Rage Against The Machine cancel UK/European tour, including Reading and Leeds festival appearances
Rage Against The Machine have called off their UK/European tour after getting "medical guidance" on frontman Zack de la Rocha's recent leg injury
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Peter Jackson wanted hypnotherapy so he could forget The Lord Of The Rings films...so he could watch them again
The Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson once tried to find a hypnotherapist to help him forget all the work he did on the films - but for good reason!
A box set of rare LA glam metal is coming out and we couldn't be more delighted
Bound For Hell: On The Sunset Strip will be released by the Numero Group in October - listen to Max Havoc’s Bound For Hell now
Måneskin cancel festival appearances, release first part of tour documentary
Italian rockers Måneskin will no longer be performing at Reading & Leeds festival this year, but fans can enjoy the band on YouTube instead
Watch Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes sing to Rammstein's Du Hast at his Sheffield club night
Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes DJ'ed at his new club night last month, which also saw him do some Rammstein karaoke
Coheed And Cambria premiere new video for A Disappearing Act
US quartet Coheed And Cambria recently released new concept album Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind
Russian Circles unveil their very first ever video. Watch Gnosis here...
US post-rock trio Russian Circles will release new album Gnosis in August
Listen to new Revocation track Re-Crucified, featuring The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad and Cannibal Corpse's Corpsegrinder
Trevor Strnad died earlier this year aged 41
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to host Machine Gun Kelly exhibit on 'MGK Day'
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will display a selection of Machine Gun Kelly memorabilia and celebrate 'MGK Day' with live performances and more
Ross Robinson did not like Slipknot the first time he heard them
Ross Robinson says he was reluctant to work with Slipknot after being unimpressed by their first demo
Cats inciting violence to System Of A Down's Chop Suey makes for top tier entertainment
Cats! System Of A Down! Clawing! It's the video that has everything.
Why are some Stranger Things fans now trying to 'cancel' Metallica?
TikTok users are poring over Metallica's past, with some now calling for the metal superstars to be 'cancelled' based on alleged past behaviours
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Riots, arrests and a knocked out Geezer Butler: the most chaotic concert of Black Sabbath's career
When a glass bottle struck Geezer Butler just two songs into Black Sabbath's 1980 Milwaukee show, disaster followed
20 years ago, The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato actually took a dump on stage at Reading Festival
Revisiting the moment Greg Puciato made a piece of Reading history - literally
Satyricon’s Satyr: “Church-burnings and murder, they’re a part of our history”
Orchestras, art exhibitions and rubbing shoulders with real-life kings – how the Norwegian establishment embraced one of black metal‘s prime movers
The 10 weirdest festival bookings ever
From Katy Perry at Warped to Wombles at Glastonbury, these bookings ranged from the surprising to the downright bizarre
Paul Samson: remembering NWOBHM's lost star
Samson had critically acclaimed albums under their belt and a future Iron Maiden superstar out front, but fate conspired against them
Christ Illusion, dodgy crowds and the return of Dave Lombardo: what happened when we went on tour with Slayer in 2006
On this day in 2006, Slayer released Christ Illusion, their first album with Dave Lombardo in 16 years. That year, we joined Slayer on tour to find them more malevolent than ever
Vote for the greatest prog metal band of all time
Dream Theater? Mastodon? Porcupine Tree? Here’s your chance to vote for the greatest prog metal band of them all
The Top 10 best metal covers of 80s pop songs
When metal bands get 80s pop covers right
The Top 20 best albums of 1994
Korn, Nine Inch Nails, Machine Head, Emperor: this is the ultimate soundtrack to 1994
"F**k you, follow that!": The electrifying story of AC/DC's masterpiece, Powerage
In 1978, AC/DC had their backs against the wall. Dismissed by critics, misunderstood by their record label and fighting for their very survival, the Young brothers and Bon Scott dug deep: the result was Powerage, one of the finest hard rock albums ever
Our first reaction to Slipknot's Yen: tense, claustrophobic and dripping with atmosphere
Yen reminds us that Slipknot can be just as effective when they're unafraid to slow things down a little
These are Dave Lombardo’s three favourite Slayer songs (and they’re not what you expect)
We asked ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo for his three favourite Slayer songs, and his choices totally surprised us
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Hollywood Undead’s Hotel Kalifornia: rap-metal party starters get serious
Album review: rap-rockers Hollywood Undead fight the trials of modern life on new album Hotel Kalifornia
The Halo Effect’s Days Of The Lost: melodeath all-stars salute the Gothenburg Sound on debut album
Album review: ex-In Flames members assemble to relive the old days on The Halo Effect’s debut album Days Of The Lost
Prey review: Predator prequel doesn't quite do enough to rescue the franchise
While Prey's intentions are honourable, it's a prequel that spins its wheels too much to leave a lasting impact
Dub War’s Westgate Under Fire: metal’s original soundclash kings return to reclaim their crown
Album review: Skindred’s Benji Webbe returns to his dub/punk roots on original band Dub War’s new album Westgate Under Fire
Viking metal chieftains Amon Amarth go back to brutal basics on new album The Great Heathen Army
Album review: Amon Amarth’s The Great Heathen Army piles on the blood, gore and Biff Byford guest spots
Ithaca’s They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album
Album review: Ithaca’s new album They Fire us is a raging, ever-changing triumph
The Prodigy in Birmingham: a powerful, cathartic show that did Keith Flint proud
From freshening up old favourites to paying an emotional tribute to Keith Flint, this was a special night in Brum
Mikael Akerfeldt’s Clark soundtrack is an epic love letter to the history of music
Album review: Opeth mainman Mikael Akerfeldt puts on his 70s disco pants for genre-defying soundtrack to hit Netflix series, now on shiny vinyl
Imperial Triumphant’s Spirit Of Ecstasy: an exhilarating journey across a jazz-blasted landscape of noise
Album review: masked avant-metallers Imperial Triumphant head deeper into the ultraverse with new album Spirit Of Ecstasy
Oceans Of Slumber’s Starlight And Ash: an elegant tapestry of mournful heaviness and gothic Americana
Album review: Texan doom maestros Oceans Of Slumber broaden their horizons on epic new album Starlight And Ash with stellar results
Turnstile’s incendiary set steals the weekend at Glastonbury
While some waited for a Green Day set that never happened, Turnstile showed Glasto why they’re the present and future of punk rock
