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The modern doom scene owes a huge debt to Saint Vitus
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The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist
The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist, as picked by members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more
When Black Sabbath bow out this summer, this lot will officially be Britain's best stoner/doom/psych band
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs sound heavier, dirtier, and nastier than ever before on their excellent new album Death Hilarious. What's not to love?
Biff Byford on Lemmy, inspiring thrash metal and the greatest heavy metal riff ever written
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It's been a rough few years for Jinjer, but new album Duél shows they're stronger than ever
A mind-mincing encounter with Black Sabbath on the Sabotage tour
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Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser explains his love for Yes and Steve Howe
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser cares so deeply for Yes that his band named an album after one of the prog giants’ songs
Amon Amarth, Wardruna and others explain why metal loves Vikings so much
We got bands and academics to tell us why heavy music can’t get enough of big, burly berserkers
"People assume my whole life has changed since Eurovision, but I still don’t have a firm place to stay."
Bambie Thug is the witchcraft practicing, Eurovision spotlight-stealing, Ouija-pop hero the nu gen needs
Ghost’s Tobias Forge breaks down every track on new album Skeletá
Get to know Ghost’s new album before it drops on April 25
Ice-T on Ozzy, Lemmy, songs to get women pregnant and the music he loves most
Body Count singer and rapper Ice-T picks the records and artists he loves, and names the singer who almost guarantees pregnancy
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the Metallica song that saved his life
"It's like a movie unto itself. What a song!" Billy Corgan on the Metallica classic that meant everything to him as a teenager
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From Metallica and Lou Reed’s Lulu to Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying, the Metal Hammer team band together to defend their favourite clangers
The twisted story of Morbid Angel and the birth of death metal
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In 2012, Adrian Smith stepped away from Iron Maiden to indulge in something edgier
