"We played like punks. All our anger was coming out": Black Sabbath and the messy birth of Heavy Metal
Drum legend Bill Ward lays bare the secrets of life inside Black Sabbath in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine: "It was us against the world!"
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Electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze dead at 74
Klaus Schulze recently announced he would release his latest album Deus Arrakis in June
Watch: good guy Dave Mustaine sneaks into Megadeth crowd to give kids guitar picks
The Megadeth frontman snuck around at his own show to make some young metal fans' day. Cute!
Asia release live video of Sole Survivor with Greg Lake
Asia will release the bumper Asia In Asia: Live At The Budokan, Tokyo, 1983 box set in June
The Lickerish Quartet unveil video for single New Days
Jellyfish alumni The Lickerish Quartet will release their latest EP Threesome Vol. 3 in May
"You can't just be making music": Jason Newsted discusses the "origins" of his problems with Metallica
Jason reveals how working with Devin Townsend sowed the seeds for tensions with his Metallica bandmates
Big Big Train announce Alberto Bravin as new lead singer
Former PFM singer and keyboard player Alberto Bravin is announced as the new singer for UK prog rockers Big Big Train
Founding Autograph bassist Randy Rand has died
Autograph confirm the death of "a fabulous bassist band mate, brother, and human being", founding member Randy Rand
No pics, no peeing, no chill: inside Tool's Fear Inoculum Tour 2022
Tool's Fear Inoculum tour arrives in Europe with psychedelic visuals, hypnotic riffs and a setlist to lose your mind over
James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine rewiring a Beverley Hills Cop soundtrack classic is the purest hit of '80s nostalgia
Ever wondered how The Pointer Sisters would sound with Metallica's James Hetfield and Megadeth's Dave Mustaine on guest vocals? Of course you haven't. Until now
Listen to new Journey single You Got The Best Of Me, as AOR gods unveil Freedom, their first studio album since 2011
Journey will release Freedom, their first all-new studio album in over a decade, this summer: listen to new single You Got The Best Of Me
Alter Bridge announce huge European / UK winter tour
Alter Bridge have announced an extensive winter tour supported by special guests Halestorm and Mammoth WVH
Creeper will be the special guests on Alice Cooper and The Cult's co-headline UK tour
Southampton's goth punks Creeper have been booked to accompany Alice Cooper and The Cult on their UK co-headline trek as special guests
Stevie Nicks announces US headline tour
Stevie Nicks has shared details of a short run of summer tour dates
ZZ Top release new version of the classic La Grange
ZZ Top release the single from upcoming live album Raw, unveiled "in righteous memory of Dusty"
Mick Jagger says Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud are the reason there is "still a bit of life in rock 'n' roll"
Mick Jagger has commended Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud for keeping the spirit of rock 'n' roll alive
Jason Newsted thought Metallica's Enter Sandman was "kinda corny", was "scared" by Nothing Else Matters
The beloved ex-Metallica bassist had mixed feelings on some of The Black Album's material
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Aimée releases new single, discusses father's "unbelievable" dedication to music
Aimée, AKA ARO, has released new track Against Mine and has opened up on her musical dynamic with dad Ozzy
Sharon den Adel on early reactions to Within Temptation: "they'd never seen a girl in a dress playing with this kind of band"
Many fans were unprepared for Within Temptation's arrival on the metal scene
