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Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park to headline Download 2026: over 90 bands confirmed for next year's lineup
By Merlin Alderslade published
Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more

AC/DC announce 2026 tour with 21 new dates confirmed
By Merlin Alderslade published
AC/DC will hit up North and South America next year, with over 20 dates confirmed

Two Metallica fans have been arrested after climbing over part of the band's set at a show in Perth, Australia on Saturday
By Merlin Alderslade published

Savatage announce European headline shows and festival dates for 2026
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog metal legends Savatage reformed earlier this year after a nearly two-decade hiatus

"Speaking to your own child about that is very personal, vulnerable and emotional." System Of A Down's Serj Tankian reveals why he covered a Chris De Burgh classic - and teamed up with an EDM legend
By Metal Hammer published
Serj Tankian made some surprising musical choices for his new solo album

Campaign launched to posthumously award Ace Frehley honorary astronaut status
By Fraser Lewry published
NASA, are you listening?

King Diamond given lifelong honorary award by Danish Arts Foundation
By Stef Lach published
Award will see King Diamond paid up to £22,000 ($26,000) every year to continue creating "art of the highest quality"

“Learned from the greatest". Watch Ozzy Osbourne's toddler grandson bite the head off a toy bat
By Stef Lach published
Cuteness overload as Kelly Osbourne's two-year-old son pays unique Halloween tribute to the late Ozzy

Biohazard’s Evan Seinfeld on the NSFW side-hustle that made him more money than music
By Matt Mills published
Biohazard frontman Evan Seinfeld has no regrets about his career in adult entertainment

Dave Mustaine explains why Megadeth reimagined Metallica’s Ride The Lightning for their final album
By Matt Mills published
Megadeth’s leader calls his sped-up rendition of the Metalli-classic a mark of “respect” towards his ex-bandmates

TesseracT share first new music from upcoming live release RADAR with video for the emotive Tender
By Jerry Ewing published
TessearcT will release concert film RADAR and soundtrack album , RADAR O.S.T. in December

David Draiman says Disturbed need a “nice, long break” as controversial European tour comes to a close
By Matt Mills published
Some of the metal band’s recent shows were rocked by cancellation and protests, in response to their singer signing an Israeli Defence Force artillery shell last year

Arctangent – the UK’s best prog metal festival – announces first bands for 2026, including Igorrr, Svalbard, Alcest, Agent Fresco, Chat Pile
By Matt Mills published
The most forward-thinking bands in prog, post-rock and metal will once again gather at Bristol’s Fernhill Farm next August

Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff tops Billboard chart 25 years after release
By Stef Lach published
Limp Bizkit's single Break Stuff was released in the year 2000 – and it's topping the chart in 2025

"I don’t think so. No." Roddy Bottum on whether he'd play with Faith No More again
By Stef Lach published
Keyboard player Roddy Bottum appears to put the final nail in Faith No More's coffin

Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West and her friends dressed up as Babymetal for Halloween – and they absolutely smashed it
By Metal Hammer published
It looks like the Kardashians are keeping up with one of heavy metal’s most successful bands

"You don’t go to therapy once and they tell you how to not feel a certain way." Deftones' Chino Moreno explains why his sobriety is a work in progress
By Rich Hobson published
The Deftones vocalist has been sober for three years
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