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"Do you know how much fun it is to scream, 'I'm never gonna work another day in my life' really loud? It feels good!" How Monster Magnet came up with metal’s greatest f**k-you anthem

Monster Magnet mainman Dave Wyndorf holed up near Las Vegas with guitars, speakers, a drum machine and a four-track recorder

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UK government confirms it will introduce ban on selling secondary gig tickets for a profit

War on ticket touts steps up as government reveals bold plans to hit secondary ticket platforms in the pocket if they don't comply

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"I think that realism is missing from a lot of modern music of any genre, but especially our genre" Legendary hardcore heavyweights Converge have announced their first new album in five years, Love Is Not Enough

One of hardcore's most revered and influential bands are back for another round, and they are sounding more ravenous than ever

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"We are not a political band. Everybody wants to have an opinion, and save the world with their opinions, but it doesn’t change the world." Why Sabaton won't sing about current conflicts

For 20 years Sabaton have sung about battles and warriors, but they admit there's lines they won't cross

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"Winona Ryder was confused. She wanted to know why we'd write a song about her. I told her: 'It has nothing to do with you.'" How a cult 90s rock band's song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with a Hollywood A-lister

When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses

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Ghost’s Tobias Forge wants to start scuba diving so that wearing a mask onstage feels less claustrophobic: “In my alternative life, I’m a wreck diver!”

The frontman recently opened up about how having his head enclosed for two hours a night once gave him a panic attack

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After 20 years of thought, a prog metal band recorded three albums in one go. “I wouldn’t recommend it,” says their singer, who has now realised the challenge is just beginning

They’re already known for utilising a wide range of musical styles, but the first record of their trilogy is broader and deeper than ever – and the third part is said to be something no band have done before

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“There was no way we were gonna put out the full hour-and-a-half video, because it would have been a rip-off”: The story of the great Iron Maiden live album that was lost for 20 years

Beast Over Hammersmith shows Iron Maiden in thunderous form at the height of their success. This is why it has never been seen in full.

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The End is only The Beginning: The Kiss Kruise in Las Vegas kicks off a new chapter in Kisstory

72 hours in Sin City: What we learned at Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas

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Mötley Crüe announce mammoth Carnival Of Sins tour with Tesla and Extreme

If you missed all the big top action on the original Carnival Of Sins tour, now's your chance to put that right

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Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026

Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May

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"I still have so much music in my heart." The frontman of one of nu metal's coolest bands has been found living on the streets - and fans are desperate to help him

Cameron Heacock, whose band American Head Charge toured with Slipknot and Rammstein and worked with Rick Rubin, says he has been homeless for years

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"Prepare yourselves for a night of epic music!" Voivod announce UK tour dates in June 2026

Canadian prog metal legends Voivod will tour the UK with Midnight and Cryptosis in June

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“It’s been three, nearly four months, so it’s still pretty fresh”: Jack Osbourne discusses “shock” of his father Ozzy’s death during latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

“We knew he was sick for a while, but we didn’t think it’d be that quick,” the TV personality admits during a conversation with soap opera actress and fellow contestant Lisa Riley

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"It’s about those times when you’ve got no feeling left or you just don’t care." The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era - and that got a new lease of life courtesy of one rap megastar

Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that

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“Our connection was so special, I would probably be able to feel him if he weren’t here anymore, and I don’t”: Wolfgang Van Halen details his spiritual struggle following the death of his father Eddie

The Mammoth singer/multi-instrumentalist says that losing his father left a “black hole” that made him question his spirituality

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Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta names the essential hardcore bands everyone needs to hear

If you need someone to guide you through the world of hardcore, you won’t find a bigger aficionado than the frontman of Hatebreed

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"Some kid is driving inside the residence of the president, and you’ve got girls making TikToks in front of burning buildings." Deadly earthquakes, addiction and revolution: the story of Underside, Nepal's biggest metal band

Nepal's Underside have had to overcome all manner of trauma and chaos to keep pushing their message and their music to the world

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Nu metal kids, rejoice! Full videos of classic Deftones and Linkin Park festival sets have just been released online

Dutch festival Pinkpop has released pro-shot footage of Deftones’ 2006 show and Linkin Park’s 2012 headline set

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“You’re hanging out with Steven Tyler; James Hetfield is there and Tom Morello and Axl Rose, but everybody was the same. No head was higher”: Halestorm describe what it was like backstage at Ozzy Osbourne’s retirement show Back To The Beginning

Pennsylvania’s hard rockers were one of the dozens of iconic heavy bands who played at Ozzy’s swansong in July

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“Think of it as the metal version of Goodbye by the Spice Girls!” Leading lights of the UK underground Svalbard have just released their final song

The four-piece’s farewell UK tour kicks off on Wednesday

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"I went to a party in San Francisco...there were all these freaks shooting up and this girl was real sick." How Metallica wrote their most iconic anthem - and how Stranger Things made it relevant to a whole new generation over three decades later

Metallica's most celebrated song helped define a generation of thrash metal and found new meaning decades later with a certain TV show

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"I saw they sent a bunch of celebrities into space and I thought 'Well, if them, why not me?!'" Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine wants their final show to be in outer space

Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has lofty ambitions for the band's final ever show. Like, seriously lofty

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"I came in like, ‘Doc, I know you like Rush. I’m in a metal band, we’re flying out in a week to go do one of our biggest shows in a long time. Any way you can help me out?’" An interview with metal's busiest man, Matt Heafy

Trivium frontman, streamer, dad, jiu-jitsu black belt... Matt Heafy is a man of many talents

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"Is it OK if we look like this?": Two years on from their farewell show in New York, Kiss return to the stage in Las Vegas

Kiss are back, and Classic Rock were there to witness it

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