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- May 31
- May 30
- May 29
- May 28
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- Deryck Whibley faces up to trauma with Sum 41’s powerful video for Catching Fire
- Rob Halford says it would be a "dream" to collaborate with Babymetal
- This Metallica Vs Steely Dan mash-up is the perfect way to welcome the weekend
- Blaze Bayley recalls his years fronting Iron Maiden as ‘a time of turmoil’
- New video for Pink Floyd's Have A Cigar featuring James LaBrie premieres
- Listen to Idles’ urgent, fierce cover of Gang Of Four’s Damaged Goods
- Corey Taylor says he’s ‘thinking outside the box’ on the new Slipknot album
- The Beatles And India: new documentary to shed light on infamous Beatles trip
- Listen to the dramatic, anthemic new Creeper single Midnight
- Bullet For My Valentine, Enter Shikari and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes to headline Download Pilot festival
- King Crimson grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
- Frost* to reissue Milliontown and Experiments In Mass Appeal on vinyl
- Queen celebrate 40 years of Queen's Greatest Hits with new formats
- The Sheepdogs announce European tour as No Simple Thing EP is unleashed
- May 27
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- Lenin's eyes are bleeding: it can only be a teaser for the new Till Lindemann video
- Meat Wave announce new EP and share gritty, riff-heavy opener Tugboat
- Watch Dee Snider sing the praises of life lived loud in I Gotta Rock (Again) video
- District 97's singer Leslie Hunt announces solo EP
- Chuck Billy recalls ego clashes and backstage dust-ups on the 1990 Clash Of The Titans tour
- Winter's End Progressive Rock Festival confirms for April 2022
- Smashing Pumpkins announce Gish 30th anniversary celebrations
- Caravan announce massive 37-disc deluxe box set
- Watch Machine Gun Kelly’s bloody, slasher film-inspired video for Love Race
- Giancarrlo Erra releases moving video for new single A Blues For My Father
- This video of a man playing Sleep’s Dragonaut while balancing a motorcycle on an amplifier is peak internet
- ‘We’re coming back and it’s going to be great’ Chad Smith promises Red Hot Chili Peppers fans
- Twelve Foot Ninja release hilarious video for new single Long Way Home
- Curved Air drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa dead at 70
- David Ellefson to sue for defamation after leaked videos prompted his dismissal from Megadeth
- May 26
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- School of Rock drummer Kevin Alexander Clark struck and killed by driver while biking
- Wolfgang Van Halen plays Eddie's legendary Frankenstrat guitar on the Mammoth WVH album
- Metallica’s Foundation to Donate $1.6 Million to 23 Community Colleges
- Listen to Turnstile’s first new music in three years, Mystery
- Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson hails the ‘rebellious, anarchic’ vibe of Donington’s first Monsters Of Rock festival
- Chelsea Wolfe shares new Wonder Woman-inspired single Diana
- Rush’s Geddy Lee recalls watching Led Zeppelin alongside Alex Lifeson in 1969: ‘We wanted to be them instantly’
- Subterranean Masquerade release live performance from Progspace festival
- US police issue arrest warrant for Marilyn Manson
- The Omnific release video for new single Wax And Wane
- Download announce 'Download Pilot' festival set to go ahead in June
- May 25
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- Spiritbox announce debut album Eternal Blue, launch Secret Garden single
- Pink Floyd The Later Years: Save £100 on the massive 18-disc box set
- A Kurt Cobain self-portrait is up for auction next month if you have £20,000 to spare
- French post-rockers Year Of No Light stream new single Alètheia
- There’s a signed Tony Iommi guitar and Download VIP passes up for grabs in the #ILoveMetal charity draw
- Slipknot announce huge Iowa homecoming show
- ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons once took Al Jourgensen to dinner as payback for stealing Ministry’s drum sounds
- Listen to the intense new Zeal & Ardor single Run
- Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr has some advice for songwriters
- 50 years on: the ultimate celebration of Led Zeppelin IV - only in Classic Rock
- Big Big Train documentary trailer released
- Robert Plant to release huge unreleased songs archive after his death
- Comus singer Bobbie Watson releases new album with Jon Seagroatt
