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Yungblud’s career-affirming cover of Black Sabbath’s Changes is now available to stream
By Matt Mills published
The UK rocker stole the show with his take on Sabbath’s 1972 track at Back To The Beginning, and the performance can now be relived again and again

Masked metal enigmas President announce six-track debut EP, release new single Rage
By Matt Mills published
The anonymous one-man project will give their inaugural address with King Of Terrors in September

How Gentle Giant told Black Sabbath they were being "ripped off" in the 1970s
By Fraser Lewry published
Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman recalls the fraught 1972 meeting that ended with Ozzy Osbourne throwing a bottle at management

Listen to the first Nine Inch Nails single in five years, As Alive As You Need Me To Be, from the soundtrack to Tron: Ares
By Paul Brannigan published
Nine Inch Nails share first taste of their 24-track soundtrack to Tron: Ares

What is the metal song in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer? The TV show has championed another pioneering rock band
By Matt Mills published
After inserting Metallica’s Master Of Puppets into season four, Stranger Things has used another hard rock classic to soundtrack the announcement of season five

Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
By Metal Hammer published
Self-proclaimed “music experts” say that the Rollin’, My Way and Break Stuff rapper has a more attractive voice than Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan

Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour
By Fraser Lewry published
AlterBridge's eighth studio album was recorded round at Wolfgang Van Halen's place

There's a horn-throwing Rob Halford action figure on the market and only 164 shopping days until Christmas
By Fraser Lewry published
Judas Priest's Metal God becomes the latest musician to be immortalised in six-inch plastic

"The fart jokes were rampant": Lzzy Hale reflects on touring with Skid Row
By Emma Johnston published
"The meat is so sweaty"

Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The Catacombs tour follows the release of the Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs film and live album

Soundgarden salute the "majestic brilliance" brilliance of Black Sabbath, say they were "super bummed" at not being able to play the Back To The Beginning show
By Paul Brannigan published

"They’re clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now." Tom Morello on Kneecap
By Stef Lach published
Rage Against The Machine guitarist sings praises of Irish rappers Kneecap – and Disturbed's David Draiman is unimpressed

United States military used Metallica's Enter Sandman without permission in now deleted video promoting war drones
By Stef Lach published
Might of US military is no match for Metallica's lawyers as they demand removal of track from social media drone video

Bring Me The Horizon have just surprise-released a new album
By Metal Hammer published
The Lo-files project contains 23 lo-fi reinterpretations of the UK metal band’s biggest songs

Deftones confirm 2026 European tour dates with Denzel Curry and Drug Church
By Matt Mills published
The nu-metal-but-not-really superstars will play the UK and mainland Europe from January to February

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi issues update on long-awaited solo album: “I’m trying to finish off what I started”
By Matt Mills published
Now that Back To The Beginning is in the rear-view mirror, heavy metal’s foundational guitarist is returning to work on his first solo album in 20 years

Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with chimpanzees
By Matt Mills published
Pieces co-painted by The Prince Of Darkness and his primate pals are now up for auction
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