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"I'm not a punk rocker. I don't make punk music. I don't walk around calling myself punk." How Shania Twain, Christina Aguilera's songwriters and an iconic neck tie helped Avril Lavigne launch her career-defining song

Avril Lavigne's first single drew cynicism from quarters of the rock world, but it didn't stop her becoming absolutely massive

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“Once James Hetfield said he liked it, that was it. He said that it kicked his ass”: Nineteen years ago, this US metal band released their sixth album. Today it sounds like a Master Of Puppets for the 21st century

Machine Head’s The Blackening is one of the greatest metal records of the 21st century

Metal Hammer

“They stole our name, which means Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records. But the main reason people know us is Gary Moore, and that doesn’t bother me at all”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row

Bassist Brush Shiels looks back on his lifelong friendship with Moore, why he won’t sue the American hair metal band, and how Peter Green was responsible for their first album sounding so bad

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After The Duffer Brothers Hyped A ‘Very Pivotal’ Music Moment In Stranger Things’ Finale, I’m Stoked By The Clue In Volume 2

I've connected the dots... maybe.

Cinemablend

“I was like, ‘It’s time to do your solos.’ He goes, ‘OK, I’m gonna call up my guitar teacher, have him do the solos and then have him teach me’”: Dave Mustaine on the ill-fated guitar appointment that led Megadeth to Jeff Young

The thrash icons thought they’d found Chris Poland’s replacement, only for a bizarre moment in the studio to force a change

Guitar World

"The first time I heard his voice it was like, ‘Does this guy smoke 40 cigarettes at once?!’" Metallica, Judas Priest, Halestorm, Body Count members and more pick the ultimate Motorhead playlist

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

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‘Hardcore had a level of violence I was really interested in’: the thrash solos and beatdowns of False Reality

The band may be relatively new but its members have spent years steeped in the scene, giving them edge and an ear for tracks that rip through a room

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Watch fiery pro-shot footage of Gojira playing Olympic anthem Ah! Ça Ira! live at Bloodstock festival this summer

The metal stars kept the French Revolutionary spirit alive with their show in Derbyshire in August

Metal Hammer

“We were kind of forced to come up with asolution for playing a show in Antarctica where we couldn’t have speakers”: Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers?

Metallica officially said goodbye to quote/unquote real amps after an epiphany at the South Pole. James Hetfield’s tech, Chad Zaemisch, explains how it was Fractal all the way after their day on the ice

Guitar World

“That was pretty sad”: Watch Avengers megastar Chris Hemsworth’s shambolic attempt to play drums with Parkway Drive earlier this year

Just because you’re worthy of wielding Mjölnir doesn’t mean you’re able to keep time

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“You either had L1 and L2 and you were able to get a loud mix, or you didn’t, and you were an amateur”: Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Doja Cat and Billie Eilish mastering engineers reflect on the loudness wars, and ponder whether they really are over

In a new documentary, Waves CTO and co-founder Meir Shashoua says that he was accused of ruining music

MusicRadar

"It’s strange to be thinking, ‘Are we an arena band?’, but I guess we are. Thank you, Metallica!" From Art The Clown and Pinhead to Rose McGowan and Damien Leone, Ice Nine Kills are bringing their Silver Scream Convention to the UK this weekend

To cap off their very first UK arena headline tour, horror-lovers Ice Nine Kills are hosting their own star-studded horror convention

Metal Hammer

“I was trying to write something heavier than the bands I was listening to, and that felt like the first time that I’d done it”: How Metallica broke the thrash metal mould with biblical barnstormer Creeping Death

Pinching a riff from Kirk Hammett’s former band and inspired by a Charlton Heston film, Metallica reached a new level with their 1984 single

Metal Hammer

"I just love Metallica. I love Lars' drumming": naysayers, listen up - Bill Ward explains why Lars Ulrich is a brilliant drummer

"He's persevering, he works hard. And he's such a nice man"

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Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran top Pollstar's most popular touring artists of the new millennium

Concert trade publication Pollstar recently published a report titled “Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium” - and the results may surprise you.

Metal Hammer

Metallica fans banned for life after "incredibly stupid" speaker tower stunt at show in Australia

Ever thought about climbing on part of the stage or sound setup at a gig? Two Metallica fans can tell you why you really shouldn't

Metal Hammer

"We were stupid kids, just trying to survive, with this really weird music that we were so stubborn about." How five chaos-addicted Californian misfits helped pave the way for the 90s rock revolution with their fabulously freaky debut record

Faith No More's Bill Gould looks back on the making of We Care A Lot, his band's thrillingly unhinged debut album, now celebrating its 40th birthday

Metal Hammer

"There was a period during my teenage years where I felt emotionally abandoned, so to speak." Wolfgang Van Halen has a thing or two to say about living up to expectations

From recording with Van Halen to touring with Metallica, Wolfgang Van Halen has worked hard at standing on his own two feet

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“I’d like to get a Flying V. I saw James Hetfield of Metallica playing one live, and I thought, ‘He’s got such a great guitar sound’”: Kim Deal on finally making her solo debut, working with Steve Albini and why she hates bright guitar tones

On her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You more, Kim Deal expands on the sonics she built in the Breeders and Pixies

Guitar World

“He said, ‘Have you heard Metallica’s version of Whiskey in the Jar?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘What planet are you living on?’” Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell on reinventing an old Irish standard as a rock track and performing it with the “cartoon” Metallica

Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and phrasing and how he got the tone on the record

Metal Hammer

“We were absolutely convinced we were gonna just kill in the US. Then Phil gets hepatitis and – boom! – the tour just stopped there”: A metal fan’s guide to Thin Lizzy, the hellraising 70s rock icons who inspired Metallica and Megadeth

The late, great Phil Lynott and his band inspired many modern metal icons

Metal Hammer

"I am so blessed. I have the best job in the world." James Hetfield on how Metallica fans make it "easy" for him to do his job

Metallica frontman is fuelled by the passion and energy of the fans

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Radiohead achieve record attendance at The O2 with 22,355 fans on final night

The Oxfordshire-formed band, led by Thom Yorke, broke the previous record set by metal veterans Metallica in 2017.

Metal Hammer

The 9 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Listen to some fresh noises from Alissa, Sylosis, Girlschool and more, then vote for your favourite

Metal Hammer

“The teacher would say, ‘OK, get out your health books,’ and I would have to leave. My parents told me a little speech to say about our religion and why, and I didn’t believe it”: How Metallica turned childhood trauma into a decades-spanning trilogy

Inspired by James Hetfield’s isolated upbringing (and a little bit of Chris Isaak), Metallica made an honest, inverted ballad and kicked off a 27-year-long series

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