Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky sues Soundgarden over rights and royalties
Vicky Cornell files legal papers claiming Soundgarden are withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties from the late vocalist’s family
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Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky sues Soundgarden over rights and royalties
Vicky Cornell files legal papers claiming Soundgarden are withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties from the late vocalist’s family
Stone Sour launch live video for Whiplash Pants
Stone Sour’s live video showcases their Hyrdograd track Whiplash Pants - song features on the upcoming album Live In Reno
Metallica, Eagles and Guns N’ Roses among 2019's top earners
Forbes have released their annual list of the top-earning musicians - and there are some familiar names in the top 40
Ghost planning a new 2020 song for mystery project
Ghost leader Tobias Forge says he’ll be entering the studio in January to work on a new song ahead of album sessions
Behemoth to release Tour Edition of I Loved You At Your Darkest
New release of Behemoth’s 11th studio album will include BBC Radio 1 session and documentary - check out studio video for Wolves Ov Siberia
Motorhead ex Phil Campbell and more confirmed for Ramblin’ Man Fair 2020
Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Massive Wagons, Samantha Fish are more will play the UK festival next summer
Ozzy Osbourne offers $25,000 reward after Randy Rhoads’ guitars are stolen
Ozzy says he’s “heartbroken” after the Musonia School Of Music was robbed last week, with thieves taking instruments and memorabilia relating to guitarist Randy Rhoads
Dee Snider: New AC/DC album will feature tracks recorded by Malcolm Young
Former Twisted Sister frontman says a new AC/DC album is on its way and will feature tracks recorded by the late Malcolm Young along with "all four surviving members”
Machine Head announce 2020 tour - as Rob Flynn reveals new podcast series
Machine Head will hit the road in 2020 across North America on the Burn My Eyes 25th anniversary tour - with new podcast set to arrive next week
Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx: We missed being in a band together
As Motley Crue prepare to play their first shows together since 2015, bassist Nikki Sixx says it was The Dirt film that helped bring them back together
Saxon frontman Biff Byford announces UK solo tour
The Saxon vocalist will play a series of ‘evening with’ shows across the UK in 2020 - music set will be split with a spoken word section
Green Carnation sign to Season Of Mist
Norwegian prog metallers will release long-awaited new album in first half of 2020...
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Dimeradio: Dimebag Darrell's top tracks as chosen by Vinnie Paul
It's been 15 years since we lost one of the greatest guitarists to ever live. Pay tribute with our playlist of Dime's favourite riffs chosen by his own brother, the late Vinnie Paul
The story behind Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power
From glam band to heavy groovers, back in '92 there was no sign of stopping these cowboys from hell
Did the 2010s really see the death of the album?
Did the 2010s really usher in the death of the album, or was it simply a case of artists adapting to the precarious world around them? We examine the last decade in music and weigh up what bands might have to do to thrive in music's next chapter
'Dime Was A Leader' - Dimebag Darrell remembered
Dimebag Darrell had class. He had groove. Tony Iommi and members of Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, and Alter Bridge break down the essence of a genius
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Dimebag Darrell
Essential facts about the Pantera legend
Lords of the riff: The greatest metal guitarists of all time
We spoke to modern-day axemasters Zakk Wylde, Phil Demmel, Matt Heafy and Gus G to find out who the lords of the riff really are
The story behind Saxon's 747 (Strangers In The Night)
When a large part of North America was plunged into darkness in the 60s, many predicted disaster. They probably didn’t predict a future Saxon banger
Silence Festival: Nepal's answer to Western melancholy
Fancy a trip to the festival that puts Nepalese metal on the map? Jump on a plane to Kathmandu this month for the annual Silence Festival
'He was the wild life of the party' - Vinnie Paul remembers Dimebag Darrell
On the anniversary of Dimebag Darrell's death, we look back on when his brother, the late Vinnie Paul talked about their childhood, Pantera and the very last words they exchanged before the shooting
Cyber Monday: deals on the very best Bluetooth headphones and wireless earbuds
Get great sound without wires as we pick the best wireless headphones and earbuds available on Cyber Monday
Lebanese metallers Blaakyum rise up against oppression
Exclusive Beirut thrashers Blaakyum reveal a revolution-themed video for the track Destined To Rise
10 Things we will miss about Slayer
The mighty Slayer hung up their instruments once and for all last night. Here's what we'll miss about their live performances
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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
