Here are the 12 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines
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Saxon’s Biff Byford launches video for foot-stomping new single School Of Hard Knocks
Saxon frontman Biff Byford releases video for School Of Hard Knocks - the title track from his upcoming solo album
Guns N’ Roses announce 2020 UK and European tour
Guns N’ Roses line up a total of 13 Not In This Lifetime shows in May and June next year
Ozzy Osbourne: I still haven’t released what I consider to be my Sgt. Pepper
Ozzy says when he’s asked what his favourite solo album is he replies: “I still haven’t made it yet”
Halestorm: We've done something we've never really done before on new EP
Joe Hottinger and Lzzy Hale tease new EP release and say they wanted to shake things up in the studio
Listen to the storming title track from the new Steve Harris and British Lion album
British Lion - led by Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris - release the title track from their upcoming second album
Five Finger Death Punch call off show due to “medical emergency"
Five Finger Death Punch were forced to cancel last night’s show in Duluth, Minnesota, due to a “medical emergency” affecting guitarist Jason Hook
Metallica pay tribute to surf icon Andy Irons with new clothing range
Metallica team up once again with Billabong LAB - with new clothing range based on designs from the band’s first five albums
Watch Cyndi Lauper team up with Marilyn Manson and Henry Rollins at charity event
Cyndi Lauper shows her True Colors as she rocks out with Marilyn Manson and Henry Rollins at Home For The Holidays charity bash in Los Angeles
Rob Halford is open to former Judas Priest members appearing on 50th anniversary tour
"Anything can happen with Priest, so just keep an eye out," says Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford
Sevendust cancel UK tour with Alter Bridge as drummer Morgan Rose is hospitalised
Sevendust were due to tour across the UK with Alter Bridge and Shinedown later this week
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Anthrax, Alter Bridge and more join Metallica at Welcome To Rockville
Dozens of artists are confirmed for May 2020 festival - Lynyrd Skynyrd’s set will be the southern rock outfit’s last-ever show in North Florida
Watch Bring Me The Horizon light up Tokyo in live Ludens video
Bring Me The Horizon share live video for their latest single Ludens - filmed in Tokyo as band supported Babymetal
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Watch Mortiis premiere grotesque video for A Dark Horizon
Exclusive The king of dungeon synth premieres his gory new video exclusively on Hammer, ahead of the release of forthcoming album Spirit Of Rebellion
Best noise cancelling headphones 2019: less noise, more rock with Sony, Bose, et al
Reduce unwanted noise from your surroundings while enjoying your favourite music and podcasts with the best noise cancelling headphones for every budget
10 Christmas albums that’ll rock your jingle bells off
Hail Santa! We've gathered the best rock and metal Christmas albums to get your festive season started with a bang
Alter Bridge: revenge of the everyday heroes
With two of their star members returning fresh from solo commitments, Alter Bridge are about to tour the UK in support of their blazing new album, Walk The Sky
The best budget wireless headphones 2019: wire-free and wallet-friendly
Think you lack the funds to cut the cord? Think again! These are the best cheap wireless headphones around
The 10 best budget turntables 2019: top decks for less than £300
UPDATED Breather new life into your vinyl with the best budget turntables from Rega, Pro-Ject, Lenco, Audio-Technica, Sony and more
This Marilyn Manson x Mariah Carey festive mash-up is all we wanted for Christmas
The internet has provided once again, offering us cold hearted metalheads the kind of Christmas cheer we can get behind
Akercocke headline a new year's orgy of extremity in London!
Usher in the Devil's Annus at the Boston Music Room with Akercocke, Lychgate and Dawn Ray'd
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
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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
