Prog and Metal Hammer partner with this year's post-rock and prog metal two-day event Pelagic Fest
Prog and Metal Hammer partner with post-rock and prog metal event Pelagic Fest which takes place in Maastricht in August
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Linkin Park launch "the best song we've ever made" Up From The Bottom
Up From the Bottom will appear on a deluxe edition of last year's From Zero album
The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga announces debut album with her heavy metal band The Yagas
The Oscar-nominated actor and her band will release Midnight Minuet next month
Evanescence release new song Afterlife from Devil May Cry TV series soundtrack, have their next album in the works
It’s an exciting time to be a fan of Amy Lee and co.
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is releasing a comic book compilation with soil from William Blake’s grave
Ever wanted to own a comic printed using the dirt that surrounds William Blake’s dead body? Bruce Dickinson’s got you covered!
"No guitar solos! No belly dancing music!" Metallica's Kirk Hammett looks back on working with Lou Reed
"Lulu means so much to me for a number of reasons.", Kirk Hammett states
Steven Wilson: “I’ve been touring around indie record stores, and I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s even heard of Playboi Carti”
Wilson and Carti’s new albums were engaged in a two-horse race for UK chart supremacy last week
Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams join Deftones to sing Minerva in Nashville
Williams previously joined the nu metal-era idols for a performance of Passenger in 2010
Adrian Smith names his favourite Iron Maiden song, even though it’s “awkward” to play
“That riff is kind of awkward. But I like the song.”
Cradle Of Filth’s singer claims Ed Sheeran tried to turn a Toys R Us into a live music venue
The plan was unfortunately shot down by Ipswich City Council
Kirk Hammett on his friendship with Jason Momoa
What do a heavy metal and Hollywood star have to bond over? A lot, it turns out.
This metalcore band want their new song to be John Cena’s theme now he’s a bad guy
Appropriately enough, it’s called Villain Arc
Mastodon add headline shows to their summer tour in the UK and Europe, but there's still no news on who's replacing Brent Hinds
Good news for European metal fans
Powerwolf announce biggest-ever UK show at 12,500-cap. Wembley Arena
Everybody’s favourite German metal werewolf sex cult will reach a new apex in March 2026
Hear Jack Black and Dave Grohl team up with Ozzy Osbourne’s producer on new song
The star-studded collaboration is part of the soundtrack for Black’s new film A Minecraft Movie
Ghost’s Tobias Forge says he’s “technically a solo artist”: “My job is a group effort”
To be fair, where’s the lie?
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is open to making another Load-style album
As controversial as Metallica’s 90s rock tangent was, Kirk Hammett says re-exploring that side of their sound isn’t off the table
Malevolence announce UK and European headline tour, their "biggest and baddest" shows ever
Yorkshire metalcore troupe Malevolence announce "the biggest and baddest Malev show of all time"
"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world
Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all