- Rammstein shift North American tour to 2022, add more shows
- May 24
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- David Ellefson is no longer a member of Megadeth
- Bill Bailey offers to rescue the UK from Eurovision ‘nul points’ hell
- Radar Festival postpones to 2022
- Greta Van Fleet announce the only four shows they'll headline in 2021
- The life of Queen’s Freddie Mercury to be celebrated in new graphic novel
- LA teen punks The Linda Lindas sign to Epitaph after live video goes viral
- Tuomas Holopainen: ‘I was sure it was the end of Nightwish’
- The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost launch with video for Slow Down
- This 1950s Doo Wop version of AC/DC’s Highway To Hell is a heavenly treat
- Metallica tease ‘Black Album’ reissue, reveal one-off ‘Metallica Monday’ benefit
- You can now buy a gold £1000 coin commemorating The Who for just £68,380
- May 23
- May 21
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- Hear Perry Farrell backed by Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi men on new single Mend
- Listen to Wolfgang Van Halen’s killer alt.rock single Mammoth
- Arctangent festival forced to postpone to August 2022
- LA teens The Linda Lindas destroying ‘racist, sexist boys’ is the best thing you'll see online today
- Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant helped save Rush in their darkest hour, says Geddy Lee
- Raven Bush streams brand new single Made Of Stars
- Pond release video for brand new song America's Cup
- The Anchoress to headline London's Queen Elizabeth Hall next May
- Listen to Slash's previously unreleased collaboration with Chester Bennington
- Rain, Also Eden, Multi Story, Last Flight To Pluto lined up for Danfest 10
- May 20
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- Powerwolf release new single Beast Of Gévaudan
- Watch Maria Brink and Andy Biersack team up with Tyler Bates on Meet Me In The Fire
- Be-Bop Deluxe announce 16-disc Live! In The Air Age set
- Listen to the new Angels & Airwaves single Euphoria
- Muse announce twentieth anniversary reissue of Origin Of Symmetry
- Boss unveil pair of limited edition effect pedals to mark musical milestones
- ‘My dad was my biggest supporter’ says Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang
- New ZZ Top album is “underway”, according to Billy Gibbons
- Solstice unveil brand new video for Stand Up
- Some genius has reworked Slayer’s Raining Blood in the style of Alice In Chains, and it’s a doomy masterpiece
- Dutch prog rockers Golden Caves release cover of Billie Eilish's Ocean Eyes
- Slipknot are in the studio right now making ‘God music’ says Clown
- Daniel Cavanagh announces new project Weather Systems
- May 19
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- Kiss announce new 2022 European dates for their End Of The Road tour
- A.A. Williams announces UK tour dates for September and October
- Sinead O’Connor says Prince once violently attacked and stalked her
- Looks like Glastonbury will be going ahead as a 'limited festival' in September
- Watch TV chef Guy Fieri headbanging at a Slipknot show
- Marilyn Manson sued for sexual assault and battery by former assistant Ashley Walters
- UK prog rockers Jump release new video for The Heroes
- Fender join forces with Final Fantasy for striking new Stratocaster
- Mr Bungle have done a Van Halen cover and it's actually pretty good
- The Prodigy are teasing an absolute banger of a new song
- Frost* release new video for Island Life
- May 18
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- Oslo Tapes premiere head-spinning new video for Bodø Dakar
- Take a tour of Slash's former mansion courtesy of rapper Big Sean
- Kiss' Gene Simmons on meeting AC/DC's Angus Young for the first time: "He didn't have front teeth"
- Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer have rescheduled their remaining Hella Mega Tour dates
- Psych proggers Sinoptik release video for nine-minute The Call
- Dim Gray release new live video for Black Sun
- Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses and Stevie Nicks to headline BottleRock festival
- Slipknot's Clown launches his own brand of pre-rolled cannabis joints
- Crown Lands premiere new video for Context: Fearless Pt. 1
- Six strands of Kurt Cobain's hair have been sold for $14,000
- Apple AirPods Pro are on sale right now with 24% off the RRP
- May 17
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- Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee reveals his last ever conversation with Lemmy
