Slayer announce only North American headline show of 2025, with Knocked Loose and a host of thrash metal legends supporting
Slayer are coming to a venue near you, but only if that venue is Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania
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"Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie." Blondie drummer Clem Burke dead at 70
Punk/New Wave legend Clem Burke (Clement Anthony Bozewski) has passed away following a battle with cancer
The day the Sex Pistols met Abba
The Sex Pistols were huge fans of Abba. Abba may not have been huge fans of the Sex Pistols
Ghost’s Tobias Forge comments on recently leaked solo album Passiflora
The frontman’s only solo album leaked in February after going unheard for 17 years
Former Gang of Four and Shriekback bassist Dave Allen dead at 69
Former bandmates have paid tribute to influential bass player and digital advocate Dave Allen
"There will be no event called 'Fyre 2' in Playa del Carmen." Grand plans to revive disastrous event come as a surprise to the resort city supposed to be hosting it
Fyre Festival was an unrivalled disaster and subject of two documentaries – now part 2 looks to be off to a less than ideal start
Judas Priest's Ritchie Faulkner reveals he suffered a stroke and it's affected his playing
Faulkner says he suffered the stroke as he recovered from the aortic aneurysm he experienced at Louder Than Life in 2021, and it's left him permanently damaged
Napalm Death, Thurston Moore, Wayne Kramer, and members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rammstein and more to appear on Ramones tribute albums
Underground heroes pay tribute to Da Bruddahs, NYC's much-missed punk rock pioneers
Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been streamed one billion times on Spotify
Master Of Puppets gets added to Spotify’s elite Billions Club, joining fellow Metallica hits Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman
Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains the struggles of being a masked, anonymous metal musician
Before a 2017 lawsuit revealed that Tobias Forge was Ghost’s Papa Emeritus, the frontman went to great pains to keep his identity secret
Queen would never have performed their iconic set at Live Aid if Bob Geldof had had his way
"Freddie smelt blood. He went for the throat."
"This is the best day of my life!" Watch Kelly Clarkson cover Foo Fighters, then help Jack Black make a dream come true in the most joyous and pure TV segment of the week
Watch Jack Black melt hearts on the latest edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show
Lynyrd Skynyrd announce live album recorded at Gary Rossington's star-studded final show
Watch the video for Tuesday's Gone featuring Jelly Roll, from Lynyrd Skynyrd's Celebrating 50 Years - Live At The Ryman
Steven Wilson has remixed Chicago II in Dolby ATMOS
Steven Wilson has completed a Dolby ATMOS remix of Chicago’s groundbreaking 1970 album Chicago II, with Blu-ray and vinyl editions to be launched in April and May respectively
Ritchie Blackmore had a heart attack 18 months ago, and won't be onstage again in Europe any time soon
Blackmore appears on Candice Night's forthcoming solo album, Sea Glass
Bruce Springsteen details Tracks II: The Lost Albums, featuring seven records and 82 previously unreleased songs, 74 never-before-heard
Bruce Springsteen: “I often read about myself in the 1990s as having some 'lost period'. Not really. I was working the whole time.”
Bruce Soord details 10th anniversary edition of debut solo album
The Pineapple Thief leader Bruce Soord’s self-titled solo album will be reissued in vinyl to mark its 10th anniversary in May
This is the Metallica song that makes Kirk Hammett cry – and it’s really not the one you’d expect
Turns out it’s not Fade To Black, One or Mama Said that gets Metallica’s guitarist misty-eyed…
John Lydon lost part of his vinyl collection after his kitchen was accidentally set on fire
The former Sex Pistol hates shortbread, but loves toffees and biscuit tins
