Former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul dead at 54
Update Vinnie Paul, who co-founded Pantera and played with bands including Damageplan and Hellyeah, has died at the age of 54
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Stone Sour announce Hydrograd deluxe edition
Hydrograd deluxe edition will feature previously unreleased covers, b-sides, alternative versions and live cuts - listen to Burn One Turn One
Watch Paul McCartney surprise fans with James Corden on Carpool Karaoke
Macca takes James Cordon on an unforgettable trip through Liverpool in latest episode of Carpool Karaoke
Thunder announce annual Christmas show details
Thunder will play their annual Christmas show on December 21 – as frontman Danny Bowes teases band’s future plans
Kirk Hammett: Guitar solos will always be needed in Metallica
Exclusive After solos were controversially dropped for Metallica’s 2003 album St. Anger, Kirk Hammett says they’re needed as they are an integral part of the band
Albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival duo Doug Clifford and Tom Fogerty reissued
Exclusive Clifford’s 1972 album Cosmo and Fogerty’s Excalibur from the same year released today on vinyl and digital platforms – listen to Clifford’s Regret It (For the Rest of Your Life)
Def Leppard report they're working on three new tracks
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen reports that Def Leppard have been working on three new tracks - says he loves the direction of the material
Foreigner to reunite with former members for one-off show
Lou Gramm, Dennis Elliott, Al Greenwood, Ian McDonald and Rick Wills will join the current Foreigner lineup for a special show in South Dakota in August
Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same to be reissued in September
Led Zeppelin’s live 1976 soundtrack to their The Song Remains The Same concert film has been remastered by Jimmy Page and will be out in September
Bad Wolves share powerful video for new single Remember When
Bad Wolves release music video for their track Remember When - taken from their debut album Disobey
Paul McCartney announces new album Egypt Station
Paul McCartney confirms that he’ll release his new studio album Egypt Station in September
Black Label Society revisit Royal Albert Hall show for Trampled Down Below video
Black Label Society release video for their Grimmest Hits track Trampled Down Below - filmed at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall earlier this year
Pinball Wizards: Meet the team behind Iron Maiden’s new Legacy Of The Beast table
Go behind the scenes with the team who have created Iron Maiden’s new Legacy Of The Beast pinball table
Dream Theater begin work on album no.14
Dream Theater check in from the studio where they’ve begun work on the follow-up to 2016’s The Astonishing
Ghost have a plan for the next five years
Ghost leader Tobias Forge says he already has ideas for the follow-up to Prequelle - and reports that he also has a separate collaborative project in mind
Watch Sons Of Apollo in new video for Signs Of The Time
Sons Of Apollo launch video for their Psychotic Symphony track Signs Of The Time ahead of their first ever European live dates
Wetton/Downes' trilogy of Icon albums reissued
Trilogy of albums recorded by John Wetton and Geoff Downes between 2005 - 2009 have been remastered and reissued with bonus tracks
Paul McCartney to release brand new double A-side single
Paul McCartney to launch new double A-side single I Don’t Know / Come On To Me later today
