ZZ Top, Elton John and Halestorm shows in New Zealand cancelled as state of emergency persists
Shows cancelled after New Zealand's largest city Auckland was hit with record-breaking amounts of torrential rainfall, causing widespread flooding
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ZZ Top, Elton John and Halestorm shows in New Zealand cancelled as state of emergency persists
Shows cancelled after New Zealand's largest city Auckland was hit with record-breaking amounts of torrential rainfall, causing widespread flooding
Show your loved one how much you fancy them with one of six sexy as heck Def Leppard Valentine's Day cards
Def Leppard have released a set of Valentine's Day cards and we're bracing ourselves for Cupid's steady aim
There's a Ghost exhibition taking place in Hollywood for one night only
This pop-up ghoul's night out will take place at Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go and features artefacts from an era that clearly never happened
This video of Fleshgod Apocalypse singer's onstage marriage proposal will warm even the coldest of hearts
The Italian symphonic death metallers were performing in Madrid when Veronica Bordacchini's boyfriend popped the question
Dance Craze, the classic 1981 2 Tone documentary featuring The Specials, Madness, The Selecter and more, is being released on DVD for the first time ever
Joe Massot's acclaimed concert film featuring the best of 2 Tone is finally getting a DVD/Blu-ray release, and a London screening
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie announce co-headline Freaks On Parade tour
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie will set off on a co-headline tour across the US this summer
Marilyn Manson faces new lawsuit alleging sexual assault on a minor
A new lawsuit accuses Marilyn Manson of grooming and sexually assaulting an underage girl in the 1990s
There's now a Christian-themed cover of Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger and Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey, it's the sound of hell on earth
"Rising up, right to the top, fight for Christ, give him glory!" This ultra-cringe version of Survivor classic Eye Of The Tiger might be the final proof that the devil does indeed have all the best tunes
Paul McCartney unearths previously unheard collaboration with Jeff Beck
Paul McCartney shares 1994 collaboration with Jeff Beck, featuring spoken word environmental message from the late guitarist
Kiss' Paul Stanley offers some life goals advice: "If you choose to pursue something that's out of reach, you're an idiot"
Shoot for your dreams or aim for something more realistic? Kiss frontman Paul Stanley offers advice on the importance of setting attainable goals
"Iron Maiden fans are the coolest people on the planet": what your favourite band apparently says about you, according to this hilarious new video
Slayer fans hate everyone and everything; Slipknot fans think the mild salsa at Chipotle is spicy; Megadeth fans have a victim complex. These are just some of the amusing stereotypes dished out in a new video
Linkin Park are teasing something big to do with Meteora
A countdown on an old-school webpage suggests Linkin Park are up to some Meteora-related business
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Porcupine Tree: "a lot of the excitement is because people don’t know if they’ll see us play again"
Still bathing in the glow of the comeback that most people thought would never happen, Steven Wilson talks arena shows, the power of band t-shirts, and his favourite album of 2022
Rush's Moving Pictures: a tale of double-entendres and red overalls
Graphic artist Hugh Syme looks back on the creation of the iconic cover art for Rush's classic album Moving Pictures
How Joni Mitchell watched Woodstock on TV then wrote the song that captured its magic
Originally a b-side, Joni Mitchell's generational classic Woodstock found its biggest audience with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Why you should definitely own Marquee Moon by Television
With inspired poetic concision and angular six-stringed symphonics, Tom Verlaine always took the most unorthodox, yet captivating, route from one guitar chord to another
"A lesser band might have been humiliated" - the story of the first Kiss show
It's a cold night in New York, and Kiss are about to play their first show... but there's almost no one in the crowd to witness history in the making
Tracks of the Week: eight new songs to make the world a better place
Including The Answer, Mudhoney, Demob Happy, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and more
The 11 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
Ghost team up with Joe Elliott and Avatar bring in Lzzy Hale for the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Korn’s Blind: how a rewritten version of another band’s song invented nu metal
Korn’s Blind kicked off their debut album – and nu metal. But it started life with another band entirely
Watch Ben Stiller and Bob Odenkirk dress up as Metallica in 1992
Metallica's Enter Sandman gets a loving but cheeky spoof from Ben Stiller and future Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk
How Van Halen's debut album changed everything, by the guitarists it changed
Jason Becker, John 5, Alex Skolnick, Paul Gilbert, Bruce Kulick, Myles Kennedy and others look back at the astonishing impact of Van Halen's first album
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Volume 17 of the Bootleg series finds Bob Dylan in Miami and on excellent form
Bob Dylan's Fragments travels back to the 1990s and the Time Out Of Mind sessions with Daniel Lanois
Steppenwolf lack heavy metal thunder on three albums of declining in potency
Steppenwolf box set the Epic Years 1974-1979 is a far cry from the band's million-selling golden era
If unorthodox avant-punk noise-metal innovation is the question, Dinosaur Jr. are the answer
Four-album box set Puke + Cry: The Sire Years 1990-1997 celebrates J Mascis as face-melting guitar shredder supreme
Lemmy told us that Girlschool rocked and Lemmy was right
This five-disc collection of Girlschool recordings is a fascinating evisceration of a trailblazing rock band
Steve Vai's Vai/Gash is a joyful throwback to simpler times
Vai/Gash is an unearthed, back-to-basics collection from guitar star Steve Vai and his late friend, singer Johnny ‘Gash’ Sombrotto
Uriah Heep: still fully in touch with what made them great 50 years ago
Another Box-fresh hard-rock bull’s eye as Uriah Heep release album number 25 Chaos And Colour
Clearaudio Concept turntable review
The German company’s most affordable turntable has been winning plaudits for years, but is it still an immaculate conception?
Sleep Token's London show just proved why they're the most exciting band in metal right now
Mystery, mystique and moshing: last night, Sleep Token headlined London's legendary Apollo in front of a sold out, awestruck crowd
The Rolling Stones' In Mono: it's great but it borders on abuse
The Stones’ monaural 60s box: eight albums, 16 discs, six kilograms-plus of wallet-rinsing duplication
Black Star Riders: still channelling the warrior spirit of Thin Lizzy
Wrong Side Of Paradise finds main Black Star Rider Ricky Warwick capturing the romance and the strut of old
Måneskin's Rush! is dazzling proof that their trajectory is no fluke
Not a tribute to Geddy, Alex and Neil
