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Watch video for new Rob Zombie single Punks and Demons taken from upcoming album The Great Satan
By Stef Lach published
Rob Zombie's 8th album will be released in February 2026. Watch video for new single Punks and Demons

"He had all the best qualities you’d want in somebody." Zakk Wylde speaks about Ozzy Osbourne for the first time since his death
By Stef Lach published
Zakk Wylde sings the praises of late friend Ozzy and says his toughness was among his most impressive qualities

Friends star Matthew Perry attended Alcoholics Anonymous at Ozzy Osbourne’s house
By Matt Mills published
The Prince Of Darkness remembers the sitcom actor in his new memoir, Last Rites

"There’s still time to come to the States to catch this show..." Dream Theater cancel 2026 UK and European Parasomnia tour plans
By Jerry Ewing published
Dream Theater are currently on tour in the US performing the whole of new album, Parasomnia

TesseracT announce new concert movie and live album, RADAR
By Jerry Ewing published
TessearcT will release concert film RADAR and soundtrack album , RADAR O.S.T. in December

Bruce Dickinson’s solo band performed another classic Iron Maiden song at the end of their North American tour last week
By Matt Mills published
The frontman, who’d already added Flash Of The Blade to his setlist, wrapped up his latest tour with a stop at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday

Bruce Dickinson gives the US national anthem the air-raid siren treatment again
By Fraser Lewry published
The Iron Maiden frontman has sung the Star Spangled Banner at another sporting event

"I had a slight fender bender": Gene Simmons recovering at home after Malibu car crash
By Fraser Lewry published
The Kiss legend hit a parked vehicle and was transported to hospital

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson isn’t fully convinced the band are retiring
By Matt Mills published
Ex-bassist David Ellefson hopes the thrashers’ upcoming farewell shows aren’t “just an attempt to boost ticket sales”

The house that Slipknot trashed in their most infamous music video is going to auction
By Matt Mills published
Bidding on a $300,000 West Des Moines property that the masked agitators tore up in 2004 will begin next week

Preorder Megadeth’s final album on limited copper/emerald vinyl, plus an art card signed by the band only available through Metal Hammer
By Metal Hammer published
Only 250 are in stock, so order fast!

Watch: we asked a bunch of fans at Parkway Drive's Wembley show to name the best ever metalcore band
By Merlin Alderslade published
And no, not everybody picked Parkway Drive, OK?!

Country star Hardy loves Sleep Token, urges the haters to look past genre tags
By Metal Hammer published
Musically and aesthetically, the Mississippi musician thinks Sleep Token are “really, really cool”

Hear Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante sing electro-metal banger Ties That Bind, from the soundtrack of new fighting game 2XKO
By Matt Mills published
The song follows developer Riot Games’ recent collaborations with Polyphia and Linkin Park

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee explain why now is the time to reunite Rush
By Matt Mills published
The pair say that the decision to get the prog rock luminaries back together was “relatively recent”

Ozzy Osbourne admitted that he had a “life-or-death” heart problem days before he died of a heart attack
By Matt Mills published
In his new memoir Last Rites, Osbourne writes that sepsis from one of his spinal surgeries gave him arrhythmia and “a dodgy heart valve”

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson to record his next solo album in January
By Matt Mills published
Dickinson reveals that he and his solo band will record the follow-up to 2024’s The Mandrake Project live in the studio
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