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James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band"

New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans

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"What lingers long after the final note is the enduring emotional connection that Evanescence have with their fans." Amy Lee's crew give Aftershock one of the most powerful sets of the weekend

Evanescence roll out the hits and some modern anthems in a emotionally resonant set at Aftershock

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"Architects remain one of the most dynamic bands in modern metalcore." Brighton's finest show Aftershock why they're one of UK metal's greatest success stories

UK metal national treasures Architects bring the bangers to Aftershock

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Poppy's new TV variety show lands this week and it's every bit as bizarre as you would hope

Improbably Poppy is a twisted Sesame Street with creepy vibes, dark humour & threats of violence. It's brilliantly bonkers

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"The message is clear: this is Poppy’s coronation." Alternative music's chameleonic princess lights up Aftershock day two

Poppy brings her unique, genre-hopping sounds to the Aftershock party

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“If you’re a Maiden fan you’re like family. You’ve been with us on a long ride”: How Iron Maiden conquered the parts of the planet where other metal bands feared to tread

In 2011, Metal Hammer boarded Ed Force One to join Iron Maiden in South America for scenes of madness, mayhem and pisco sour

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“I hate the term ‘thinking man’s metal’. That kind of term could hurt the band”: The story of Opeth’s Blackwater Park, the album that changed prog metal forever

How Opeth seized the prog metal throne with 2001’s genre-defining Blackwater Park album

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“This is the Slipknot of old - no frills, just brute force." Iowa's metal legends eviscerate Aftershock with one of the heaviest festival headline sets in history

Slipknot's anniversary tour touches down in Aftershock for a savage, unforgettable headline set

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“I am absolutely proud of it. It was a big risk for us. Everything good usually is”: How Metallica tried to reinvent the rock movie with Through The Never

2013 was a banner year for Metallica – a brand new record label, their first gigs in China and the ambitious but divisive 3D movie Through The Never

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The 12 new metal songs you need to hear this week

From such stars as Dream Theater and Myles Kennedy to an array of up-and-coming talent, hear the best new music of the week – and vote for your favourite!

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Ice Nine Kills' new video A Work Of Art stars Art The Clown from Terrifier 3 and it's literally the goriest, most disgusting music video we've ever seen - make sure you watch it on an empty stomach

Ice Nine Kills share the gruesome new video for A Work Of Art, lifted from the Terrifier 3 soundtrack, featuring gnarly murders, a bloody mosh pit and a Art the Clown bass solo

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"I was freaking out and bawling in the studio." Korn's classic debut album at 30: the weirdness, the trauma and the birth of nu metal

On October 11 1994, five misfits from Bakersfield, California would release an album that would change metal forever

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"Get these boys in a bigger room with a full orchestra." Violin-wielding Swedish metalcore crew Imminence work wonders in London's Electric Ballroom

Imminence dazzle a packed-out Ballroom with their bewitching orchestral metal

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"I just turned 41 and I still don’t know what the hell I’m doing." It's Lzzy Hale's birthday, but Halestorm's riotous Aftershock set is a present for all

Halestorm confirm their status as one of modern rock's most reliably enjoyable live bands

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"This isn’t just a return; it’s a resurrection." Slayer just showed Aftershock festival why they're still the undisputed kings of thrash metal with a devastating headline set for the ages

Still got it? Slayer never lost it. What a show!

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Supercharged shows that The Offspring are still smashing it in their 40th year. How many bands can say the same?

The Offspring hit a late-career peak with fired-up 11th album Supercharged

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“Viruses are cool. They’re cool because they’re so gnarly. It’s Darth Vader stuff.” The Offspring's Dexter Holland talks about viruses like other people talk about their favourite band or football team, and he actually makes them sound pretty punk

Doctor Bryan Keith 'Dexter' Holland, Ph.D., gets very excited talking about viruses, and his passion is kinda contagious

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Disturbed announce The Sickness 25th anniversary tour, playing the nu metal classic in full every night

Three Days Grace, Daughtry, Sevendust and Nothing More will join the arena-metal giants as they play across North America next year

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David Gilmour features in Body Count's new video for Comfortably Numb

Ice-Ts metal band Body Count will release their new album Merciless in November

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Dream Theater share first new music since Mike Portnoy's return with nine-minute plus Night Terror

Parasomnia, Dream Theater's first new album with Mike Portnoy for 16 years, will be released in February

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“The riffs are insane in that band!” Arch Enemy name their five most surprising influences, from Trouble to Scorpions

How have Scorpions, Trouble and an obscure power metal band shaped one of melodeath’s biggest names? Michael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson explain.

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"Outliving my little brother, this just wasn't the plan. As the older brother, I was supposed to die first. Same as always, Ed, butting in line": Listen to Alex Van Halen's emotional tribute for Eddie Van Halen from his new audiobook, Brothers

Alex Van Halen makes a beautiful tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen in his new audiobook, Brothers, which is also set to feature a previously unreleased song composed by the pair

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Los Angeles District Attorney investigating new leads and evidence regarding Marilyn Manson sexual misconduct allegations

“New evidence has emerged within the last few weeks,” says D.A. George Gascón

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"There’s always going to be resistance from other sides when a big movement happens." Poppy makes her debut on the cover of Metal Hammer in a world exclusive interview

Genre-splicing star Poppy appears on Metal Hammer's cover for the first time ahead of new album Negative Spaces

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"These shows are very special to me, because they’re rare." Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway

After their first show in five years, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting

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