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Metallica add six more shows to Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere, Las Vegas
By Paul Brannigan last updated
Metallica have lined up ten sets of No Repeat Weekend dates in the City of Lost Wages

Guns N' Roses announce stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand with Airbourne
By Fraser Lewry published
Guns N' Roses will head down under following dates in Latin America, the US and Europe

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet
By Matt Mills published
Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.

Fontaines D.C., Lambrini Girls, Geese, Kneecap, Billy Bragg and more donate vinyl to Records For Palestine online raffle
By Paul Brannigan published
Thirty record labels and more than 200 artists donate records for online draw

The new issue of Metal Hammer features Lamb Of God on the cover – and an exclusive all-star interview with Randy Blythe
By Eleanor Goodman published
We asked Halestorm, Mastodon, Health, Clutch, Killswitch Engage, Ice-T and more to put their burning questions to Randy

How a progressive rock legend helped Nine Inch Nails make an alt. rock masterpiece
By Paul Brannigan published
"To be honest, my manager had to talk me into this one"

"So do we tell the kids about the tour?" Courtney Love and former Hole bandmate Melissa Auf Der Maur are reuniting
By Paul Brannigan published
Get ready for half a Hole reunion, but not as Hole

Godflesh will no longer perform live after Justin Broadrick undergoes significant abdominal surgery
By Fraser Lewry published
Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick has undergone surgery for a "huge" inguinal hernia

My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil to headline Aftershock festival 2026; The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babymetal and more than 130 other acts also confirmed
By Matt Mills published
The Sacramento festival will return to Discovery Park from October 1 to 4

Watch Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale sing Black Sabbath covers at Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers tribute show this week
By Matt Mills published
Taylor sang Paranoid and Hale took on lead vocals for a version of Neon Knights, with Butler playing bass for both performances
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