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

The genre-agnostic mastermind behind Zeal & Ardor gives us a tour of his quirky record collection

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

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

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“Peely was my hero growing up – I’d listen to his radio show late at night. The vast majority of the bands I listened to, I found through John – the ear he had was phenomenal. He was also one of the g