Dave Mustaine on cancer battle: I had faith I was going to be healed
Exclusive Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine is the cover star of the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine where he talks about his recovery from cancer and more
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Dave Mustaine on cancer battle: I had faith I was going to be healed
Exclusive Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine is the cover star of the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine where he talks about his recovery from cancer and more
Hawklords to release new live album this spring
Hawklords Alive will launch in May - set was recorded in Chester on the Hawklords Generations Tour in 2019
Personalise your own Motorhead t-shirt - and create the ultimate playlist
Motorhead’s Umlaut Your Name generator creates personalised artwork while fans can also create their own Louder Than Everyone Else playlist
Download launch limited edition t-shirt to raise funds for the NHS
100% of proceeds of Download charity shirt will be donated to the NHS
Marillion turn their attention to new album despite being in lockdown
Like all of us, Marillion are currently on lockdown - but they’re using the time to concentrate of their next album
Watch Metallica light up Paris in 2017 with epic setlist
After revisiting their Slane Castle set from last year, the next stop in the Metallica Mondays series dives into the band’s 2017 show from the AccorHotels Arena in Paris
Ozzy forced to cancel European medical trip due to coronavirus lockdown
Ozzy was due to fly to Switzerland next month for treatment for his Parkinson’s disease - but those plans are on hold while the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic
Dave Grohl and Billie Joe Armstrong put a different spin on tracks... from their living rooms
Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong play a couple of classics for the Elton John-hosted Living Room Concert for coronavirus relief
Kansas release trailer for new album The Absence Of Presence
US prog rockers Kansas will release new album The Absence Of Presence in June
Coronavirus Rhapsody is a Queen parody for the age of isolation
Adrian Grimes' bleak pastiche of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody warns of the dangers of ignoring social distancing guidelines
Watch Bon Jovi team up with The Invictus Games Choir in new video for Unbroken
All proceeds from sales of the new version of Unbroken will go towards the Invictus Games Foundation
Download UK announces 2021 festival dates
Just days after cancelling the 2020 festival, Download UK organisers have revealed when next year’s event will take place
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King's X interview: the life and times of the nearly men
A unique sound, a handful of great albums but no sniff of the charts, King’s X were the greatest unknown band in the world
Monster Magnet: The story behind Powertrip
In 1998, Monster Magnet were against the ropes and needed a hit. Cue a sojourn to Las Vegas and the anthem that’d help define their career
The 30 albums that built heavy metal
The 30 albums that define heavy metal as we know it
Tracks of the Week: new music from Massive Wagons, Fantastic Negrito and more
Eight brilliant new rock tracks you need to hear this week. Check 'em out, then vote for your favourite
The making of King Crimson's Starless And Bible Black
King Crimson's 1974 album Starless And Bible Black was one of the finest live albums of all time – and one nobody knew was actually live
The story of Phil Collins' first show as the lead singer of Genesis
How “the guy-next-door” drummer Phil Collins saved the day after Peter Gabriel left
Download festival tickets, lineup rumours, announcements and more
Everything you need to know about Download festival 2021, including buying tickets and lineup announcements
16 ways to support the musicians, record stores, venues and music shops you love
With coronavirus causing chaos in the world of music, we’ve come up with the best ways you can help support your favourite musicians, record stores, venues and shops during the current lockdown
Lucifer: Nicke Andersson's track-by-track guide to Lucifer III
Johanna Sadonis' partner in crime, Nicke Andersson, talks us through the retro occultists Lucifer's lastest album
The 100 best metal albums of the 90s
The 90s was one of the most important and influential eras in metal history – these are the albums that shaped the decade
This Slayer Raining Blood mash-up will brighten up your entire day
The "SLAY-52s" Raining Lobsters is exactly what we needed to hear today
How Uriah Heep helped end the Cold War
Moscow at the height of East-West tensions was a grim, alien city. What better place for fading British rockers Uriah Heep to raise their profile? Cue stony-faced KGB, guns, girls and gallons of vodka
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Buffalo Summer's Desolation Blue: cocky and formidable
Welsh rockers Buffalo Summer up their game on Desolation Blue
Brian Fallon's Local Honey: melancholy painted with modern oils
Gaslight Anthem mainman Brian Fallon pulls up a stool on Local Honey
Ratt's The Atlantic Years 1984-1990: should history have been kinder?
Ratt’s first five albums, finally retrieved from the cellar
Pearl Jam's Gigaton: an unexpected album of hope in uncertain times
Eleventh album Gigaton finds Seattle crew Pearl Jam raging against the world but not losing hope
Me and That Man's New Man, New Songs, Same Sh*t, Vol.1 is a fun celebration of friends, outlaws and Satan
Nergal's Me And That Man heads down Route 666 with a stellar new entourage in New Man, New Songs, Same Sh*t, Vol.1
Lucifer's third album is a retro romp that unites the band's light heart and dark soul
Occult-infused rockers Lucifer bring their twin poles into harmony with third album, Lucifer III
Earache Presents The New Wave Of Rock N Roll: a future landmark
Earache's New Wave Of Rock N Roll offers an essential state-of-the-nation address from the British rock’n’roll scene
Rory Gallagher's Check Shirt Wizard - a crackling addition to a rich live canon
A battered Strat. A check shirt. Rory Gallagher wore them both well, as a new live album recorded in 1977 shows
Burning Witches' Dance With The Devil - pure metal at its most euphoric
Swiss speed-metallers Burning Witches up their wicked game on Dance With The Devil
Wishbone Ash's Coat Of Arms: a classic sound revisited
A timely return to form from Wishbone Ash on Coat Of Arms
The Night Flight Orchestra's Aeromantic: euphoric, life-affirming, and over-the-top
The Night Flight Orchestra get their wings on fifth album Aeromantic