Seattle pay tribute to Alice in Chains' frontman with 'Layne Staley Day'
August 22nd 2019 is officially declared Layne Staley Day by the mayor of Seattle
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Seattle pay tribute to Alice in Chains' frontman with 'Layne Staley Day'
August 22nd 2019 is officially declared Layne Staley Day by the mayor of Seattle
Alter Bridge share lyric video for rousing new single Take The Crown
Alter Bridge release promo for their new track Take The Crown - the latest song taken from upcoming album Walk The Sky
Watch Dream Theater’s striking animated video for Barstool Warrior
Dream Theater release animated promo for their new single Barstool Warrior - track features on latest album Distance Over Time
Get cheap Bose and Jabra headphones, Echo devices and more in Amazon’s massive End Of Summer Sale
Black Friday? Pah! The best deals for music fans are already here
Die Antwoord dropped from festivals amid claims of homophobic abuse
Riot Fest is the latest festival to drop Die Antwoord after 2012 video surfaces showing an altercation between the band's Ninja and Hercules and Love Affair’s Andy Butler
Rammstein vs Beyonce is a whole new level of crazy right now
DJ Cummerbund wreaks audio havoc with Rammstein, Beyonce and Metallica
Megadeth to tour across Europe with Five Finger Death Punch
Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch and Bad Wolves announce their plans to tour across Europe together
Get up to 25% off Vans shoes in the Amazon End Of Summer Sale
Save on gig-ready Vans Ward and Filmore Decon high and low tops
Amazon End Of Summer Sale: up to 50% off Eastpak backpacks and luggage
Get money off the best backpacks, cases and bags for college, commuting, festivals and travelling
Could Foo Fighters debut a new song at Reading & Leeds?
As Foo Fighters prepare to headline Reading & Leeds this weekend, frontman Dave Grohl says he’s not ruling out the possibility of playing a brand new track
Iron Maiden give update on “electric” Legacy Of The Beast tour
Watch Iron Maiden talk about the North American leg of their Legacy Of The Beast tour ahead of Chicago show
Hellyeah and In This Moment’s Maria Brink set for ShipRocked 2020
ShipRocked organisers reveal the names of more artists who will set sail early next year from New Orleans
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Could Sitar Metal be the next stars of global metal?
It was only a matter of time before someone introduced the sitar to metal. Sitar Metal have literally done just that
The definitive history of every Slipknot mask
Updated Slipknot masks tend to change with every album – so with sixth album We Are Not Your Kind out now, we look back at the evolution of the nine members’ masks
Jane's Addiction: "The first alternative band to break - not Nirvana"
A salute to one of rock's most free-thinking and influential collectives
Best waterproof Bluetooth speakers 2019: wireless speakers for partying outdoors
Explore the best portable, all-weather Bluetooth speakers for the home, garden and music festivals
The 10 best Lightning Bolt songs, as chosen by Wizard Rifle
Portland noise-metal duo Wizard Rifle guide us through the best moments from cult heroes Lightning Bolt
The 10 best budget turntables 2019: top record players for under £300
UPDATED Treat your vinyl to these brilliant budget turntables from Pro-Ject, Rega, Audio-Technica, Sony and more
Get retro and necro with Norway's 8-bit occultists Darkhan
Premiere Norway's 'blackbit' filthmongers Darkhan reveal a video for the track Fanden
The Ultimate Midgardsblot metal playlist!
If you are planning to go to this year's Midgardsblot: the annual celebration of all things viking and metal, get in the spirit with our essential tunes
Beer and loathing at Rock In Rio: the sordid story of a festival
Settle in for an epic tale in Rio De Janeiro as Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Queen and more play the first ever Rock In Rio festival - as MIck Wall tries to drink their rider
Best home brew kits 2019: get started with brewing your own beer and cider
Drinking beer is fun – and making it can be, too. Here’s our pick of the best home brew kits to get cracking with today…
We saw Rammstein play two shows in the most metal city on the planet, and f**k!
Rammstein played a pair of shows in Tampere, Finland, and blew our minds all over again
10 greatest power metal albums as chosen by Northtale
Northtale's Bill Hudson picks his most influential power metal albums
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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
Mystifier’s first album in 18 years is cult Brazilian metal at its best
Brazil’s subterranean terror squad return in malevolent splendour with Protogoni Mavri Magiki Dynasteia
Children Of Bodom’s blackened Hexed album is the sound of a band back on track
Finland’s melodeath favourites Children Of Bodom regain their bearings on new album Hexed
LoG guitarist Mark Morton’s Anesthetic album is an all-star show of force and soul
Randy Blythe, Alissa White-Gluz and the late Chester Bennington elevate Lamb Of God man’s debut solo album
While She Sleeps’ provocative new album So What? is the sound of genres being mashed
Sheffield’s ever-evolving punk metallers jump off the deep end
King 810 – Suicide King album review
Divisive gangster metallers King 810 are still hitting the highs and lows
Swallow The Sun – When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review
Magnificent bleakness and inconsolable loss from Finnish death-doom veterans
