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From Black Sabbath to Napalm Death: these are the 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham

10 brilliant metal bands that show Birmingham really is the home of metal

Metal Hammer

“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound. You’re seeing a movie running through your head”: In a house that was home to two Beatles, a heavy metal masterpiece was born

Featuring pool cues, cutlery and other assorted effects

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“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense

From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code

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Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist – see what they played and watch videos here

The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album

Metal Hammer

“Rock'n'roll is a volatile thing... this is not an accounting office”: the story of Rated R, Queens Of The Stone Age’s strange, brilliant breakthrough record

The tale of Josh Homme & co.’s excellent second album, which turns 25 this month, and how metal icon Rob Halford came to make a cameo on it.

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"We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades, and finally we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way”: A Judas Priest documentary is in the works

Tom Morello is behind the camera

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“I’d have been in the corner with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and a mound of coke. I was out of my tree. I needed help”: How Judas Priest rose above darkness and death to make Turbo, their most divisive album

1986’s Turbo remains the most underrated album Judas Priest’s catalogue

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'Witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way':Judas Priest documentary co-directed by Tom Morello in the works

'The Ballad Of Judas Priest' has been announced by the heavy metal legends.

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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

Metal Hammer

“I sometimes do seven shows in a week. A week! I did 91 cities in 2024 — I’m not exaggerating. For an old man I think I deserve a little credit”: Why ex-Skid Row star Sebastian Bach is the hardest working man in showbiz

"I'm not slowing down," the 57 year-old says

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“If you’re a singer, you’re totally reliant on your body. You can't put a bit more distortion on your amp or use effects. You can’t compensate. You’re very exposed”: Why Iron Maiden had to change their singer to reach the next level

Guitarist Adrian Smith remembers a pivotal moment in Maiden’s history

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Judas Priest ‘gutted’ to miss final Ozzy Osbourne show says singer

Frontman Rob Halford commented: ‘I had no idea it was happening!’

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”

Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.

Metal Hammer

“Ringo Starr set down rules for us to follow. There was to be no riding of motorbikes on the grounds – so we did that. What do you expect from a heavy metal band?” The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars

1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods

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“Don’t relationships always get nasty in the end? A few knives get stuck in and before you know it, it’s out of control”: How Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford to regain the metal throne with Angel Of Retribution

In late 2004, Classic Rock joined the reunited Judas Priest on the road in Spain

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“I used to walk in a venue with a beer in each hand, with a hard-on and looking for a fight”: Overkill’s Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth is the thrash survivor that cancer and a stroke couldn’t kill

Overkill’s Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth has spent a life on thrash’s frontlines

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"I first heard it when I started taking acid": Devin Townsend picks the soundtrack of his life

Canadian maverick Devin Townsend names his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the music he listens to while mowing the lawn

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"It would be Number One all over the world... but it kills Judas Priest!”: The heavy metal legends’ secret pop project with Stock Aitken Waterman

Producer Pete Waterman calls it “the biggest hit we never had”

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Classic Rock's Ultimate 2024 Playlist

Icons and a-listers, retro bangers and psychedelic party-starters, firebrands, punks and alt.rockers - they’re all here

Metal Hammer

Alice Cooper and Rob Halford have joined forces on a wholesome Christmas song for children

Proceeds from My Christmas List will benefit Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers

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Watch Metallica's James Hetfield playfully do his best Rob Halford impression with the help of a helium balloon during the making of St. Anger

Papa Het can't quite reach the Judas Priest frontman's high notes without a little assistance, but nevertheless he gives it his best shot in this behind the scenes clip from Metallica's 2003 St. Anger sessions

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“The world had gone mad. The PMRC were trying to use all these great songs for their own agenda, which in the long run counted for nothing”: The story of Judas Priest’s Defenders Of The Faith, the album that Tipper Gore couldn’t silence

Controversy, chaos and “the heavy metal horn” – the story of Judas Priest’s 1984 album Defenders Of The Faith

Guitar World

“I was about 11 – not old enough to understand how impactful it was. I understood what happened, but music took away the eerie mood”: Ethan Kahn learned to play after a high school shooting – now his band is championed by William DuVall and Rob Halford

The Chained Saint guitarist is learning to balance his SATs with promoting their debut album, but he’s got the support of two rock icons

Metal Hammer

“Ozzy says, ‘I’ve never thrown a TV out the window.’ So I rip one out of the wall and launch it out of the window”: Zakk Wylde’s crazy tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen and more

Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses –Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more

Metal Hammer

“The fastest album they’d made, chock full of hard-headed riffs and squealing solos”: Every song on Judas Priest’s Painkiller ranked from worst to best

As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus

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