Halestorm get in the festive spirit early with a cover version of AC/DC's Mistress For Christmas

Presidents Of The United States Of America frontman Chris Ballew says band have officially retired over a change in creative interests

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo recalls the strangest place he was ever recognised by a fan – and the odd exchange that followed

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is the latest rock star to call out fans who use mobile phones at shows

David Bowie producer Tony Visconti says if there are other hidden secrets in the Blackstar artwork, he doesn't know about them

Phil Anselmo's Superjoint release video for title track from new album Caught Up In The Gears Of Application

Reports claim Stone Temple Pilots have completed their search for a new singer and hired former X Factor contestant Jeff Gutt

President Barack Obama names Bruce Springsteen as one of the recipients of the Presidential Medal Of Freedom for 2016

A video for every song on new Metallica album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct will be made available between today and tomorrow

A Peaceful Noise event in London sees members of Eagles Of Death Metal, Maximo Park, Supergrass and others come together in honour of Nick Alexander

Aaron Keylock makes All The Right Moves available to stream from upcoming debut album

Napster announces return of entire Metallica catalogue to its subscription service

Exclusive: Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck collapsed in vocal booth while recording debut album The Poison

Exclusive: Amy Lee says Evanescence are in a creative state of mind and that fans are lapping up new track Take Cover

Exclusive: Phil Anselmo says he's working on at least 3 new albums and that he's as creative as ever since he stopped drinking

Exclusive: Rick Wakeman issues video for his version of Help – taken from upcoming album Piano Portraits

Queen drummer Roger Taylor says the band would make new music with singer Adam Lambert if they write something that 'fitted' their legacy

NOFX mainman Fat Mike's label Fat Wreck Chords will donate sales of t-shirts to combat President Trump's "bullshit" policies

Actor Michael J Fox performed All Along The Watchtower with Dave Matthews at Parkinson's fundraiser in New York

Exclusive: Listen to Doing Too Much from Ronnie Baker Brooks' first new album in more than 10 years

Police remain tight-lipped on cause of death of Bronson Ellery – aka Solitary Son – and Shelsea Schilling, with reports saying it was a murder-suicide

Devin Townsend on musicianship, internet trolls and learning how not to be overwhelmed by failure

Watch Neil Young stroll through the crowd and play acoustic guitar at Standing Rock protest site in Dakota

Gojira performed The Shooting Star for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show