Gene Simmons: I sang like my grandmother on I Was Made For Loving You
Gene Simmons reveals that he hates playing 1979 Kiss classic I Was Made For Loving You live… all because of its catchy, signature melody
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Gene Simmons: I sang like my grandmother on I Was Made For Loving You
Gene Simmons reveals that he hates playing 1979 Kiss classic I Was Made For Loving You live… all because of its catchy, signature melody
James LaBrie guests on new Last Union album
New Italian prog metal band features Symphony X and former Helloween members...
Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell plots first solo album in 18 years
Jane’s Addiction frontman signs new deal with BMG for Kind Heaven - his first solo album since 2001’s Song Yet To Be Sung
Behemoth’s Nergal: There's some Adolf Hitler in all of us
Behemoth leader Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski explains his love of hipsters and then questions whether any human can be truly good by making controversial comment
The real story behind Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody movie: only in the new issue of Classic Rock
Also with this issue: a giant Queen poster, a 100-page AC/DC book, a CD featuring the best new music on the planet, and a 148-page Metallica eBook
Watch Smashing Pumpkins get spooked taking the Haunted House Challenge
Smashing Pumpkins try and survive a night in a haunted house in new video for Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)
The Neal Morse Band invite fans to join them on The Great Adventure
The Neal Morse Band will release their double concept album The Great Adventure in January - and announce 2019 tour dates
Fleetwood Mac respond to Lindsey Buckingham’s lawsuit
After Lindsey Buckingham filed a lawsuit against Fleetwood Mac last week over his sacking, his former bandmates dispute his case
22 release new single Call Me Trimtab
Norwegian proggers will release new album You Are Creating on November 23...
Bullet For My Valentine visit Tokyo in new Not Dead Yet video
Bullet For My Valentine launch new video for Not Dead Yet to coincide with their UK and European tour and the release of Gravity Deluxe Edition
Jethro Tull’s rich history will be celebrated in first ever official book
Overseen by Ian Anderson, The Ballad Of Jethro Tull will feature photos, memorabilia, press cuttings, album art and more
Behemoth brew up another batch of blasphemous beer
Behemoth announce the Wolf Ov Siberia double IPA to celebrate the launch of their new album I Loved You At Your Darkest
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Your ultimate heavy metal Halloween playlist
Make your spooky party the most metal Halloween ever!
The stories behind Ice Nine Kills' new album The Silver Scream
Every track on Ice Nine Kills' new album The Silver Scream is inspired by a different horror movie. It's gruesome stuff.
Tracks of the Week: new music and videos from Halestorm, Hands Off Gretel and more...
We've listened to every second of the 743 new tracks released this week, and narrowed it down to a climactic final eight
New Band Of The Week: Primordial Swarm
Taking extremity into a horrifying new future, Primordial Swarm have created the soundtrack for a science-fiction nightmare
The best turntable deals right now
UPDATED Black Friday is coming. But until then, here are the best deals on record players to suit any budget
10 Best Electric Guitars Under £500/$650
Updated! What are the best budget electric guitars? What are the best electric guitars for beginners? Our experts have the answer...
What's the best album ever made?
We want to know. Because it's about time this was done properly... by you
The fine art of ludicrous album packaging
11 examples of artfully ambitious sleeve design
The 100 Best Debut Albums Ever
100 magnificent starts to 100 magnificent careers, as we reveal the 100 greatest debut albums of all time, as chosen by you
The 100 greatest metal albums of the 21st century
We polled a huge panel of writers, bands, industry experts and readers to put together the definitive countdown of the best metal albums of the 21st century
The Metal Hammer 11: The best new music in rock and metal
The best new music from the world of rock and metal – updated every week!
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David Bowie - Loving The Alien (1983 – 1988) album review
Bowie’s most critically derided period, remixed, remastered and partially rehabilitated.
Atreyu – In Our Wake album review
OC metalcore stalwarts Atreyu seek a new chorus of approval with In Our Wake
Gama Bomb – Speed Between The Lines album review
Northern Irish thrashers Gama Bomb rustle up more killer riffs on Speed Between The Lines
Skálmöld – Sorgir album review
Skálmöld deliber more stirring hymns to the glorious, frozen North with Sorgir
Tom Morello – The Atlas Underground album review
Ex-Rage Against The Machine axe hero Tom Morello finds fertile new pastures on The Atlas Underground
Beartooth – Disease album review
Beartooth make another leap towards the mainstream with Disease
Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest album review
Nergal’s black/death juggernaut Behemoth joins a new pantheon of gods with I Loved You At Your Darkest
Steve Perry - Traces album review
An unexpected journey: Steve Perry, the voice of AOR, grows old gracefully
Coheed And Cambria – The Unheavenly Creatures album review
New York’s prog sci-fi visionaries Coheed And Cambria return to the warfront with The Unheavenly Creatures
High On Fire – Electric Messiah album review
Matt Pike's ratchets up his war cry with High On Fire's Electric Messiah
Black Peaks – All That Divides album review
Brightons’ progressive metallers Black Peaks raise the bar with All That Divides
