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"You forgot the bass!" Metallica's ...And Justice For All producer recalls his shock at hearing album's final mixes
By Stef Lach published
Flemming Rasmussen produced Metallica's ...And Justice For All and was as surprised as anyone else by the bass guitar sound

AC/DC smashed "permitted noise level" during Edinburgh show
By Stef Lach published
AC/DC performed at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital in the summer and – surprise, surprise – they were very loud

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is working on a movie about The Replacements
By Fraser Lewry published
Actor and musician Finn Wolfhard released his debut solo album Happy Birthday earlier this year

Nine Inch Nails announce new North American tour dates for 2026
By Niall Doherty published
The Peel It Back tour isn't done yet, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross heading back out for a fresh batch of shows in the US and Canada

Watch Sophie Lloyd shred Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas and more at last weekend’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final
By Matt Mills published
The renowned YouTuber played in front of 82,000 people at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday

New film exploring David Bowie’s Berlin years announced
By Niall Doherty published
The show, directed by regular Bowie filmmaker Francis Whatley, will mark 50 years since the icon’s arrival in the German capital

Watch the wholesome trailer for new BBC documentary Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
By Matt Mills published
The hour-long film airs on October 2 and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer and his wife/manager’s move from the US to the UK

That acclaimed movie about the Mars Volta and At The Drive-In is coming to UK cinemas
By Fraser Lewry published
Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird tells the story of the friendship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Ozzy Osbourne's face appears on the side of New Zealand's tallest building
By Fraser Lewry published
In related news, Kiwis have voted Yungblud's version of Black Sabbath's classic Changes the seventh best rock song ever

The Cure announce huge summer 2026 UK and Ireland shows with star-studded supporting cast
By Stef Lach published
Mogwai, Slowdive, The Twilight Sad and more will support The Cure in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester in 2026

Steve Harris on Nicko McBrain's departure from Iron Maiden
By Fraser Lewry published
Nicko McBrain announced his retirement from touring with Iron Maiden earlier this year

Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller says his oesophageal cancer has returned
By Matt Mills published
The hardcore vocalist was first diagnosed with the disease in summer 2024 and said he was cancer-free in May

An old skit of Ozzy Osbourne acting as Gandalf in The Lord Of The Rings is going viral
By Matt Mills published
Glorious footage of The Prince Of Darkness battling a Balrog is doing the rounds on multiple social media platforms

Watch Slayer charge through Hell Awaits during the fieriest rehearsal video you’ll probably ever see
By Matt Mills published
Lots of metal bands want to tear the house down – Slayer are doing their damnedest to burn it down

Watch the surviving members of REO Speedwagon's classic lineup reunite for the first time in 37 years
By Fraser Lewry published
Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall and Alan Gratzer joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's marching band for a homecoming medley of REO Speedwagon classics

"It's Axl like you've never seen him before, on the front lines of a battle for humanity's future": Introducing Axl Rose: Half-human, half-robot comic book hero
By Fraser Lewry published
Join Axl Rose as he becomes entwined in a deadly conspiracy

Leonardo DiCaprio gives his review of the Oasis reunion show in Pasadena, California
By Merlin Alderslade published
One of the world's most famous actors was present for one of the biggest reunions in history
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