Christina O'Neill

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

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

Clutch singer Neil Fallon says he has no regrets over the band's 'not-so-great' material as it's helped them make better music over their 25-year career

Arcane Roots issue new single Curtains – and announce one-off show at London's Bush Hall on February 3

Watch Queensryche's video for Hellfire – which is based on the Malaysian Airlines MH17 plane shot down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014

Watch Stone Sour's video for Zzyzx Rd lifted from their 2006 album Come What(ever) May – which gets a 10th anniversary re-release on December 16

Adam Sagan, former Circle II Circle and Into Eternity drummer, dies after battle with blood cancer

Drummer Jason Bonham says the best chance of a Led Zeppelin reunion is to forget about it – as he did that before he got a call for their 2007 comeback

King 810 frontman David Gunn insists guns are part of their culture – and that they'd shoot terrorists from the stage