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“When I go to see a good concert from a metal band, it’s exhilarating. Like nothing you’ve ever heard before”: when Sir Christopher Lee met Tony Iommi

In 2010, Metal Hammer brought together acting legend Sir Christopher Lee with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi for the ultimate metal summit

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“I’m a good actor. I’m the Jack Nicholson of rock’n’roll! I can do the one expression and people still believe it”: how Ville Valo became one of rock’s last great stars

A classic 2004 interview with Ville Valo that proves he’s always been goth metal’s most charismatic star

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"Dad was the guy that would get us Christmas presents and then steal them back to pawn them." Tragedy hasn't stopped Texans Frozen Soul from finding warmth in old school death metal

Frozen Soul's frost-obsession might seem strange for a Texan band, but their story is one of triumph over tragedy and essential escapism

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System Of A Down's Serj Tankian slams “absolute maniac” Donald Trump: “He’s only interested in himself, his own ego, his own everything. He doesn’t even care about other Republicans”

System Of A Down’s frontman weighs in on the state of US politics in 2024, shares a snippet of previously unreleased SOAD song A.F. Day

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"I honestly can’t find the inspiration to write": Don't hold your breath if you're hoping for a new Jinjer album in 2024

Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk says she has "99 problems I have to solve" before she can think of working on the band's next album

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Ghost share cryptic new trailer, teasing the end of Papa Emeritus IV and a potential movie release

The new era of Ghost is kicking off in cinematic style

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The 35 greatest monster movies

Vampires, blobs, and creatures from the deep feature in the greatest monster flicks ever

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"I didn't think it would be over and done with so quick." Sebastian Bach says he and Skid Row owe it to the fans to reunite

Skid Row are again singerless after the departure of Erik Grönwall, but former vocalist Sebastian Bach thinks he has the perfect replacement - himself

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"That was a special adventure – I wouldn’t be here without him": Robert Trujillo says he'd love to work with Ozzy Osbourne again and reveals the classic cult supergroup he wants to resurrect

Even with a massive world tour looming, Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo shares some ideas on how he could keep busy in 2024

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"The war doesn't stop. I know a lot of people are tired of it, but Ukraine doesn't have that luxury." Why Sharon den Adel travelled to Kyiv to film Within Temptation's new video for upcoming single A Fool's Parade

Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel discusses travelling to an active warzone and why she is determined to continue spreading support for Ukraine

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"When I was a kid, my obsession was rifling through the forest for mushrooms. Then I gravitated toward witchcraft." We spent a day amongst neolithic tombs and monoliths with occult metal sensations, Green Lung

British stoner-doom crew Green Lung are taking the metal world by storm. We spent an eerie but educational day with them exploring Britain's occult past

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford unknowingly gatecrashed AC/DC’s compound at Power Trip festival: “I look around and there’s Brian, sitting on a couch having a cigarette.”

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford learned there are some spots even a Metal God isn’t allowed in at last year’s Power Trip festival

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"We want to put out positive messages even when the music is its most brutal." Rising Japanese metal stars Hanabie have their sights set on world domination

Merging metalcore, EDM, nu metal and hyper-pop, Hanabie are the latest metal sensation to emerge from Japan

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Bruce Dickinson, Bad Omens and Ministry are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023

Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?

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"It’s more than sales – it inspired an entire generation of young girls to know they had a place in heavy music." Inside Fallen: the album that turned Evanescence into instant 21st century metal superstars

No rock band had an explosive a rise in the 2000s as Evanescence. This is the story of their classic debut album

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"It’s the biggest heavy metal party in the world." Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses and Tool, plus insane ticket prices, 40° heat and, er, lobster dinners. Inside the brilliance and the absurdity of Power Trip festival 2023

We headed out to Power Trip in October for a first-hand look at the biggest heavy metal festival ever assembled

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10 massive metal bands we want new albums from in 2024

From Ozzy Osbourne to Tool, a host of metal legends look ready to make 2024 a star-studded year

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“I think they just want to know that I am feeling something.” We watched Sleep Token bewitch LA, met their superfans, heard Vessel speak publicly for the first time and shot photos of him with a massive snake

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"I got married two years ago and this was on par with that." On Trivium's last tour for "quite some time", we learned two things: 1) their shows are still some of the most intense in metal and 2) fans really love their 'Pig Pen'. Erm...

Trivium are preparing to go on a much-needed break, but we caught up with the band to talk everything from their beloved 'Pig Pen' to their incredible recent run of albums

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The best metal albums of 2023 so far

From Metallica to Babymetal, Cattle Decapitation to Sleep Token, these are the best metal albums of the year to date

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Castlevania: how the video game was inspired by classic Dracula horror films

If you’re one of the talented few who have completed Konami’s 1986 gothic horror action-adventure game Castlevania then you’ve seen the game’s unusual closing credits. Instead of a list of the names of people who worked on the game, it is instead an homage to those involved in classic horror…

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Re-vamped: British horror film-makers Hammer and Amicus are back from the dead

The British studios, which filled screens with bloody fangs, gothic monsters and heaving bosoms, have been resurrected for the 21st century

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You Need to Watch the Most Infamous Sci-Fi Movie on Tubi ASAP

There's trashy horror, and then there's Jeffrey Combs' most infamous movie. Bursting with gore and camp, this bizarro Lovecraft adaptation is unforgettable for the strangest reasons.

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Doctor Jekyll review – Eddie Izzard in gender-flipped reboot of Hammer horror

Casting Izzard as billionaire scientist Nina, a new incarnation for the classic story’s tormented hero, proves less intriguing than it sounds

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