We smashed ’em and taped fireworks to ’em." How Damageplan gave Dimebag Darrell hope in a post-Pantera world

With Pantera in pieces and their legacy tarnished, Dimebag found himself desperately needing a new outlet for his talents. With brother Vinnie Paul beside him, he found one

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These are the best new rock songs you need to hear right now, featuring Mammoth WVH, Doro and more

Listen to the best rock songs of right now, then elect one of them President

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The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s

From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s

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“Doctors put something down my neck and straight to my groin”: Ozzy Osbourne offers first health update since cancelling Power Trip festival show

Ozzy Osbourne has broken his silence in the wake of the cancellation of his planned comeback show at heavyweight Californian festival Power Trip

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10 metal b-sides and bonus tracks so perfect that they should have been classics

These bangers by Metallica, Linkin Park and more never got an album or single release – but, in hindsight, they really deserved one

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Ten songs that fought back against the PMRC

In 80s America, the Parents Music Resource Center sought to censor music by imposing a series of draconian rules. Here’s how a group of rock, metal and punk bands fought back

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"He was Slayer. He affected a lot of people and he didn’t even realise it.” The life and tragic death of Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal

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"We are excited and ready to raise double horns way up high": Judas Priest replace Ozzy Osbourne on heavyweight Power Trip festival bill

Metal Gods step in to replace The Prince Of Darkness at Power Trip festival

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The Guardian - UK

‘My chest was vibrating. Plaster fell off the ceiling’: the Brummie pub that birthed grindcore

It eschewed working toilets to host crust punks, hunt saboteurs and some of the fastest, loudest music in the UK. The Mermaid in Sparkhill is finally having its history acknowledged

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10 pop covers of metal songs you won't believe actually happened

From Lil Uzi Vert covering Chop Suey to Maroon 5 defanging a Nine Inch Nails classic, these covers will stun, embarrass and, in some cases, delight you!

Guitar World

Gibson’s Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom is finally here – and its first batch sold out in under 24 hours

The Judas Priest guitar hero has teamed up with the Custom Shop’s finest for this extremely limited signature model

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18 times a classic rock song was almost ruined by TV advertising

…and one terrible rock song that was greatly improved

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MusicRadar

What’s this? A Gibson Custom Shop Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom in Pelham Blue, unveiled by the Judas Priest guitarist himself

Richie Faulkner surprises us all by popping up on the Sweetwater YouTube channel bearing a sweet Flying V Custom equipped with his new signature EMG humbuckers

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"I sounded like Clint Eastwood clutching a condom!" The story behind Judas Priest's Living After Midnight

How John Lennon – and Rob Halford complaining that his bandmates were making a racket – inspired a metal classic

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11 brilliant albums that aren’t on Spotify

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

Guitar World

Zakk Wylde: “The sound of Pantera comes from Dimebag’s love for Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. The playing is rooted in precision”

Is it a reunion or a tribute? If you ask Zakk, it’s simply a celebration of the music, spirit and legacy of his fallen brother. In this exclusive interview, he shares his fondest memories of Dimebag Darrell and reveals the challenges of mastering his iconic guitar parts

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Rob Halford: "I've never been afraid of death"

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford shares his wisdom on death, Dolly Parton and surviving disco

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Richie Faulkner says he used a Bigsby-equipped Fender Telecaster for his clean tone on Judas Priest’s Firepower

The Gibson-loving Judas Priest guitarist maintains, though, that the Flying V remains his, err, elegant weapon of choice

Glasgow Live

Glasgow to host metal legends Judas Priest next year – here's how to get tickets for OVO Hydro gig

The heavy metal legends will be joined by special guests Saxon and Uriah Heep when they visit Glasgow as part of the worldwide Metal Masters Tour in March next year.

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