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Machine Head announce evening-with Europe and UK shows for spring 2026
By Matt Mills published
Oakland’s groove metal pioneers will be playing some extensive sets when they return in the spring

Guns N' Roses announce two new singles and 2026 world tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Axl, Slash, Duff and the others will hit the road again next year

“This tour is going to be a complete blast." Big Big Train announce Woodcut European and UK tour dates for Autumn 2026
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February

Watch Tool play a bunch of rarities for the first time in 20 years, plus a Black Sabbath cover, during New Zealand shows over the weekend
By Matt Mills published
Deep cuts from the Undertow, Ænima and 10,000 Days albums found their way back onto the setlist as the prog metal icons kicked off their Oceania/Asia tour

According to Glenn Hughes and Slayer's Kerry King, the rock and metal talent pool is drying up
By Stef Lach published
Former Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes and Slayer's Kerry King can't name any new rock or metal artists that excite them

Watch Robert Plant perform Led Zeppelin's Gallows Pole during Tiny Desk Concert set
By Stef Lach published
Robert Plant and Saving Grace play intimate set including Led Zep classic

Tom Morello says it's just a matter of time before unreleased Audioslave album sees the light of day
By Stef Lach published
There's an album's worth of "great" Audioslave music featuring the late Chris Cornell just waiting to be unleashed

"I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure." Steve Harris had his doubts over Bruce Dickinson's 1999 return to Iron Maiden
By Stef Lach published
How different things could have been if Steve Harris had blocked Bruce Dickinson's Iron Maiden comeback

What do Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, extreme icons Napalm Death and the cold expanses of space have in common? A new documentary featuring music from some of metal’s finest
By Matt Mills published
Seas Of The Sun: The Story Of The Cluster Mission is about the European Space Agency and their 24-year-long study of space plasma

Charlie Sheen remembers his “private concert” from Eddie Van Halen on the set of Two And A Half Men
By Matt Mills published
The guitar legend made a cameo appearance in one episode of Sheen’s sitcom in 2009

Francis Rossi has some regrets about Status Quo's 1985 reunion
By Fraser Lewry published
Francis Rossi's new album The Accidental finds him in complete creative control, and he likes it

Ozzy's eldest son Louis Osbourne on being stunned by "awe inspiring" turnout at Prince of Darkness' funeral
By Stef Lach published
Louis Osbourne gives rare interview and hails the cultural impact his late father Ozzy had on the world

UK government confirms it will introduce ban on selling secondary gig tickets for a profit
By Stef Lach published
War on ticket touts steps up as government reveals bold plans to hit secondary ticket platforms in the pocket if they don't comply

"The music is perfectly in sync with the visuals!" Noel Fielding opens up on his love for Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here
By Jerry Ewing published
Noel Fielding has created several paintings of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett to help promote the upcoming reissue of Wish You Were Here

Ghost’s Tobias Forge wants to start scuba diving so that wearing a mask onstage feels less claustrophobic
By Matt Mills published
The frontman recently opened up about how having his head enclosed for two hours a night once gave him a panic attack

"I believe it has the potential to be something very special". Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. to be adapted for theatre stage
By Jerry Ewing published
New stage adaptation of Steven Wilson's fourth album, Hand. Cannot. Erase. has the musician's full backing

Mötley Crüe announce mammoth Carnival Of Sins tour with Tesla and Extreme
By Fraser Lewry published
If you missed all the big top action on the original Carnival Of Sins tour, now's your chance to put that right

Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026
By Matt Mills published
Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May
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