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The holy grail of '90s post-hardcore has finally been released
By Paul Brannigan published
Fugazi's Albini Sessions is available now to purchase for a brilliant cause

Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
By Matt Mills published
The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up

Guns N' Roses announce stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand with Airbourne
By Fraser Lewry published
Guns N' Roses will head down under following dates in Latin America, the US and Europe

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet
By Matt Mills published
Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.

How a progressive rock legend helped Nine Inch Nails make an alt. rock masterpiece
By Paul Brannigan published
"To be honest, my manager had to talk me into this one"

"So do we tell the kids about the tour?" Courtney Love and former Hole bandmate Melissa Auf Der Maur are reuniting
By Paul Brannigan published
Get ready for half a Hole reunion, but not as Hole

Watch Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale sing Black Sabbath covers at Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers tribute show this week
By Matt Mills published
Taylor sang Paranoid and Hale took on lead vocals for a version of Neon Knights, with Butler playing bass for both performances

Twisted Sister line up Sebastian Bach as Dee Snider's replacement for reunion shows
By Fraser Lewry published
Sebastian Bach says he's spoken to Dee Snider and they were both "kind of emotional"

How Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder played a pivotal role in the story behind Hollywood star Kate Hudson's new movie
By Paul Brannigan published
How Eddie Vedder helped a dream come true

Paul McCartney admits anger at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lies
By Paul Brannigan published
Paul McCartney wasn't impressed by his overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Black Sabbath to be given the classical treatment on UK tour featuring local orchestras
By Simon Young published
A series of shows will reinvent Sabbath's metal blueprint throughout the UK – with strings attached

One of the greatest metal albums of all time celebrates its 40th birthday today
By Paul Brannigan published
Metallica's Lars Ulrich on his band's masterpiece, Master of Puppets

A nu metal hero says he's fully invested in religion after lengthy battle with addiction
By Simon Young published
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix has revealed his sobriety journey has been strengthened by his faith

Ozzfest will “absolutely” return in 2027
By Matt Mills published
Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that the successful travelling metal festival will come back nine years after its last edition took place

Trent Reznor casts doubt on Nine Inch Nails' future as a live act
By Paul Brannigan published
The leader of one of rock's greatest live bands suggests their touring days may be coming to an end

"The noise is deafening. The whole hotel shakes. It’s very frightening." Asia guitarist John Mitchell caught up in Middle East conflict
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog musician John Mitchell is currently holed up in Dubai as the Iran conflict literally explodes all around him!

This is what it was like watching Metallica on their first European tour, as remembered by Kreator’s Mille Petrozza
By Metal Hammer published
Kreator’s Mille Petrozza was 15 when he saw the future biggest band in metal support Venom at a 3,000-capacity festival in the Netherlands

"It’s a song about inventors and invention." New Peter Gabriel single What Lies Ahead was a work-in-progress performed during 2014's Back To Front tour
By Jerry Ewing published
Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon at midnight in the build-up to new studio album o\i.
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