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Queens Of The Stone Age cancel all remaining 2024 shows as Josh Homme receives "essential medical care"

The latest cancellations follow the shelving of a run of festival dates in Europe earlier this summer

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“It’s disarming being expected to do the whole ‘Oh yeah! Throw the horns, dude!’ thing. I couldn’t do it with a straight face”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt loves metal, but he doesn’t always take it seriously

Opeth released their classic 11th album Pale Communion on this day in 2014 –and Mikael Åkerfeldt didn’t care whether the gatekeepers liked it or not

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“I am in the Gene Simmons business. I am the biggest fan of Gene Simmons”: Happy 75th birthday to Gene Simmons, Kiss bassist and unrepentant asshole

Self-confessed “asshole”, politically incorrect philanderer, money-obsessed businessman, rock superstar – god bless Gene Simmons

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Foo Fighters take action over Donald Trump's use of My Hero at rally – and they'll donate royalties to his opponent Kamala Harris

Donald Trump's campaign used Foo Fighters song at a rally without getting their permission

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Linkin Park launch countdown timer on their website –hinting at upcoming major announcement

A 100-hour countdown is running on Linkin Park's website and speculation is rife that it's teasing a comeback

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“Were Black Sabbath heavy metal? They were? Then I guess we are too”: How Tool pushed back the boundaries of metal and prog with 10,000 Days

Mystery, secrecy and Arsenal FC – the world of prog metal heavyweights Tool is like no other

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“My eyebrows are singed, my mouth is blistered, my arms are pretty bad”: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is hospitalised with “serious burns” following farming accident

Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson reveals he has suffered burns to his face and arms after an explosion, assures fans that he’ll still play upcoming shows

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“Black metal is the only form of music since punk rock that’s not money motivated”: How members of Emperor and Amen smashed together black metal and hardcore in forgotten supergroup Scum

The story of early 2000s underground supergroup Scum, who burnt brightly for one album then vanished

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Mötley Crüe have unleashed a cover of the Beastie Boys' Fight for Your Right

Just what you always wanted

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The reviews are in for The Crow remake, and they’re brutal

Love the original The Crow movie and thinking of watching the remake? Maybe think again

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“We were blown away by what Michael Kamen did with Silent Lucidity. It gave us all goosebumps”: How Queensryche made a progressive metal landmark with Empire

Operation: Mindcrime is Queensryche’s most famous album – but follow-up Empire remains their biggest commercial success

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The 11 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Chat Pile, Oceans Of Slumber and Unto Others are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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“Putting out a concept album about Moby-Dick could be career suicide”: Mastodon explain why Leviathan is so obsessed with the white whale

Mastodon explain why 2004 classic Leviathan is so fascinated with Herman Melville’s classic novel in a new interview

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Melt Banana's 3+5 is one of the extreme albums of the year. It's also completely off its baps

Put them under noise rock, grindcore, hardcore or avant-garde; you'll still never find another band like Melt-Banana

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“Everyone thinks it’s Zorro, or Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat”: Crypta frontwoman explains “bad” Beyoncé tattoo

Crypta singer/bassist Fernanda Lira paid tribute to her pop hero with a near-unrecognisable Beyoncé tattoo, and she’s not a fan of her own ink

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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month

From NWOBHM-revivalists Tailgunner to existential post-metallers Kollapse, Austrian folk-tinged black metal heroes Perchta and UK hopefuls Defects, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in August 2024

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Spiritbox announce biggest-ever London show at Alexandra Palace, Periphery and Stray From The Path supporting

The Canada prog metal sensations will play to more than 10,000 Londoners in February

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"I had a kind of queer awakening to All The Things She Said." Cassyette picks the 10 records that have changed her life

Nu gen queen Cassyette talks us through the songs and bands that soundtracked her life so far - from Bring Me To Life to Bring Me The Horizon

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The tracklisting for The Crow 2024’s soundtrack is pretty goth, to be fair

The controversial reboot will be soundtracked by Joy Division, Gary Numan, Enya and more when it comes out on August 23

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System Of A Down aren’t releasing a new album, but bassist Shavo Odadjian is, with new project Seven Hours After Violet

Odadjian’s new band have released their second single, Radiance, and announced a self-titled album for October

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“Maybe I’ll be a bro and let them take our spot up there”: Kerry King names the band who could replace Slayer in the Big Four

Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and who?

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Five bands you must not miss at this weekend's Pelagic Records Festival

Pelagic Festival runs from August 24-25 at Maastricht's Muziekgieterij

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"Unravels the horrors and joys of the world through a rouge-tinted pair of spectacles. The results are epic." Simone Simons soars on solo debut Vermillion

After 22 years and eight studio albums with Epica, vocalist Simone Simons is spreading her wings as a solo artist

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Helmet cancel US tour over financial concerns and poor ticket sales

New York noise-rock heroes Helmet have pulled the plug on 14-date US tour due to kick off next month

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Fleshgod Apocalypse’s Opera is surprisingly moving, given it’s by a band called ‘Fleshgod Apocalypse’

A 2021 climbing accident almost cost Fleshgod Apocalypse vocalist Francesco Paoli his life. On Opera, that pain fuels the Italians’ best album to date.

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