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Gene Simmons says sorry for controversial comments about the late Ace Frehley
Gene Simmons' apology came shortly after a Senate hearing in which he claimed successful musicians were treated "worse than slaves"
Pelagic Records have announced the first wave of bands for the 2026 edition of Pelagic Fest
Pelagic Fest will be taking over Maastricht next August for another weekend of wonders
Country music superstar horrifies shocked fans with "demon ritual" at Las Vegas show
"Looks like y'all sold your souls"
"He knew. He was ready" Sharon Osbourne has revealed the final words that her husband Ozzy said to her before he passed away
Sharon has been speaking about the final moments that she had with Ozzy, and what he said to her the morning of July 22
"A diverse, daring and deeply emotional lineup!" Soen and The Ocean announced as headliners for next year's Be Prog! My Friend
Be Prog! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Agent Fresco, Rendezvous Point and more...
Sleep Token’s Caramel has been named the best song of 2025 by The New York Times
Sweet news for the world-beating pop-metal outfit
Robb Flynn wants Machine Head’s retirement to be like Stranger Things’ final season
The Oakland thrashers aren’t bowing out yet, but when they do, their frontman wants it to put a bold exclamation point on their career
Halestorm found out that they were Grammy-nominated halfway through playing a show
The hard rockers took home the Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance with their single Love Bites (So Do I) in 2013
The emotional reaction Brian May had to one of Ozzy Osbourne's final performances
No one was expecting Ozzy at this show - and what a moment it was when he arrived
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale opens up on the "empowering" song that helped launch their career
I Get Off didn't pull its punches on its subject matter - even if the song had to "devolve" to get there
Slipknot-endorsed Mapuche metal champions Mawiza have recorded a live session in Gojira’s studio
Hailing from Santiago, Chile, the four-piece are flying the flag for South America’s Indigenous Mapuche people
Metallica fans banned for life after "incredibly stupid" speaker tower stunt at show in Australia
Ever thought about climbing on part of the stage or sound setup at a gig? Two Metallica fans can tell you why you really shouldn't
Behaviour of one former Megadeth member means there will be no reunions on upcoming farewell tour
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine rules out bringing former members back as guests on farewell tour
Swallow The Sun's best-selling official biography to be translated into English
Finnish prog-doomers’ Swallow The Sun's self-titled 2024 biography will be available in two special editions
Sleep Token have released the official colouring book you never knew you needed
The masked metal band have teamed up with Rock N’ Roll Colouring, who’ve previously made colouring books for Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Cannibal Corpse and others
Avenged Sevenfold have just released a brand new song and it's packing riffs, autotune and all kinds of weirdness - listen to Magic now
Avenged have just dropped their first new song in two years!
How a show in Montreal back in 1998 helped Despised Icon to kickstart the deathcore revolution
Despised Icon are largely credited as being one of deathcore's first bands, but according to them, the genre's roots go even deeper
