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Watch Killswitch Engage reunite with ex-singer Howard Jones at emotional homecoming show in Massachusetts

Howard joined his old bandmates for the performance of three songs on Saturday night

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Slayer have just played their first set in five years - see their reunion setlist and watch fiery video footage here

Thrash titans Slayer have just returned to the stage after a 1759 day hiatus

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Slipknot's set at Knotfest Iowa cut short by severe weather

Slipknot forced to play earlier than planned and were onstage for under an hour as weather turned ugly

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“We weren’t arrogant enough to think we were suddenly the most important band in the world. We just knew we were”: A metal fan’s guide to Rush

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal

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“They actually asked Judas Priest to write music for it. We saw it and decided to avoid it like the plague”: The inside story of Rock Star, Hollywood’s infamous attempt to make a heavy metal movie

Loosely based on Judas Priest, Rock Star saw Hollywood trying to make a metal movie – but does it deserve the hate it gets?

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“You would see them lift their masks, puke in a bucket and keep going!” Slipknot’s first manager remembers wild 90s Iowa shows

Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s

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“Had we not made this record the way it sounded, I’m not certain there would have been another album”: How Opeth ditched the death growls and fully embraced prog on Heritage

In 2011, Opeth released Heritage – and cut the the last cord with their death metal past

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“It was total overkill. We were getting in all sorts of trouble. I thought, ‘I’ve got two months of this, I’m going to be dead at the end of it!’” The epic story of Iron Maiden‘s conquest of America

In 1981, a young Iron Maiden made their first trip to the USA. And the USA didn’t know what hit it

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The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Wardruna, Body Count and Nightwish are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"A true believer, sharp as a knife, heart of gold." A tribute to Michelle Kerr, the ass-kicking, passionate PR legend who helped shape modern metal as we know it

Michelle Kerr, PR for Slipknot, Machine Head, Slayer, Megadeth and many more, died on Saturday. She leaves behind a legacy as one of the metal industry's most beloved figureheads

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Norse folk shamen Wardruna announce new album Birna with single Himinndotter

The collective, as heard on juggernaut TV series Vikings, will release their next album in January

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Slayer have their own hot sauce now, and we can’t believe it isn’t called “Hell Awaits”

Slayer’s Raining Blood hot sauce contains red ghost peppers, guaranteed to give your tastebuds a good, scorchy thrashing

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“We have to carry on howling, no matter how wrong it feels”: Ulver release Locusts and Nocturne #2, their first songs since longtime member Tore Ylwizaker’s death

Ulver continue to drop new songs from their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, despite losing their long-serving keyboardist/producer last month

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Fever 333 double down on promoting new album Darker White by releasing two singles at once

Fever 333 have released not one, not three, but two new songs at the same time. Hear Murderer and Nosebleeds here.

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"They made it relevant again!" David Gilmour guests on Body Count cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb

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

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“Lars called me, and you’re on a shortlist”: Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was in the running to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica

Megadeth’s David Ellefson was shortlisted to join Metallica in 2003 – and he found out because Dave Mustaine told him

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"Slipknot used to have taser fights." Morgan Lander talks nu metal, pranks and the wildest tours Kittie have been on

Almost 30 years since Kittie were formed, Morgan Lander and co. are still as fired up and fierce as ever

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The 9 classic deep cuts Iron Maiden need to play on their Run For Your Lives tour

As Iron Maiden promise a setlist of vintage hits and fan-favourites for their next world tour, we propose some oddball choices that need dusting off

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At last! A rare new vocal from Axl Rose as Michael Schenker's cover of UFO's classic Love To Love finally emerges

Guns N' Roses man Axl Rose joins a stellar cast of guest musicians on Michael Schenker's new album My Years With UFO

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“There’s new artwork, there’s music that’s so punk rock from board tapes, there’s audio, visuals, everything”: Slipknot are planning a 25th anniversary reissue of their iconic debut album

Exclusive: Clown tells Metal Hammer about the upcoming reissue of Slipknot’s debut album

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Evanescence to record new album in November: ”We’ve been doing a lot of creating”

The gothic rock legends will bring new songs to life towards the end of the year

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Masked jazz-metal weirdos Imperial Triumphant go pop with new track Eye Of Mars. Not really: they’re still masked and weird.

Tech-metal’s golden boys sound as incomprehensible as ever on their new song

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New nu metal champions Tetrarch return with new nu metal single Live Not Fantasize

New nu metal band Tetrarch have released their first new nu metal song since 2021

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Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Louder and Prog team up to launch brand new merch store - get exclusive designs, vinyl, signed artist bundles and more

From exclusive band designs you can't get anywhere else to awesome memorabilia and signed rarities, we've got it all

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The four horsemen ride! Metallica announce 2025 North American tour, including Sick New World and Sonic Temple festivals

Metallica will continue their M72 world tour as they trek across North America next year

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