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Best punk band of all time according to The Offspring? Creedence Clearwater Revival...

The Offspring's Dexter Holland picks his G.O.A.T punk band – and it's not the answer anyone expected

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Music Venue Trust warns of "complete collapse of live music" in the UK as government cuts business rate tax relief

Over 350 grassroots music venues, 75,000 events and more than 12,000 jobs are at risk, say the Music Venue Trust

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“I never wanted to be in a band, I just liked playing music. I was never a showman. If I didn’t have my mask on I wouldn’t be at the front of the stage”: An interview with Mick Thomson, Slipknot’s reluctant guitar hero

The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson

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Nightwish manager Ewo Pohjola charged in Finland with assaulting two women

Nightwish say they won't comment until assault case against manager Ewo Pohjola is fully resolved

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Tim 'Herb' Alexander opens up on his decision to quit Primus

Former Primus drummer Tim Alexander explains he has been in a "dark place" recently and desperately needed change

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“People gravitate towards success. They say, ‘I want to play with Dio.’ I’ve always been able to surround myself with the top guys”: How Ronnie James Dio escaped Black Sabbath and launched one of metal‘s greatest solo careers

Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career

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“There was a very real chance that James wouldn’t be coming back. And all that time we spent waiting was horrible”: The tumultuous inside story of Metallica’s St Anger album

In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant

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Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel on sharing her political views in the band's songs: "What kind of world do we want to live in?"

Symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation feel the time is right to speak up on the important things

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"It's always Halloween around here." Forget Wembley; a sold out Halloween show in Manchester proves Creeper are still Britain's best cult band

Wembley might have had pyro and dancers, but a roaring crowd in Manchester proves Creeper don't need big production to put on a massive show

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“He’d been getting out of it, being drunk, unprofessional, unreliable, and all the rest of it. But I had a feeling of: ‘I’ve got to do this.’” Original Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley was “warned” against joining The Prince Of Darkness’ band

Becoming the bassist for heavy metal’s godfather should have been a no-brainer – but The Prince Of Darkness didn’t have the best reputation after his Black Sabbath firing

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The 12 best new metal songs this week

Powerflo, The Halo Effect and Raging Speedhorn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Crowdfunding started for Trivium drummer Alex Bent’s baby daughter, now hospitalised for 70 days

The drummer’s baby girl was born weeks prematurely in August, with donations going towards medical fees and other expenses

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Alien Weaponry documentary Kua Tupu Te Ara to get theatrical release in 2025

The film, about the rise of New Zealand’s Māori metal sensations, will start rolling into cinemas in February

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“We’ve never made a song as close to our core”: Deftones- and Alcest-approved synth-punks Kælan Mikla release new single Stjörnuljós

The Icelandic trio, who’ve toured with Deftones and Him’s Ville Valo, have shared their first original music since 2021

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"Our decision-making process has completely failed." The Battle Of Los Angeles at 25: how Rage Against The Machine just about kept it together to create one final masterpiece before imploding

The wheels were already beginning to come off Rage Against The Machine by 1998. Luckily, they managed to get into the studio together and prove they had one last statement to give the world

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VOLA celebrate release of new album Friend Of A Phantom with two new videos

VOLA kick off their European tour in support of fourth album Friend Of A Phantom today

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According to science, metal is the most “intelligent” genre of music you can listen to - and these are its most intelligent bands

Metalheads are boffins, actually, and these bands prove it

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Every Testament album ranked from worst to best

Rearranging Testament's back catalogue into order of greatness

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"She's made the jump from bizarre YouTube content creator to one of the brightest stars in metal." A guide to every Poppy album

We dissect the fascinating career of genre-hopping alternative artist Moriah Rose Pereira - known to millions as Poppy

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"I've seen Ozzy's arse more times than I've seen my own": That time Ozzy mooned the audience because he didn't think they were rocking hard enough

How Bill Ward's final performance with Black Sabbath was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne's buttocks

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Mastodon's Bill Kelliher says bands are still trying to recover from "irreparable damage" to touring business

Mastodon man gives brutally honest insight into why touring is so much harder now and why merch got so expensive

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Who's gonna tell him? Busker drums Red Hot Chili Peppers song without realising drummer Chad Smith was watching

Watch busker play Red Hot Chili Peppers' Otherside to an audience of one – the man who plays on the record

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The 10 best punk albums of the last decade

Never mind the bollocks - here's the greatest punk albums that have raged against austerity, Trump and so much more

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Carpenter Brut, Zeal & Ardor, Normandie,Intervals, GHØSTKID and more confirmed for Radar 2025

Manchester's premier progressively-minded rock and metal festival has unveiled its first announcement for 2025

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"I saw it at the movies when I was 11 and it blew my mind." Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas names the greatest horror movie of all time

Fresh from Ice Nine Kills' collaboration with Terrifier, Spencer Charnas names the horror movie GOAT - and gives an update on The Silver Scream 3

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