Drummer Brann Dailor says Mastodon's upcoming 7th album features a concept that focuses on cancer after band were touched by the disease

Carl Palmer leads tributes as faces from across the music world remember Emerson, Lake & Palmer great Greg Lake, who has died at the age of 69.

Exclusive: Skindred frontman Benji Webbe slams thieves who stole laptop, tablet and cash from tour bus

Black Spiders will play 8 UK shows on their 'F*** Off Black Spiders' farewell tour

The Amity Affliction drummer Ryan Burt has left the band's UK and European tour – with Casey McHale brought in for remaining shows

Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer appear to turn the tables on fans using their phones at show in Italy

Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy and Randy Rhoads have been announced as some of the first stars to be inducted into the new Hall Of Heavy Metal History

Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks adds an extra 20 US dates to her 24 Karat Gold tour

Exclusive: Avenged Sevenfold frontman M Shadows is a faithful follower of the Kanye West style of promotion – and he'll never go back to the 'old ways'

Grammy nominations announced – with Metallica, Megadeth, Disturbed, Blink-182, Twenty One Pilots, David Bowie, Gojira and more included

Exclusive: Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says a Big Four tour would be ideal with all four thrash giants currently promoting new albums

Exclusive: As The Sweet's Fox On The Run tops iTunes chart after Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2 trailer appearance, guitarist Andy Scott celebrates

Sales of vinyl reached £2.4m in the UK last week – compared to £2.1m for digital downloads

Metal Hammer magazine names Magma by Gojira as the best album of 2016

Broken Witt Rebels and Bad Touch will head out on a joint UK tour in March and April of next year

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says the thrash icons have never truly felt like they belong

Exclusive: Hollywood Vampires guitarist Johnny Depp says actors and musicians should both take risks

'Humour-core' band Psychostick have released a video for their Christmas-themed take on System Of A Down classic

Stone Temple Pilots pay tribute to late frontman Scott Weiland one year on from his death

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says he can understand Dave Mustaine's long-held grudge about being fired by the band

French metal heroes Gojira will play 7 UK dates in March

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo says he included a personal tribute to the late Cliff Burton on new album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler performs tracks from Use Your Illusion albums with tribute band in Argentina

Halestorm's 3rd EP of covers sees them take on Metallica, Soundgarden, Whitesnake, Twenty One Pilots and more