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New Judas Priest Album Is Finished
Judas Priest legend Rob Halford reports that the metal titans’ new album is done and dusted
Blogs Of War: Lords Of The Riff Day 1
Orange Goblin’s Ben Ward is currently hanging with the amazing trio of bands on this year’s Lords Of The Riff tour! Here’s how it’s going so far
While She Sleeps: 'The New Album Is Wicked!'
We caught up with While She Sleeps singer Loz Taylor to see how his throat surgery went and how the new Sleeps album is coming along
Devil You Know: Our Track-By-Track Guide
We’ve heard Devil You Know’s debut, so we thought we’d give you a cheeky track-by-track guide. Here’s how it breaks down…
Angela Gossow Leaves Arch Enemy
Surprising news from the Arch Enemy camp as it’s been revealed that Angela Gossow has left the band. Find out who’s replacing her inside
Black Veil Brides Team Up With Bob Rock
Black Veil Brides have confirmed one of rock music’s biggest producers for their next studio album
Our Guide To The New Metallica Song
We got Dom Lawson to give us a blow-by-blow walkthrough of the track, from every riff to the number of classic Hetfieldisms (or lack of)
Architects' Album Goes Top 20
Architects have some serious cause for celebration after epic new album ‘Lost Forever // Lost Together’ landed in the top 20 of the UK album chart
Lords Of The Riff: Three Bands For A Tenner!
Metal Hammer and Classic Rock present…Lords Of The Riff, featuring Scorpion Child and Monster Truck! Huge!
Heavy Metal Truants 2014 Is Go
The 2014 Heavy Metal Truants Charity Bike Ride to Download Festival is happening this June
Metallica To Debut New Song This Weekend
Metallica have hinted that they’ll be unveiling a brand new track at a show this coming weekend
Upon A Burning Body: Why Pantera Rule
UABB’s Danny stops by to tell us why his homeland kicks ass
Led Zeppelin To Reissue Entire Discography
Led Zeppelin’s entire back catalogue of studio albums will be reissued later this year with some never-before-heard extras.
Live Evil: Architects At The Brighton Haunt
Architects arrived to raise hell in Brighton on Monday night. Here’s what went down
Machine Head To Release Killers & Kings Demo
Machine Head will celebrate next month’s Record Store Day with a special release of a brand new track
Two Dead In SXSW Hit And Run
Tragic news from this year’s South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, where what appears to be a hit and run incident has left two dead and more injured.
Gojira: New Album Is 'More Personal'
Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier has opened up on the way his lyrics have evolved for the follow-up to ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’.
Sophie Lancaster Play To Debut In London
A play based on the murder of Sophie Lancaster is set to make its debut performance in a couple of weeks’ time
W.A.S.P. To Headline Hard Rock Hell 8
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Scorpion Child: Lords Of The Riff Vol. 1
Scorpion Child and Monster Truck co-headline Lords Of The Riff 2014
Upon A Burning Body: 'You Go Home Talking Of Us'
Texan death metal hellraisers Upon A Burning Body hit the UK with Five Finger Death Punch this month
New Music Monday: Jagged Vision
They play scintillating sludge mashed with heavy hardcore and come Kylesa-approved
Lombardo: 'They Were Not My Friends'
Estranged Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo isn’t feeling any warmer towards his former bandmates.
