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As Wacken fast approaches, we find out how a small gathering in Germany evolved into one of the world’s biggest metal fests

The song that rebuilt the band for the 21st century

Chaos, blood, death, resurrection – Kerry King and Tom Araya look back on the tumultuous journey of the thrash icons who pushed metal to new extremes

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.

Cradle Of Filth’s corpsepainted frontman on his skate punk roots, exploding basketballs, and 11th-century ghosts