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Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Bring Me The Horizon and The Offspring, sign up for Hellfest 2026
Hellfest has announced another epic lineup for next year
Eagles break venue record by extending run of shows at Sphere in Las Vegas
Eagles will now play a total of 56 shows at the 20,000-capacity Sphere
"One of the best live bands I've ever seen." "Coldplay could never!" A video of New York fantasy metallers Castle Rat staging a live battle on stage has gone viral. Is this heavy metal's next breakout band?
It's Castle Rat's domain, we're just battling in it
"I walked up behind him: ‘Hi Brian Johnson, I’m a guitar player. Do you want to go onstage and jam some songs?’ He went, 'Yeah mate!'" How an AC/DC legend and a heavyweight guitarist covered Led Zeppelin at a famous baseball player's wedding
We reckon a lot of wedding guests couldn't believe their own eyes seeing this!
Ozzy Osbourne was working on a new solo album before he died – this is what it would have sounded like, according to Zakk Wylde
“It’s heavy but it’s more melodic, it’s not pummelling heavy”
Stanley Simmons – sons of Kiss duo Paul and Gene – announce debut single Body Down
The sons of Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will release their debut single Body Down on December 5
Chris Cornell’s daughter brings the emotion at Soundgarden’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction
The Seattle grunge pioneers were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Jim Carrey
Jack White accepts White Stripes Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction as Meg sends her apologies
Bad Company, Soundgarden and Joe Cocker among other acts to be inducted into 2025 Rock Hall class
Twisted Sister to play first UK show in a decade at Steelhouse 2026
Also confirmed: The Temperance Movement, Reef, Alien Ant Farm, Tyketto, Von Hertzen Brothers and more
Iron Maiden team up with West Ham United for joint 50th anniversary football jersey
New Iron Maiden/West Ham collab celebrates band's 50th year and 50th anniversary of football club's 1975 FA Cup win
Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1
Marillion add second Pompeii date for July 26 after selling first show in two minutes!
UK prog rockers Marillion will play the world-famous Pompeii amphitheatre on July 25 and 26
Get an exclusive coloured vinyl version of the new Big Big Train album Woodcut, only through Prog
Big Big Train will release their latest album, Woodcut, a narrative concept album, in February
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson on battles, breakthroughs and the birth of a legend
Also in this issue: Ace Frehley, Ian Gillan, Judas Priest, Wolfgang Van Halen, Whiskey Myers, The Cramps, Stephen Dale Petit, Massive Wagons, Solstice, Steve Morse and more
Journey have announced the dates for their epic Final Frontier farewell tour
The band will play 60 North American dates between February and July
Metallica gave Wolfgang Van Halen a ‘Perfect Attendance Award’ for playing every venue on their 2023 and 2024 tours
Wolfgang’s band Mammoth supported Metallica on every leg of their M72 world tour for two years
This is what it’s like when your song goes viral a decade after release, according to Sabaton
2016 single The Last Stand has racked up some impressive numbers through social media, despite not being the album’s biggest hit when it came out
