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Fever 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Butler shelves all touring activity until next spring
"You were promised a new and exciting era of Fever 333 and that is what you'll get," says frontman
Watch Billy Corgan casually snack on some tortilla chips during a drum solo at Smashing Pumpkins show
"A Smashing Pumpkin smashing Pringles," comments one fan on fan-shot YouTube clip
Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right: here's how the rock world spent their Halloween
And what did Corey Taylor dress up as this year?
Suicide Silence remember late vocalist Mitch Lucker 10 years on
"We miss you brother," write band in online post
Would you let Synyster Gates tattoo you after he's taken a drink? These Avenged Sevenfold fans did
Does this mucking about mean the band have finished their long-awaited new album?
Jello Biafra pays tribute to the late Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro
"I feel like I’ve been hit by a train," writes Biafra in extensive online post
Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin gives patient fans a groovy treat this Halloween
Here's your first look at the movie, which will be released in cinemas next spring
No-one had a clue that Rivers Cuomo was Weezer's frontman when he studied at Harvard
The Weezer frontman tells Conan O’Brien why he chose to go to university after he release of the band's debut album
Green Day and Blink-182 to headline When We Were Young Festival 2023
Las Vegas one-day festival will feature over 50 bands
Are Slipknot about to release new music?
The band post cryptic teaser video on social media
Remember the time Slipknot tried to sue Burger King over a Chicken Fries ad?
Yes, this really happened.
10 rock stars who've hurt themselves in the line of duty
Ruptured testicles, smashed ankles and dislocated kneecaps couldn't stop this lot from entertaining their fans
Video Breakdown: Slipknot – Duality
Watch an army of Slipknot fans destroy someone's home in less than four minutes
A bizarre new AI app has gone viral, so we flooded it with metal icons. The results will haunt your dreams
Great, now we'll never sleep again. Thanks, science.
We asked Microsoft's CaptionBot to describe 13 photos and things got weird
Microsoft reckon their new experiment can describe a photo as well as any human. Then we showed it a photo of GWAR...
The 10 least-played Metallica songs
Metallica have played Master Of Puppets more than 1,500 times. Some Kind Of Monster? Not quite as much…
Metallica's epic journey from Death Magnetic to Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
You may have been wondering what Metallica have been up to for the last eight years. Here's the definitive timeline from Death Magnetic to Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
Ozzy Osbourne updates fans following surgery
The Black Sabbath vocalist reveals that he's "feeling the love"
Ozzy Osbourne says he once thought Eric Clapton was stalking him around Los Angeles
The Double O admits to being "paranoid as f**k" at the time
Someone's messed around with a Pantera classic and the results will hurt your mind
It's a version of Mouth for War, but not as we know it
This Cliff Burton beer will quench the thirst of the most major of ragers
This Burton family-endorsed IPA clocks in at 6.4%
21 guitarists who look scared out of their mind
So what's tormenting these fret wizards, then?
