Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dead at 68
Family confirm that Frankie Banali has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer
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Coheed And Cambria and Rick Springfield team up for Jessie’s Girl sequel
Coheed And Cambria create video for Jessie’s Girl 2 starring Rick Springfield: “Has anyone ever written a sequel to another artist’s song?” asks Claudio Sanchez
AC/DC’s Angus Young: It’s a little bit late for us to do a ballad… rock is what we do best
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young explains the band’s appeal and their longevity and says they still know how to rock
The Doors’ Morrison Hotel set for 50th anniversary deluxe edition
Anniversary release will include more than an hour of previously unreleased studio outtakes - listen to Peace Frog/Blue Sunday
Megadeth producer Mike Clink: I couldn’t have predicted the success of Rust In Peace
In an excerpt from Dave Mustaine’s book Rust In Peace: The Inside Story Of The Megadeth Masterpiece, producer Mike Clink looks back at the recording of the classic album
Sixx AM share video for new charity single featuring Joe Elliott, Corey Taylor and more
Sixx AM release video for Maybe It’s Time to raise awareness of opioid addiction and to raise money for the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation
Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder set for cinema release
Pink Floyd’s 1988 live package will be screened at cinemas around the world for one night only in October - watch remixed version of Learning To Fly
Queen and Adam Lambert announce new album Live Around The World
Queen And Adam Lambert share details of their first-ever live album together which will launch in October
Watch Metallica deliver For Whom The Bell Tolls in spectacular style
Metallica release their performance of For Whom The Bell Tolls with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra from S&M2
Toto’s Steve Lukather teams up with Ringo Starr for new single Run To Me
Lukather and Starr are joined on the track by Toto’s Joseph Williams and John Pierce from Huey Lewis & The News - check out the video
Watch first trailer for new Phil Lynott film - as massive Thin Lizzy box set is revealed
On what would have been Phil Lynott’s 71st birthday, the first trailer for Songs For While I’m Away is released, along with details of a new Thin Lizzy box set - featuring 74 previously unreleased tracks
Fish: New album feels like a great way to go out on a high
Fish looks ahead to the release of his new album Weltschmerz and talks retirement in the brand new issue of Prog magazine
London’s famous Carnaby Street is set for a Rolling Stones makeover
The Rolling Stones reveal they’ll soon be opening the doors to their very own store in London’s Soho
Metallica on James Hetfield’s return to rehab: “We really didn’t see it coming”
WORLD EXCLUSIVE Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo look back to September last year when James Hetfield had to re-enter a treatment programme: “It was very emotional for all of us”
This year’s Guitar Show is going virtual for the first time
Artists including Richard Fortus, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal and Jakko Jakszyk will take part in this year’s Virtual Guitar Show on September 25/26
Listen to Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis perform the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction
The previously unreleased (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction featuring Jerry Lee Lewis comes from The Best Of Rory Gallagher - out in October
Former Supersuckers guitarist Ron ‘Rontrose’ Heathman has died
Ron Heathman was part of the classic Supersuckers lineup and appeared on seven of the band’s studio albums
Frank Zappa’s legendary Zappawood plot hits the market
The plot of land that was once home to Zappa’s log cabin and later converted into a recording studio is up for sale for a cool $999,000
Radiohead's fourth album Kid A analysed in new book
New book celebrates the 20th anniversary of Radiohead classic Kid A
