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Sludge purveyors Armed for Apocalypse have little interest in fitting neatly into a scene or pandering to an audience. They lack both the time and...

Nu gen provocateur Mimi Barks talks us through the songs that have defined her life

Static-X became main eventers of nu metal's second wave thanks to their classic banger, Push It

From Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to Skindred and Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK

Done With Mirrors and Permanent Vacation had put Aerosmith on the comeback trail, but Pump was Aerosmith's ultimate destination

The singer names the track where he and his colleagues matched perfectly – even though it hurt to create it