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In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow
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Ghost’s third album Meliora found them going darker and poppier than ever before – and the result pointed towards what was to follow
How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984
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Inspired by a baseball-capped server at a dive-thru, the song brought the band a UK No.1 single, lifted them out of the doldrums and set them up for the next period of huge success
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Starting out as a YouTube sensation with a robotic persona, Poppy has broken out to become a hyperpop/metal crossover star
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Download 2025 festival tickets, lineup rumours, announcements and more
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Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt
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High Parasite are destined to be your new favourite goth metal band
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In 2016, all five members of Korn looked back on the ups, downs and madness of their rollercoaster career
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How Aleister Crowley, aka The Great Beast, influenced generations of metal bands
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
