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Iron Maiden, Oasis, Billy Idol and Phil Collins to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this year

"I actually think the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame is an utter, complete load of bollocks" - Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson

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Mariah Carey and Shakira Out, Celia Cruz in: Meet the Inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2026

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled its Class of 2026 on Monday, delivering a list full of heavyweight names, but for Latino music fans, the headline landed with two very different emotions. Celia Cruz is finally headed into the Cleveland institution, while Shakira, despite being one of this…

Latin Times

"Growing up, I noticed bands like Motorhead, Limp Bizkit and Drowning Pool were always part of it. Now I understand why." How heavy metal became a lifelong passion for WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer

From her love of Iron Maiden and Megadeth to her fiery entrance, Stephanie Vaquer is one of WWE's most metal superstars ever

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“We weren’t after our version of Iron Maiden’s Eddie, but it needed to be striking.” The story behind Slayer's grim Reign In Blood album artwork

Slayer intended to make pop fans "ill" with their grotesque representation of hell. It worked…

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"People were throwing coins and smashed up cups. It was horrifying!" This is what it's like supporting metal legends Iron Maiden in front of a hostile crowd, according to Atreyu guitarist Dan Jacobs

Atreyu might be one of metalcore's most celebrated bands, but they had a hard time winning over a rowdy Maiden crowd in Mexico

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"There can be more spices – we have a choir on three songs – but the foundation must be secure." 16 albums into a 44-year career, German thrash veterans Kreator are still doing their own thing

Kreator's Krushers Of The World album is out now

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“They’re 16 bars, and that’s it. There’s no extended solos”: Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings

In Smith/Kotzen, he’s relishing the chance to improvise and color outside of his usual lines, but admits that keeping up with Kotzen isn’t easy

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"Our goal is to be the biggest heavy metal band in the world." Tailgunner want to be the new Iron Maiden. Or the new Metallica. Or the new Judas Priest. And KK Downing is convinced

If you’re looking for some ‘leather, studs and bullet belts’ classic metal, get in Tailgunner's firing line

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Netflix Just Quietly Added The Most Underrated Horror Movie Of The Year

Ralph Fiennes steals the show in the zombie sequel '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,' now streaming on Netflix.

Inverse

Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley to perform at band’s blockbuster Knebworth festival in July, playing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI and The Best Of The Beast

The vocalist, who fronted the heavy metal titans from 1994 to 1999, will headline the Friday night of the two-day event

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"Parents come up to me and instead of going, ‘Oh you’re not a good role model because you talk about sex’, they say the opposite!" How Halestorm's breakthrough anthem smashed some silly taboos in rock 'n' roll

Believe it or not, a lot of modern mainstream rock had become a little prudish by around 2009. Halestorm helped change that

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The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

Louder

"Gods of metal!" Watch Dune star Javier Bardem, Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and more in the first trailer for new Iron Maiden documentary Burning Ambition

We've finally got a proper glimpse of the biggest heavy metal documentary coming in 2026!

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‘We built a castle on stage complete with battlements’: how 80s German thrash bands pushed metal to new extremes

As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer

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"There’s a guy here who you can pay five dollars to kick in the crotch.” A wild and weird weekend in Las Vegas with metal's most colourful band

They might've started out as a melodeath band, but these days Avatar are supporting Iron Maiden and Metallica and more colourful than ever

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"They combine the best parts of Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Ghost". Flame-throwing organs, witch burnings and inflatable pickaxes: Heavy metal's nerdiest subgenre just conquered one of the UK's most iconic arenas

Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses

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“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. I mean, wow! But it was a blessing and a curse. There could never be another Led Zeppelin, just like there could never be another Beatles”: The strange tale of a great rock band that had it all – and then blew it

As one critic said, this band had “more good riffs in one song than there are in the first four Black Sabbath albums”

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"I’d like to thank all the people who haven't voted for us from the bottom of my heart." Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher offers withering commentary on the band's current ranking in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote

Oasis, their old pals The Black Crowes and Iron Maiden aren't polling well in the Rock Hall fan vote, but Phil Collins is

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“We should all be proud that British musicians are responsible for this force in music called heavy metal. Black Sabbath and Judas Priest invented true heavy metal music”: How Priest singer Rob Halford remembers the band’s breakthrough moment

And how they triumphed amid the ‘mudbath’ of the first Monsters Of Rock festival

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"Our new setlist is full of hope and energy." Mongolian metal sensations The Hu announce their biggest UK and European tour ever

The Mongolian metal heroes will return to the UK after supporting Iron Maiden in July

Guitar World

“That’s why I don’t like old Les Pauls”: The reason Adrian Smith isn’t keen on some vintage Gibsons

The Iron Maiden guitarist swapped LPs for Jacksons in the ‘80s, because he’d grown tired of one key feature

Guitar World

“They created the blueprint for how heavy metal bands should look, sound, and tour”: Iron Maiden, Oasis, Jeff Buckley and Melissa Etheridge lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2026 nominations

Billy Idol, INXS, Joy Division and Shakira are also up for induction

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Pink dedicates Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination to 'outsiders and underdogs'

Pink has reacted to her first nomination for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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“An intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans”: A career spanning Iron Maiden doc is coming to cinemas this May

Band also recommence Run For Your Lives tour that month

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Iron Maiden have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, 22 years after they first became eligible to enter, with Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins, Billy Idol and more also on the ballot

The British metal heavyweights have been nominated twice before and denied entry both times

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