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Linkin Park will headline this year's UEFA Champion's League Final
By Rich Hobson published
The band's performance follows previous headliner Lenny Kravitz in 2024

Tobias Forge “shied away” from the media when writing new Ghost album Skeletá
By Matt Mills published
The Ghost mastermind hoped for the band’s new album to not continue the political themes of 2022’s Impera

Ghost have played the first show of their Skeletour World Tour - setlist details now online
By Fraser Lewry published
The eagerly-awaited Skeletour tour finds Ghost mixing new tracks with classics – and some surprises

"I will not just ask you for money but I will drop some merch with these lil' cutie pies and you will buy it. All money will go to them": Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible has adopted two bear cubs and our hearts might just explode
By Liz Scarlett published
Alex Terrible (Bearable) is now looking after two baby bears and is hoping to raise money to help with their care

Evanescence’s Amy Lee reveals which videogame changed her life
By Matt Mills published
The nu metal-era stars appear on the soundtrack of the new TV adaptation of action-adventure game Devil May Cry

This hardcore band just released a music video that’s four minutes of cute cats
By Matt Mills published
Watch the appropriately feline-loaded clip for new Propagandhi single Cat Guy

Watch Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante join Megan Thee Stallion onstage at Coachella to sing their team-up track, TYG
By Matt Mills published
LaPlante was one of a number of guests who performed with Megan Thee Stallion during her Coachella set this weekend

"It was the worst tour of my life." Nothing More's Jonny Hawkins on cursed tour with Sleep Token and In This Moment
By Stef Lach published
A bus flooded with toilet water, missed flights, death, crew member quitting – Nothing More frontman recalls the tour from hell

System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian: “I never knocked out Brent Hinds”
By Matt Mills published
System Of A Down’s bassist dispels the widely circulated story that he punched Mastodon’s ex-guitarist/vocalist after an awards ceremony in 2007

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix comments on nu metal revival: “Hair metal never had this!”
By Matt Mills published
The band behind Last Resort recently wrapped up an arena tour of the UK and Europe

Watch the video for Ghost's triumphant new single Lachryma and get a closer look at Papa V Perpetua
By Fraser Lewry published
Lachryma comes from Ghost's upcoming sixth album Skeletá, out later this month

Max Cavalera isn't getting sentimental over the end of Sepultura
By Paul Brannigan published
"I don't have nothing to do with what they're doing, with the disbanding of the band."

"Ozzy and I were like a couple of naughty schoolkids." Zakk Wylde shares his favourite (not so) wholesome memory of hanging out with The Prince Of Darkness
By Rich Hobson published
Sneaking beers on tour in Japan? Heaven forbid

"Five were f***ing horrible."
By Rich Hobson published
"Five were f***ing horrible." Skunk Anansie icon Skin shares what it was like being buddies with David Bowie and Lemmy, and run-ins with 90s boybands

Watch trailer for new documentary Metallica Saved My Life, directed by Lords Of Chaos’ Jonas Åkerlund
By Matt Mills published
An official documentary about the band’s fans – directed by longtime collaborator Jonas Åkerlund – will be screened in US cities over the coming weeks

Exclusive Employed To Serve bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
By Merlin Alderslade published
To celebrate incredible new album Fallen Star, we've teamed up with Employed To Serve for this exclusive bundle

Wardruna’s Einar Selvik names one “ beneficial” thing from black metal church burnings
By Matt Mills published
“It’s hard to defend a lot of the stuff that happened in that period but, in retrospect, it moved some boundaries that needed to be moved”
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