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Tekkno no more! See Electric Callboy get “darker” and “more serious” with twisted new song/video Revery

Germany’s synth-metal party boys have reinvented themselves in dramatic fashion

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Music agent Dave Shapiro and ex-Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams die in San Diego plane crash

Shapiro and Williams died in a crash that injured eight people on the ground and is presumed to have killed six overall

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"We build dreams." How Tobias Forge and Beyonce's lighting designer Tobias Rylander joined forces to make Ghost's spectacular Skeletour the greatest show on earth

Award-winning Light, Scenic and Conceptual designer Tobias Rylander reveals how Ghost's spectacular Skeletour came to life

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"Intense. Beautiful. Devastating." Seven bands who defined Desertfest London 2025

Desertfest 2025 took over five venues in Camden, north London at the weekend, and crushed our tiny brains into jellied chunks

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“The mix was outrageous… the bass was so high they couldn’t play it on the radio”: Ian Gillan is really, really glad Tony Iommi wants to remix Born Again, one of Black Sabbath’s most maligned albums

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, who briefly fronted Black Sabbath in 1983, likens his album with the band to Spinal Tap

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Metallica announce stacked UK and Europe tour with Gojira, Knocked Loose and more

The biggest band in metal will be supported by a mammoth lineup when they hit Europe in summer 2026

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“This gig is very important. The original Sabbath will never be on stage together again”: Ozzy Osbourne confirms his upcoming farewell show will definitely be the end of the road for Black Sabbath

Holding out for one last Sabbath gig after the Back To The Beginning show? It’s not going to happen

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A Judas Priest documentary co-directed by Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello is in the works

The Brummie stars have announced The Ballad Of Judas Priest – produced by Iron Maiden, Rush and ZZ Top collaborators Banger Films – but kept tight-lipped regarding a release date

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“That’s why things were so hard for me to try and get deals”: Former Megadeth guitarist says Dave Mustaine damaged his career by calling him a “liar”

Chris Poland, who performed on Megadeth’s first two albums, likens being the subject of Mustaine’s ire to dragging around a “50-pound ball”

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“The only time I went out of the house was when we had a show.” Alt Blk Era have put every bit of time and energy they have into their music. The results have got rock fans raving (literally)

Alt Blk Era are one of the UK's most exciting alternative bands - even if it's been a battle to make it on stage in the first place

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Joey Jordison’s former death metal band Sinsaenum are back, will release new album in tribute to late Slipknot drummer in August

Sinsaenum – also featuring members of Kreator, Mayhem and others – will continue with Jordison’s old drum tech behind the kit

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The Painful Truth is Skunk Anansie's most vital and inventive album in years

Where many bands coast on past glories thirty years in, Skunk Anansie have served up something special

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10 songs we need to hear at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's farewell gig

Back To The Beginning is set to be the world's biggest celebration of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. We're hoping these songs will be part of it

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“I couldn’t believe it. I walked around, around in circles. I didn’t know”: Wendy Dio remembers visiting Motörhead’s Lemmy “two hours before he died”

The widow of Ronnie James Dio reveals that she was one of the last people to see Lemmy before he passed away in 2015

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"What a time to be alive!" Listen to the most surprising single of 2025, Robbie Williams' "adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall" collaboration with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and 'The Voice Of Rock' Glenn Hughes

Featuring driving guitars from Tony Iommi, Rocket is the first taste of Robbie Williams' forthcoming album BRITPOP

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Watch newly unearthed live footage of Limp Bizkit playing an unreleased song back in 1997

The track, called Breaking My Back or Strain by fans, was played at shows in the Three Dollar Bill Y’all era but never officially came out

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"We need pets – they make us live longer." Korn's Jonathan Davis teams up with fashion designer Ashton Michael to raise money for a dog shelter with his pet brand Freak On A Leash

Remember when Hammer interviewed Rob Halford with a bunch of kittens? Here's Jonathan Davis talking about how much he loves dogs

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“Every memory, every tear, every laugh is in here. Thank you for everything.” Listen to the final song by UK metalcore crusaders Ithaca

Listen to the final song by UK metalcore crusaders Ithaca

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Watch Trivium cover Steve’s Lava Chicken from the Minecraft Movie, because memes have ruined everyone’s brains

The greatest use of a seven-string guitar in metal history

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“This band have tried their hand at everything from death metal to synthpop, but they’ve never once done it with a smile”: We rank every Paradise Lost album from worst to best

Paradise Lost have turned sadness into several different sonic forms. Here they are in reverse-order of quality.

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I founded Brighton's first rock and metal Pride event. Here's why it's important that rockers in the queer community feel represented

Pride remains a fantastic and vital event for the LGBTQIA+ community, but not everyone wants to dance to Mariah Carey and Britney Spears

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“The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are onstage”: Iron Maiden urge fans to keep their phones in their pockets during upcoming Run For Your Lives tour

Iron Maiden urge fans to keep their phones in their pockets during upcoming Run For Your Lives tour

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"This is not a war zone...this is a System Of A Down concert!" Have you seen this crazy footage from System Of A Down's South American tour?!

Flares, arena-sized circle pits and some of the most passionate singalongs you will ever hear

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We've ranked every Ghost album from worst to best

From Papa's very first sermons on Opus Eponymous to the bombastic Skeletá, we rate every Ghost album so far

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Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has hit number one on the US Billboard chart and set two crazy new records for rock music

Sleep Token continue to break records and confirm their status as the biggest metal band in a generation

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