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Watch Terrifier baddie Art The Clown ‘kill’ WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley during an Ice Nine Kills concert last weekend
Ripley and Art made special appearances during Ice Nine Kills’ Silver Scream Con in Massachusetts on Saturday
At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg dies aged 52 following cancer battle
The frontman, known for his existential lyrics and characteristic scream, revealed last month that he was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma in December 2023
Soen announce new studio album, Reliance, will be released in January
Swedish prog metallers Soen share the powerfully emotive Primal, the first new music from their upcoming album Reliance
Kiss’s Gene Simmons claims he learned humility from Ozzy Osbourne
Simmons calls the late Black Sabbath singer’s attitude “a good lesson for idiots like me who sometimes, guilty as charged, get full of themselves”
Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed
The UK heavy metal stalwarts will return to the top of the bill at the Derbyshire weekender, 25 years after they headlined the first-ever Bloodstock
Watch members of Iron Maiden and Tool jam a Jeff Beck song at a wedding last week
Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and partially-retired drummer Nicko McBrain performed with Tool bassist Justin Chancellor at Smith’s daughter’s wedding on Friday
Judas Priest recorded a cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs featuring Ozzy Osbourne – and they’re going to release it soon
“The green button’s almost ready to go,” says frontman Rob Halford
Massive Attack team up with Sepultura’s Max and Iggor Cavalera for special South American show
The trip-hop trailblazers will perform Sepultura's classic Chaos A.D. with the pair to shine a light on the plight of the indigenous people of Brazil
Iron Maiden, Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice sign up as ambassadors for National Album Day 2025
“Albums matter,” says Bruce Dickinson, whose band are one of four “Album Champions” alongside Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for this year’s rock-themed event
Wolfgang Van Halen on meeting Ozzy Osbourne and the original plan for Back To The Beginning
The singer/multi-instrumentalist dropped out of Ozzy’s final show due to a schedule change, but he got to meet the Black Sabbath frontman at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame the year before
Watch Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson sing the Star Spangled Banner for 66,000 NFL fans in Pittsburgh
The Iron Maiden frontman sang the American National Anthem ahead of the Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks encounter
Nikki Sixx says Mick Mars' claims that Motley Crue don't play live are a "betrayal to the band who saved his life"
Mick Mars' bitter feud with Motley Crue rumbles on as bassist Nikki Sixx dismisses backing track accusations
Sharon Osbourne thanks fans for their “overwhelming support” following Ozzy’s death
Sharon Osbourne salutes the “otherworldly amount of love” in the wake of Ozzy‘s death
"We're probably the truest form of rock and roll there is." P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel says the band are done trying to prove themselves
P.O.D. guitarist says the band have stayed relevant by not following musical trends
"I had to learn to walk again." Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil reveals he had a stroke in December
Issue that led to Motley Crue postponing Las Vegas residency had doctors doubting Vince Neil would ever perform again
Sabaton x Nothing More is one of the most surprising heavy metal collaborations we’ve heard all year – and it doesn’t sound half bad
The two bands have teamed up for Crossing The Rubicon, the fifth single from Sabaton’s upcoming album Legends
Wolfgang Van Halen explains the risk of playing his dad’s songs onstage
Wolfgang has performed Van Halen songs in public on only two occasions since his father Eddie passed away in 2020
