Toyah dons mermaid outfit for cover of Heart's Barracuda, Robert Fripp remains calm
Meanwhile, mystery guitarist Sidney Jake is wearing a Cannibal Corpse hoodie as Heart's Barracuda is put to the sword
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Russian activist jailed for sharing Rammstein’s Pussy video on social media
“The harshness of this sentence is shocking,” says Rammstein’s Richard Z Kruspe after Andrey Borovikov was jailed for 2.5 years by Russian authorities
Esme Bianco sues Marilyn Manson for rape, sexual assault and trafficking
The Games of Thrones actor has filed a civil action against the singer in a California court
Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch dead at 73
Rob Halford and KK Downing pay tribute to former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch, who passed away on April 29
Bruce Dickinson is co-writing a screenplay based on his historic 1994 gig during The Siege Of Sarajevo
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is teaming up with Anvil: The Story Of Anvil film-maker Sacha Gervasi to write a screenplay based on his 1994 solo show in war-torn Sarajevo
Ghost’s Cirice in the style of Metallica is the stuff of James Hetfield’s dreams
Ghost meets Metallica in YouTube covers king Denis Pauna’s latest genius mash-up
Former Aussie politician ordered to pay $1.5m after infringing Twisted Sister copyright
Don't mess with Dee Snider! Businessman Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages over his rendition of Twisted Sister's classic We're Not Gonna Take It
Motorhead's No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith is now louder, longer and filthier than before
Motorhead's No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith celebrates its 40th birthday by expanding to include three whole live sets - watch a video for The Hammer now
Garbage share synthesized title-track from upcoming album No Gods No Masters
Garbage release the second preview from their forthcoming seventh album No Gods No Masters
Paul McCartney: the making of Ram and the new psych revolution - only in Classic Rock, on sale now
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Black Sabbath gave Eddie Van Halen a ‘behave yourself’ warning on 1978 tour
Black Sabbath feared being upstaged by Van Halen on 1978 tour, new Eddie Van Halen biography, Eruption, reveals
Ozzy Osbourne: “Making my new album has kept me alive”
Ozzy Osbourne says he has “needed the music” during the pandemic, and reveals he has recorded 15 new songs
This Ozzy/Beach Boys mash-up mixes sunshine and doom in perfect harmony
Internet mash-up maestro DJ Cummerbund gives Prince Of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne a sunny, surf-rock makeover
Listen to David Gilmour and Peter Green play Fleetwood Mac’s Need Your Love So Bad
Hear previously unreleased take on Fleetwood Mac classic Need Your Love So Bad with new David Gilmour guitar parts
Sharing Rammstein’s Pussy video in Russia could get you three years in jail
An anti-Putin activist faces three years in jail after sharing Rammstein’s ‘pornographic’ Pussy video on Russian social media
Watch Dave and Violet Grohl perform with Krist Novoselic and Dave Lombardo on US TV
Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet rip into Nausea cover on The Jimmy Kimmel Show alongside former Nirvana bandmate Krist Novoselic
‘Metallica ridiculed me for how much time I spent with fans’ says Jason Newsted
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted reflects on life in and out of metal’s biggest band
Watch Lars Ulrich, Brian Johnson, The Edge discuss the power of live music in Dave Grohl’s What Drives Us doc
This teaser for Dave Grohl’s star-studded love letter to life on the road has us craving the return of live gigs
Listen to King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man punctuated by Robert Fripp shouting "Bollocks!"
The 22-minute 21st Century Schizoid Bollocks by mysterious web maverick Blong Cromson finds sweary King Crimson founder Robert Fripp in sparkling form
