Why Marty Friedman turned down potential Megadeth reunion in 2015
Friedman claims an insultingly low salary offer prevented Megadeth’s most legendary lineup from regrouping 10 years ago
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Why Marty Friedman turned down potential Megadeth reunion in 2015
Friedman claims an insultingly low salary offer prevented Megadeth’s most legendary lineup from regrouping 10 years ago
Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback and more confirmed for inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival
Boardwalk Rock will take place in Ocean City, Maryland, next May
King Diamond to tour Europe and the UK with Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others
Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others will support King Diamond at select headline shows in 2025
Kerry King rules out future Slayer activity
Kerry King reaffirms that Slayer won't be making a full-scale comeback
TesseracT share new live video for War Of Being
Tesseract will release an expanded edition of latest album War Of Being, featuring new live tracks, in January
Ice-T names the one thing he’d change about heavy metal if he could
The outspoken Body Count frontman also names his favourite rap and metal albums in the new issue of Metal Hammer
Iron Maiden share heartfelt backstage video of Nicko McBrain’s final concert
After announcing his intention to retire from the live stage, McBrain played his last show with Iron Maiden over the weekend
The next Korn album will take some time, says Brian ”Head” Welch
Korn have a lot written for the followup to 2022’s Requiem – but they aren’t quite sure when it’s coming out
Deftones announce two more UK headline shows for summer 2025
Didn’t get tickets to Deftones’ blockbuster London date? The quasi-nu metal beloveds have just announced extra stops in Yorkshire and Cornwall
Judas Priest add UK dates to 2025 Shield Of Pain European tour, including biggest-ever London show with Alice Cooper
The Metal Gods will be joined by the master of shock rock when they play at the O2 Arena in July
Kerry King adds summer 2025 headline shows in the UK and Europe
More chances to hear monster tunes from From Hell I Rise played live by some of metal's finest musicians
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While She Sleeps reiterate their place among the metalcore elite with dazzling London show
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Therapy?'s dark, twisted misfit anthems sound as fabulously fierce as ever on their Troublegum 30 anniversary tour
Therapy? roll back the decades in joyous communal celebration of their best-loved album, 1994's Troublegum
Sylosis and Fit For An Autopsy lead four hours of moshpit mayhem in London
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Rising Herts crew Defences are evolving in all the right ways on album number three
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