"Ozzy and I were like a couple of naughty schoolkids." Zakk Wylde shares his favourite (not so) wholesome memory of hanging out with The Prince Of Darkness
Sneaking beers on tour in Japan? Heaven forbid
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Skunk Anansie became undeniable stars in the 90s and met some of the best - and worst - the music industry had to offer
Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman announces new choral work based upon the teachings of The Wickedest Man in the World
Jaz Coleman’s choral work will brings to life Aleister Crowley’s Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law), the foundation for Thelema, Crowley’s spiritual philosophy
You can buy an Alice Cooper-branded reel-to-reel recorder for just €27,000
The Revox machine is limited to just 25 units, and there's a snazzy turntable too
Watch trailer for new documentary Metallica Saved My Life, directed by Lords Of Chaos’ Jonas Åkerlund
An official documentary about the band’s fans – directed by longtime collaborator Jonas Åkerlund – will be screened in US cities over the coming weeks
Hardcore sensations Turnstile announce first album in four years, Never Enough
Stream the title track ahead of the album’s release on June 6
New-look Katatonia announce 13th album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State
Katatonia reveal their new line-up and lead single Lilac from upcoming album Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State
Exclusive Employed To Serve bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
To celebrate incredible new album Fallen Star, we've teamed up with Employed To Serve for this exclusive bundle
Wardruna’s Einar Selvik names one “ beneficial” thing from black metal church burnings
“It’s hard to defend a lot of the stuff that happened in that period but, in retrospect, it moved some boundaries that needed to be moved”
Jason Momoa reveals how he got the job compering Black Sabbath’s final show
The Minecraft Movie actor still has no idea what he’s going to do onstage, though
Richie Kotzen says he almost joined Nine Inch Nails but his glam metal past got in the way
Trent Reznor reportedly told Richie Kotzen he was the man for the Nine Inch Nails job before backtracking
Slayer announce only North American headline show of 2025, with Knocked Loose and a host of thrash metal legends supporting
Slayer are coming to a venue near you, but only if that venue is Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania
Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor perform a cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club at a horror convention in Florida
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor played through an acoustic set of mostly covers during his appearance at this weekend's Spookala horror convention event in Florida, and performed tracks by pop superstar Chappell Roan, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails and more
Ghost’s Tobias Forge comments on recently leaked solo album Passiflora
The frontman’s only solo album leaked in February after going unheard for 17 years
Watch video for new Babymetal track 'from me to u' featuring Poppy
Track is taken from Babymetal's upcoming fifth album Metal Forth
"There will be no event called 'Fyre 2' in Playa del Carmen." Grand plans to revive disastrous event come as a surprise to the resort city supposed to be hosting it
Fyre Festival was an unrivalled disaster and subject of two documentaries – now part 2 looks to be off to a less than ideal start
Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner reveals he suffered a stroke and it's affected his playing
Faulkner says he suffered the stroke as he recovered from the aortic aneurysm he experienced at Louder Than Life in 2021, and it's left him permanently damaged
Napalm Death, Thurston Moore, Wayne Kramer, and members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rammstein and more to appear on Ramones tribute albums
Underground heroes pay tribute to Da Bruddahs, NYC's much-missed punk rock pioneers
Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been streamed one billion times on Spotify
Master Of Puppets gets added to Spotify’s elite Billions Club, joining fellow Metallica hits Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman
