Here are the 14 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been yet another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines
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Rage Against The Machine add tour dates and reveal measures to combat scalpers
Rage Against The Machine have added further shows to their reunion tour and they've also come up with a plan to stop the ticket scalpers
Black Sabbath debut: Woman from cover finally identified 50 years on
Fifty years after she appeared on the cover of Black Sabbath’s debut album, Louisa Livingstone speaks for the first time about the day of the famous photoshoot
Me And That Man team up with Ihsahn for new single By The River
Me And That Man - the project helmed by Behemoth’s Nergal - release video for the track By The River featuring Ihsahn
Saxon’s Biff Byford shares the love on Valentine’s Day with new single Me And You
The Saxon frontman’s new track will feature on his upcoming solo album School Of Hard Knocks
Listen to Pearl Jam’s new single… by pointing your phone at the moon
Pearl Jam harness the power of the lunar surface to drive their new single Superblood Wolfmoon
Machine Head return with new single Circle The Drain
Robb Flynn and co. launch their brand new song Circle The Drain - their first single since 2019’s Do Or Die
Give the gift of high quality streaming this Valentine's Day with big savings on TIDAL
Ditch the flowers and chocolates, a streaming subscription is the ultimate Valentine's Day gift for music fans
Slipknot’s Jim Root: I’ve been dreaming about Paul Gray a lot recently
Slipknot guitarist says: “It’s a little bit weird - maybe I haven’t fully grieved Paul being gone”
Late Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has organ donor wishes denied due to his sexuality
Sean Reinert's husband reports that US authorities have refused to take the late drummer’s organs because he was gay
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl says new record is "finished"
Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says that there’s a record in the can - as he reveals he’s also working on a documentary about the days of van touring
Green Carnation reveal artwork and tracklisting for new album
Norwegian prog rockers Green Carnation will release Leaves Of Yesteryear in May
Asking Alexandria return with new single ahead of 2020 tour
Asking Alexandria release lyric video for their brand new track They Don't Want What We Want (And They Don't Care)
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How Gerard Way became an icon for a generation of misfits
My Chemical Romance’s mercurial leader became a beacon for an entire generation of disillusioned music fans aching for affirmation
Everything you need to know about Kvelertak's new album Splid
Sponsored To celebrate the release of Kvelertak's new album Splid, we tell you everything you need to know about the band's first album in four years
The Bluffer's Guide: Post-Metal
In the beginning there was metal... then we discovered post-metal
14 metal love songs to put the bang in your Valentine’s Day
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The alternative Valentine’s Day playlist
Down on love? These 10 songs will help see you through yet another Valentine’s Day
An extreme metal guide to Valentine's Day
Declare your love to the lord of the underworld this Valentine's Day
Five Finger Death Punch: "We thought Ivan was going to f**king die"
After years of turbulence, Five Finger Death Punch are finally all on the same page again. Now, they’re setting their sights on becoming the biggest metal band in the world
Black Sabbath and the story of the album that gave birth to Metal
They were four lads from Birmingham who took one day to record an album that would give birth to heavy metal. This is the story of Black Sabbath's first album
Witness Venom Prison obliterating Damnatation Festival with Uterine Industrialisation
Exclusive Venom Prison killed it at last year's Damnation Festival. If you weren't there to witness the carnage, you're in luck – check out this explosive live video
Watain's Erik Danielsson: "Death is something I am very much looking forward to"
Swedish black metal heavyweights Watain's mastermind Erik Danielsson allows us a glimpse into his Mephistophelian mind
Lindemann interview: cannibalism, death and rubber fetishes
Lindemann’s compelling new album covers all sorts of dark matter. But from the main brains behind Rammstein and Hypocrisy, you shouldn't be surprised
Dez Fafara: How Coal Chamber saved LA and why nu metal rules
Back in '15 we caught up with Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara to discuss the birth of nu metal and how it shifted music
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Black metal legends Mayhem channel De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas with new record Daemon
Oslo’s second-wave black metal forefathers, Mayhem, are still defining the state of the art
Babymetal - Metal Galaxy: Japan’s Fox God emissaries chart a new sonic course
Babymetal's new album Metal Galaxy deftly proves that the band's whole existence is one massive curveball
Have Steel Panther taken the joke too far?
Sunset Strip revivalists Steel Panther bring more swears than songs with fifth album Heavy Metal Rules
Korn's The Nothing recaptures the genuine darkness of their earlier works
Jonathan Davis exorcises his most ferocious demons yet in Korn's new album The Nothing
Asagraum's Dawn Of Infinite Fire is an instant black metal classic
Dutch black metallers Asagraum weave potent new magick from the old school with new album Dawn of Infinite Fire
Why Sacred Reich's Awakening was worth waiting twenty three years for
The Politically charged thrash originals Sacred Reich break a near-quarter-century silence wand prove thrash metal is still alive and well
AC/DC: Highway To Hell album review
Highway To Hell: the album that took AC/DC to international superstardom, and an entry point for new fans since its release
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock album review
Recorded in one room and crackling with energy, AC/DC's fourth album Let There Be Rock was a statement of furious intent
Heilung's Furtha is an album of unstoppable primal power
The amplified historians deliver another psychedelic sermon
Napalm Death's Shane Embury and Absolute Power's Russ Russell project Tronos release star-studded new album
The dynamic duo's new project, described as "ambient psych doom metal", release their debut record Celestial Mechanics
Venom Prison’s demonic Samsara album is a twisted modern death metal classic
Brit death metal firebrands delve deeper into the dark on second album
