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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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"Opeth and Scissor Sisters are fans of mine": comedian Bill Bailey talks Mastodon, Ghost and why he'd love to have a nerdy conversation with Prince

Musical comedian Bill Bailey answers your questions on his favourite instrument, exotic animals and why he misses Never Mind The Buzzcocks

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Bloodstock festival adds Carcass, Sylosis, Satyricon and more to 2024 lineup

11 new bands have been added to the extreme metal festival, which will take place at Catton Hall, Derbyshire, in August

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Every Opeth album ranked from worst to best

From 1995's Orchid through to 2024's The Last Will And Testament, we ranked every Opeth album in order of greatness

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“We started seeing this crossroads in the progressive metal scene. Bands were going towards art-rock – more technical. We wanted to preserve that metal vibe”: Soen keep it heavy with latest album Memorial

Despite being seen as a novelty supergroup, singer Joel Ekelöf argues they were always the real deal, and they’re still prog even if their new songs are more concise

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch and Ihsahn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Opeth share previously 'lost' video for Windowpane

Opeth's 2003 album Damnation to be reissued on deluxe vinyl in December

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“The perception of what kind of band you are can count for so much… The hard lesson to learn is that the quality of the music counts for very little”: Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree’s slow rise to success

After a 20-year struggle to secure their status, the band leader looked back on what it took to score a top 30 album

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“It suddenly made me feel so mature. I remember getting the shivers! It was not death metal”: How Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Grand Theft Auto III and Steven Wilson helped Opeth become modern-day prog icons

20 years on, Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back at Opeth’s evolution from death metal heavyweights to prog mainstays on landmark 2003 album Damnation

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“If they had the flares and beards and the record was from 1971 or 1972, that was what I wanted… records that looked odd and I could afford”: How Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt discovered prog

From extreme metal to Camel and Genesis to collaboration with Steven Wilson, the Swedish musician's career is surely one of the most progressive

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"Some Kind Of Monster? It was all a bit Spinal Tap." Bill Bailey on the rock and metal albums that have defined his life

From Mastodon and Opeth's prog metal majesty to Metallica going off the rails with St Anger, these are the albums that have sountracked Bill Bailey's life

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Jesse Leach: "After Alive Or Just Breathing came out, I was not in a great place"

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach talks new music, who he'd pick for his Roadrunner United team and the greatest hardcore song ever written

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A beginner’s guide to prog metal in 5 essential albums

Brain-melting music meets head-scratching concepts – step into the epic world of prog metal with these five must-hear albums

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In photos: Denmark heavy metal festival

Copenhell Festival is a heavy metal festival, held in Denmark's capital Copenhagen each June. This year's headliners include Metallica, Korn, Kiss, Judas Priest, Bad Religion, Opeth, Red Fang, Agnostic Front, D-A-D, Emperor, and more.

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