Suicide Silence say next album will feature 70% clean vocals By Christina O'Neill Suicide Silence say they wanted to venture outside their normal musical 'spectrum' for 5th album – and singing came 'naturally' for vocalist Eddie Hermida
Former Kyuss man John Garcia releases Kylie video By Christina O'Neill Watch former Kruss vocalist John Garcia's video for Kylie – from upcoming album The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues
Falling In Reverse release single Coming Home By Christina O'Neill Listen to Falling In Reverse's new song Coming Home – their first new material since third studio album Just Like You in 2015
Metallica's James Hetfield praises Megadeth's Dave Mustaine By Christina O'Neill Metallica frontman James Hetfield has praised former bandmate and Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine for his "amazing career" in music
Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes to issue Modern Ruin early By Christina O'Neill Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes will release album Modern Ruin on January 20 – before they tour Europe with Biffy Clyro
Blink-182 voted most animal-friendly band by PETA By Christina O'Neill Blink-182 and AFI's Davey Havok were honoured for their investment in animal rights at the PETA2 Libby Awards
UK's Music Venue Trust expands to Texas By Christina O'Neill Music Venue Association is rallying clubs and bars in Austin in a legal bid to halve liquor tax rates and boost local music industry
Anselmo: Robb Flynn and Scott Ian calling me racist is infuriating By Christina O'Neill Pantera ex Phil Anselmo says Machine Head's Robb Flynn and Anthrax's Scott Ian don't understand 'heavy implications' of branding him racist
Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop announces solo shows By Christina O'Neill Asking Alexandria frontman Danny Worsnop schedules 'intimate performances' in Leeds and Kingston to promote debut country album, The Long Road Home
Blackfield tease album V with Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen By Christina O'Neill Listen to 3-track promo for Blackfield's forthcoming album V – the project from Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson and Israeli songwriter Aviv Geffen
Watch Sock Puppets Immortal Christmas III video By Christina O'Neill Sock Puppet Parody release their 3rd Immortal Christmas song
Steel Panther release Anything Goes lyric video By Christina O'Neill Watch Steel Panther's promo for new single Anything Goes – lifted from upcoming album Lower The Bar
Eyehategod Mike Williams has successful liver transplant By Christina O'Neill Eyehategod's Mike Williams has undergone successful liver transplant surgery – less than a month after crowdfunding campaign for treatment smashed its target
Rival Sons stream Paris live album By Christina O'Neill Rival Sons have made their live album from Download Paris 2016 available to stream
Misfits ex-guitarist Doyle to release album As We Die By Christina O'Neill Former Misfits guitarist Doyle to launch album As We Die and commence European tour in 2017
Volbeat release Dead But Rising live video By Christina O'Neill Watch Volbeat's live performance for Dead But Rising at Germany's Rock Im Park festival earlier this year
Enter Shikari announce Take To The Skies North American tour By Christina O'Neill Enter Shikari celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album Take To The Skies with a run of North American shows in spring 2017
Coheed And Cambria release Colors video By Christina O'Neill Watch Coheed And Cambria's video for Colors – which they call a 'tribute' to all their fans
Metallica's Rob Trujillo talks future Big Four tour By Christina O'Neill Rob Trujillo says he'd like Metallica to hit the road with Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer again after they complete their Hardwired touring commitments
Anthrax, Killswitch Engage announce 2017 North American tour By Christina O'Neill Anthrax and Killswitch Engage will join forces under the Killthrax banner for a North American tour in 2017 – with support from The Devil Wears Prada
Danko Jones to release new album Wild Cat in 2017 By Christina O'Neill Canadian act Danko Jones will release 8th album Wild Cat in March, followed by a spring European tour
DevilDriver announce 2017 North American tour By Christina O'Neill DevilDriver to tour North America with Death Angel, Winds Of Plague and The Agonist in February and March next year
Hexvessel release short concert film By Christina O'Neill Watch Finnish outfit Hexvessel perform at Menuo Juoadaragis Festival in the national forest of Lithuania
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown announce US tour By Christina O'Neill British psychedelic outfit The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown announce 2017 Zim Zam Zim US tour – their first run of live shows since 1969
Supergroup The Damned Things to launch new EP By Christina O'Neill The Damned Things, featuring members of Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die, Anthrax and Volbeat, are working on a new record