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Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music
"Obviously, I’m gonna buy him a beer or two or three." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell thanks stem cell donor after getting cancer all clear
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer is in remission for first time since 2013 diagnosis
OceanGate CEO wanted Pearl Jam to be in doomed Titanic submersible, according to new documentary
A talking head in Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster claims that Stockton Rush wanted Eddie Vedder and co. to be in the submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic, killing the CEO and four others
The world's first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition will open in Black Sabbath's hometown, Birmingham, this summer
Working Class Hero, the first exhibition dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne's storied career, will be hosted at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist
The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album
Watch 90s pop crew Vengaboys pull an insane crowd at Download, the UK's biggest rock and metal festival
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video has now been viewed more than two billion times on YouTube
"The video was probably the key element in Smells Like Teen Spirit becoming a hit." Dave Grohl
Lars Ulrich has (maybe) seen your Metallica memes
Metallica’s founding drummer says he shares the occasional fan-made post in the metal titans’ group chat
"Apparently, pretending to play guitar on a public path is a criminal offence."
UK metalcore mob Malevolence have found the hill they'll die on - falling foul of a nature charity formed in the Victorian era
Sharon Osbourne says that blocking Ozzy from auditioning for a blockbuster film franchise is the biggest mistake she ever made
In another reality, Ozzy Osbourne could have been a Disney film superstar, and Sharon Osbourne has some regrets
Turnstile announce US tour schedule for September and October
Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile will launch their American tour in Nashville in mid-September
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson announces More Balls To Picasso, a "reimagining" of his 1994 solo album
"Putting more balls into Balls… was a labour of love' says Bruce Dickinson as he readies the re-release of his second solo record
"To get that nod was really nice." Turnstile's Brendan Yates on Charli XCX's prediction that this could be 'Turnstile Summer'
Turnstile are enjoying rave reviews for their new album Never Enough, and Charli XCX's salute to the band at Coachella could well become reality
Tony Iommi is feeling "excitement mixed with fear" as Black Sabbath's last ever gig draws near
"We’ll be touching on some stuff that we haven’t done for a long time” says Tony Iommi, ahead of Black Sabbath's final bow
Watch Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall praise the wholesomeness of heavy metal fans on Australian TV
The Byron Bay metalcore band will embark on the star-studded Summer Of Loud North American tour later this month
Watch Sharon den Adel and Simone Simons surprise Cristina Scabbia for her birthday
Fans couldn't believe their eyes as three modern metal icons embraced on stage and shared some delicious looking birthday cake
"We are missing one of our brothers." Watch Slipknot play to a massive crowd headlining Rock Am Ring festival without founding member Shawn Crahan
Watch pro-shot footage of Slipknot's headline performance for 90,000 maggots in Germany
