Billy Joel takes rap for Bruce Springsteen's bike breakdown By Stef Lach Billy Joel tells New York crowd he built the custom motorcycle that Bruce Springsteen was on when he broke down in New Jersey this month
T In The Park festival cancelled for 2017 By Stef Lach Organisers of Scotland's T In The Park say recent move from Balado to Perthshire and planning headaches that followed have put paid to the event for next year
Watch Beartooth's live video for Hated By Stef Lach Beartooth release live performance video for their track Hated – recorded at hometown show in Columbus, Ohio
A Day To Remember awarded $4m in legal battle with old label By Stef Lach US court finds in favour of A Day To Remember in their long-running feud with their former label Victory Records
Kings Of Leon and Pixies for British Summer Time 2017 By Stef Lach Kings Of Leon announced as 3rd headliners for British Summer Time Hyde Park 2017 – with Pixies and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as support
A Perfect Circle say they'll tour in 2017 and hint at new music By Stef Lach A Perfect Circle's Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan say they'll play live next year and confirm they are working on new songs
Watch Bruce Springsteen in White House Mannequin Challenge By Stef Lach Bruce Springsteen joins Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro, Ellen DeGeneres and others in Mannequin Challenge at the White House
Mastodon's new album is 'in the bag' By Stef Lach Exclusive: Mastodon's Troy Sanders says upcoming 7th album is ready to go – and vows to bring supergroup Gone Is Gone to the UK
Watch Machine Head's Robb Flynn perform new track Bastards By Stef Lach Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn writes punk folk song in response to recent US Presidential election
James Hetfield: Lars is not the Metallica Riff Police By Stef Lach Exclusive: Metallica frontman says he and Lars Ulrich fell out over drummer's interference while recording new album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
Motorhead launch new range of sex toys By Stef Lach Lovehoney and Motorhead team up for 2nd line of branded sex toys – featuring Bomber glass dildo and War Pig vibrator
The Who to perform Tommy in full on 2017 UK tour By Stef Lach The Who announce that 5 UK dates scheduled for April will include a performance of classic album Tommy in full
Glenn Hughes announces 2017 European tour By Stef Lach Exclusive: Glenn Hughes announces 24-date European tour for early 2017
Slipknot to begin writing new music in early 2017 By Stef Lach Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan says he and guitarist Jim Root will start work on new music in February
Black Friday: £5 for 3 issues of Metal Hammer or Classic Rock By Stef Lach TeamRock launches Black Friday deal offering 3 issues of Metal Hammer or Classic Rock magazine for just £5 (£6 for Prog) – with 3 months TeamRock+ access included
Phil Anselmo says angry stage persona is like pro wrestling By Stef Lach Phil Anselmo believes his aggressive vocal style and stage persona can give people the wrong impression of him
Ex-Lostprophets paedophile frontman’s Twitter is now active By Stef Lach Disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins' Twitter and Soundcloud accounts have become active again despite him being behind bars on a 29-year sentence
Evanescence: the world according to Amy Lee By Stef Lach Evanescence singer Amy Lee on her obsession with Mozart and the perils of being labeled a Christian band
Rush star in new Family Guy episode By Stef Lach Watch as Rush play Tom Sawyer in a concert scene from latest episode of hit animated TV show Family Guy
Raging Speedhorn cancel gigs over unspecified health issue By Stef Lach Raging Speedhorn say they've pulled out of all of their 2016 dates to "take care of our own"
Eyehategod's Mike IX Williams needs liver transplant By Stef Lach Eyehategod frontman Mike IX Williams' wife has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for life-saving surgery
Vinnie Paul will release 2nd Damageplan album 'some day' By Stef Lach Former Pantera drummer says music recorded for what would have been Damageplan's 2nd album will eventually see the light of day
Watch as Disturbed invite disabled fan onstage By Stef Lach Disturbed make Auckland man's night by inviting him to watch from the stage – and frontman Draiman hails rock and metal as a cut above other genres
Metallica perform live session for BBC Radio By Stef Lach Video of Metallica's performances of Hardwired and Atlas, Rise! has been released – along with audio of entire performance at Maida Vale
Watch Green Day's 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' chant By Stef Lach Green Day took aim at US President-elect Donald Trump during their performance at the American Music Awards
