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“I was in the mountains during a thunderstorm. It was so heavy I had to pull aside and park. That’s when ‘heavy metal thunder’ came to me”: The biker rock anthem th…

But Bonfire’s relationship with the band didn’t end there. He had demoed Born To Be Wild, and after it had been turned down ...
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“It’s brutal. Energy and power and speed… without that album, there would be no Metallica or Slayer or Sepultura”: Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera names the greatest riff ...

“My first album was Queen, Live Killers. Me and [my brother] Iggor went to the show in Sao Paulo, and the next day I went to the store to get anything by Queen and the guy from the store recommended ...
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"If I didn’t have songs, we wouldn’t make an album. I didn’t do anything, and nobody asked!” How Everon returned after 16 years with a new studio album, Shells

A light-hearted comment with their record label saw German proggers Everon make their first album for 16 years, although it wasn't all plain sailing ...
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"I could feel the power behind me and it was like being in front of a locomotive." The Swedish metal icons whose biggest hit was so confusing even Metallica's Kirk Hammett ...

It's safe to day that even the most patient music teacher struggle to explain the polyrhythms that provide the backbone of this Meshuggah classic ...
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“He was seeing the devil in everything. To him, his whole life had been in service to Satan...” This LA band had the world at their feet. Then their guitarist joined a ...

How a "feral" Ozzy Osbourne crowd, an onstage meltdown, and nudity on live TV sparked a police manhunt in South America What happened when a SWAT team swooped on ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist ...
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"Ozzy has been a mighty force in modern music." The BRIT Awards are to honour the late Black Sabbath's contribution to music with Lifetime Achievement accolade and …

Ozzy Osbourne has been a mighty force in modern music,” says Stacey Tang, Chair of the 2026 BRIT Awards Committee and ...
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"The guys from Guns N’ Roses split down the middle politically." Melania Trump documentary producer names the artists who refused to give permission for their m…

While Beckman does not disclose which band member refused permission, Axl Rose has previously gone on record with his ...
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“They say time heals all wounds, but not completely. Even 40 years later, I often find myself thinking about him”: The electrifying life and dark times of iconic Thin Lizzy ...

“As I got into the light, I heard: “Are you Scott?” There was this black guy. For a moment, I thought: ‘That’s really cool, ...
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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now!

Sepultura, Lamb Of God and Arch Enemy are among the best new metal songs this week. Is it us, or did the music world suddenly ...
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Sleep Token, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Pulp & Turnstile among this year's Brit nominees - here's how you can watch the 2026 Brit Awards... no matter where you are

This weekend's ceremony from Manchester's Co-op Arena will be broadcast live - here's everything you need to know ahead of the big night ...
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"We’re jamming, so it’s possible..." Rush discuss the possibility of new music as they announce another Manchester show

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have revealed their shock and delight at the success of Rush 's upcoming Fifty Something tour as they announce a second night at Manchester's Co-Op Live for March 14 due to ...
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"We’ve actually worked together on a bunch of stuff over the years that hasn’t even come out." Why Willow Smith is the only guest vocalist on Sean Lennon and Les Cla…

Primus frontman Les Claypool and Sean Lennon have announced the third album from their collaborative project The Claypool ...