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WWE's most metal moments
A Stone Cold beer bath? Mick Foley going off a 30 foot cage? In honour of Wrestlemania 30 this weekend, we decided to fish out the high points
Black Sabbath kick off US tour
Ozzy and fo got the latest stint of their 13 world tour underway in New York earlier this week
Love reunites classic Hole
Aud Der Maur, Erlandson and Schemel ride again with controversial Courtney
PREMIERE: Lost Society - Terror Hungry
Finnish thrashers Lost Society have unveiled a cracker of a video
Mars recalls 'insane' Motley years
Crue legend Mick on about the drink, drugs and women of the band's heyday
Morello to induct Kiss into Rock Hall
Rage Against The Machine legend to honour makeup moguls
Wicked Snakes drop Cause/Effect video
View promo for track from their Lead Me To The Sun EP
Avenged Sevenfold To Reissue ‘Waking The Fallen’
Avenged Sevenfold will be celebrating last year’s tenth anniversary of their brilliant ‘Waking The Fallen’ opus with a special release later this year.
Dave Mustaine Has His Own Wine
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has finally got himself every self-respecting rockstar’s most valuable asset.
Steel Panther To Host The Golden Gods 2014
As they revealed onstage at Brixton Academy last night, Steel Panther are hosting this year’s Metal Hammer Golden God Awards
Babymetal Release Ridiculous New Video
Babymetal: unlike anything you have EVER heard, guaranteed
Red Bull Studios To Return To Download 2014
Red Bull Studios is back for 2014 to give unsigned bands the chance to play Download Festival this June!
Jack Black: 'Dio Was The Pavarotti Of Metal'
Tenacious D frontman and Hollywood megastar Jack Black has underlined the immense legacy of Ronnie James Dio ahead of ‘This Is Your Life’.
Gene Simmons on Ace Frehley and Peter Criss
Kiss legend Gene Simmons has some harsh words for his former bandmates as the rock ‘n’ roll legends’ Hall Of Fame induction draws near
Overkill Reveal Full New Album Details
Thrash veterans Overkill have unveiled the cover, tracklist and release date for their new album
More Download Bands
Another round of names have been added to this year’s Download festival! Get your tickets inside…
Randy Blythe On GWAR’s Dave Brockie
Randy Blythe has posted a moving tribute to GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (AKA Oderus Urungus) following reports of the musician’s death earlier this morning
GWAR Manager Releases Statement On Dave Brockie
GWAR’s manager, Jack Flanaganm has confirmed that Dave Brockie has passed away.
Trent Reznor On Recording ‘The Downward Spiral’
We talk to Trent Reznor as Nine Inch Nails’ seminal second album ’The Downward Spiral’ celebrates its twentieth anniversary
Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan
We grab Zoltan Bathory for a catch-up ahead of FFDP’s imminent UK dates
Gig Of The Week: Lords Of The Riff
Three killer rock bands unite for a kickass UK tour – and tickets are only a tenner
