Classic Rock News

Bay Area legends Testament namecheck Mercyful Fate as inspiration for follow-up to Brotherhood Of The Snake

Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar says he is “afraid to contact” Eddie and Alex in case they think he wants to get back in band

Rap-metal supergroup Prophets Of Rage drop brand new track ahead of UK and European tour

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ZZ Top singer recently collaborated with Josh Homme for new QOTSA album

Hellyeah guitarist Tom Maxwell pens letter to Vinnie Paul on the first anniversary of the drummer’s death

It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines

As the Rock Of Ages musical returns to New York, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott explains why the band have allowed their music to be used for the first time

Cinema Strangiato: An Annual Exercise In Fan Indulgence will hit cinemas for one night only in August - check out the first trailer

Limited edition collectable figures of Dimebag Darrell, Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul will be released later this year

Rival Sons release video for their new single Sugar On The Bone - track is the latest taken from the album Feral Roots

Manowar were due to top the bill at the French festival later today - but organisers say the performance will no longer take place

After Facebook banned posts featuring the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1973 album, the social media giant say they’ll be restoring posts that were previously removed

Animated film starring Ozzy Osbourne as King Thrash receives its first trailer featuring tracks by The Prince Of Darkness himself and Scorpions

The sale of 127 items from David Gilmour’s personal collection fetches $21,500,000 in New York

After campaign was launched earlier this year to get Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks to work at McDonald’s in Fleetwood, band invite staff to London show

The Radiohead frontman will release his new studio album Anima later this month - watch teaser trailer

Former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee helps transform a standard lawnmower into an Orgasmatron-themed beast that’ll shred your garden to perfection

The Skid Row guitarist says he doesn’t see himself hooking up with Sebastian Bach on the vocalist’s tour to celebrate the band’s 1989 debut album