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No plans for new Pantera music, but Charlie Benante wants live album
By Stef Lach published
Pantera reunion drummer Charlie Benante hopes a live album will be released to document the controversial comeback

Ross 'The Boss' Friedman, founding guitarist with Manowar and The Dictators, dead at 72
By Fraser Lewry published
News of Friedman's death comes just weeks after he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson looks back on a turbulent decade
By Paul Brannigan published
The Black Crowes did a lot of growing up in the '90s

Pink Floyd to release 1975 Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on vinyl and CD for very first time in April
By Jerry Ewing published
Pink Floyd Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 has been restored and remastered by Steven Wilson

Metallica producer: “Nothing happened in the band unless Cliff Burton nodded ‘yes’”
By Matt Mills published
80s producer Flemming Rasmussen remembers Cliff Burton being the heavy metal titans’ unofficial musical leader

Judas Priest have started recording their next album: “I don't know if I’m allowed to say that, but I’ve said it”
By Matt Mills published
Guitarist Richie Faulkner says the British metal veterans were in the studio for a month earlier this year

Paul McCartney announces new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, shares first single Days We Left Behind
By Paul Brannigan published
Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album

Slayer soundtrack a fist-fight featuring Bruce Campbell as Satan in the new episode of Invincible, and TV doesn’t get much cooler than that
By Matt Mills published
SPOILER ALERT: watch a snippet of the blood-soaked battle here

William Shatner announces that Rob Halford will guest on his eagerly-awaited all-star heavy metal album
By Fraser Lewry published
Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest's classic You've Got Another Thing Comin'

The Beach Boys replace Bruce Johnston with singer found on social media
By Fraser Lewry published
Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he's in the band

Watch guitarist turn hits by Blink-182, Creed and Chris Stapleton into black metal riffs
By Matt Mills published
Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover

Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera declined invitation to perform at band’s final show, claims guitarist
By Matt Mills published
Even though Kisser spoke with ex-drummer Iggor over the phone, an onstage reunion doesn’t seem to be on the cards

Why Avenged Sevenfold “fell in love” with Metallica’s ever-controversial St Anger
By Matt Mills published
They’re not quite there with Lulu, though

Pentangle drummer Terry Cox, who also played on David Bowie's Space Oddity, has died, aged 89
By Jerry Ewing published
Drummer Terry Cox was part of the classic Pentangle line-up alongside Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson

The day Anthony Kiedis was fired from Red Hot Chili Peppers
By Paul Brannigan published
How detox helped save Anthony Kiedis' soul, and possibly his life

Take a first look inside Oasis Live ‘25 Opus book
By Paul Brannigan published
Oasis share first images from photographer Simon Emmett's book documenting their 2025 tour

Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood can no longer listen to Metallica’s Enter Sandman, and his infant son is to blame
By Matt Mills published
“It became the only song that he wanted to hear for a very long stretch of time”
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