Christina O'Neill

Watch Opeth's behind-the-scenes promo for their biggest ever UK headline show at London's SSE Wembley Arena last month

Study shows men playing Operation became more distracted and made more mistakes when listening to AC/DC than when they listened to classical music

Five Finger Death Punch changed lyrics to The Bleeding on teleprompter being used by guest vocalist Phil Labonte

Listen to Jethro Tull's new song Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song) from forthcoming String Quartets album

Vivian Campbell confirms Last In Line will record 2nd album in 2017 – and he hopes to replicate the Dio-esque sound of this year's Heavy Crown

New York outfit Emmure pull Torch The Earth 2017 tour dates in UK and Europe due to "unexpected delays" in releasing forthcoming 7th record

Check out the karaoke-style promo for Queen classic We Will Rock You

Metal Hammer-sponsored Nottinghamshire festival Tech-Fest will also host The Arusha Accord, Hacktivist, Ingested, Oceans Ate Alaska and Carcer City next July

Steve Vai says he wouldn't rule out joining a supergroup in future – but he's not interested in sticking to the same musical formula just to 're-live the glory days'

Listen to debut single from Bloodclot, fronted by Cro-Mags man John Joseph and featuring former members of Queens Of The Stone Age and Danzig

While Hetfield won't complain about Metallica's success, he wants more up-and-coming bands to knock them off their 'pedestal' to make rock music better

Megadeth's Mustaine offers fans the chance to camp on his private estate – with acoustic show, workshops and campfire stories planned over weekend

A Christmas lights display which flashes in sync with AC/DC's Thunderstruck is bringing a festive feel to Rudd Road in Shepparton, Australia

AFI launch black-and-white promo for White Offerings, from forthcoming 10th album AFI (The Blood Album) which launches on January 20

Sebastian Bach hints at classic Skid Row comeback – as bassist Rachel Bolan confirms they're recording new music with touring singer ZP Theart

Original Dio man Vivian Campbell says Def Leppard's 1996 album Slang was influenced by Soundgarden's 4th work, Superunknown

Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates says it takes time for a band to experiment and make an 'amazing' sound – and labels should accommodate that

Asia's album Symfonia - Live In Bulgaria 2013, recorded at Plovdiv's Sounds Of The Ages Festival, to launch on February 24

Nikki Sixx says they'll take their time with Motley Crue's upcoming biopic The Dirt – as NWA's hit-film Straight Outta Compton was 11 years in the making

Korn guitarist Munky says he hated the nu-metal label 10 years ago – but he's 'grateful' as it got them where they are now

Kid Rock has released a range of t-shirts in support of president-elect Donald Trump – with one referring to Clinton blue states as 'Dumbf**kistan'

Primus have announced a show at London's Roundhouse – their first ever at the iconic venue

Lzzy Hale takes inspiration from the 'hard rock community' in Nashville where she lives – as Arejay discusses 'guilty' pleasures of Spotify

Creeper to tour the UK and Europe through March and April 2017 in support of forthcoming debut album Eternity, In Your Arms

Apple Music say short-term album exclusives have been key to attracting new subscribers – with 3 million sign-ups in last 3 months