- Courtney Love slams upcoming Pam & Tommy series, calls it “f**king outrageous” and “vile”
- A rare painting Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett made as a teen is up for auction
- Dave Grohl reveals he once got stoned with Joan Jett and Miley Cyrus
- Legendary London rock bar The Crobar has been saved
- Tik Tok genius nails what it’s like listening to Rage Against The Machine for the first time
- Colorado prog trio Source release video for False Prophet
- New prog radio show launches on Total Rock
- Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame boss defends Iron Maiden snub
- Watch a bunch of kids in hazmat suits nail Rammstein’s Du Hast
- May 16
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- May 14
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- Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Korn and more announced for Louder Than Life
- Billy Gibbons launches video for My Lucky Card filmed at legendary honky tonk
- The Struts launch thumping cover of Queen's We Will Rock You
- Blackberry Smoke and Warren Haynes join forces on All Rise Again
- Manic Street Preachers launch Orwellian single, announce new album and tour
- WWE’s Rhea Ripley says wrestling is more metal than ever
- Ozzy Osbourne stopped me quitting music forever, says Max Cavalera
- Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer was pepper sprayed by police during Capitol riots
- May 13
- May 12
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- Jorja Chalmers releases video for Bring Me Down
- This Motorhead-ized version of Megadeth’s Symphony of Destruction will make you miss Lemmy even more
- Roger Chapman announces new album Life In The Pond
- Steven Wilson releases new track Anyone But Me
- Korn announce huge US summer tour
- Trifecta release first new music with video for Pavlov’s Dog Killed Schrodinger’s Cat
- Iron Maiden fail to make the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
- KK Downing’s new band KK’s Priest look and sound exactly like Judas Priest in video for Hellfire Thunderbolt
- Boss Keloid premiere heartfelt new single Smiling Thrush
- Watch Metallica's St.Anger snare drum become a metalhead's sleep paralysis demon in this hilarious TikTok video
- The Stranglers share video for And If You Should See Dave… a tribute to keyboard player Dave Greenfield
- Ozzy salutes the life and legacy of Randy Rhoads in new Ross Halfin photo book
- Andy Tillison announces new project with Jonas Reingold and Roberto Tiranti
- May 11
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- Dennis DeYoung hooks up with Tom Morello for The Last Guitar Hero
- Crack The Sky stream remastered version of The Box
- Sleater-Kinney share new single Worry With You, announce new album
- This Motley Crue vs Motown mash-up is the party anthem the world needs right now
- Fifty percent of Kyuss are touring the UK and Ireland together next year
- Joey Belladonna had ‘no clue’ who Anthrax were when he auditioned for them
- Amon Amarth make an appearance in new Marvel comic
- Mandala cover Curved Air's 1971 hit Back Street Luv in new video
- LA police fire rubber bullets into mosh pit to shut down punk gig
- British newspaper says listening to heavy metal makes you fat
- Iron Maiden and BrewDog raise hell with brand new lager
- Faith No More move all European tour dates to 2022
- Porcupine Tree to release live 2003 album
- Megadeth respond to David Ellefson online sex scandal
- May 10
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- Pearl Jam release 5404 live tracks from 186 live shows
- Teramaze go for broke with epic video for 26-minute Sorella Minore
- The internet is turning British politicians into rock stars with disturbing results
- Ramblin’ Man Fair 2021 is cancelled
- This is what Killswitch Engage’s The End Of Heartache would sound like as a synthwave banger
- Megadeth’s David Ellefson denies online ‘grooming’ accusations
- Metallica have written more than 10 new songs in lockdown
- Crown Lands release new live video of Neil Peart tribute Right Way Back
- Die Antwoord exit UK festival bill ‘by mutual agreement’ following artist backlash
- Strawbs singer Dave Cousins releases statement on touring and his health
- Watch Toyah pay tribute to the late Keith Flint with riotous cover of Firestarter
- Billy Duffy and Mike Peters' Coloursøund announce new album, premiere Paradise (Free People) video
- May 9
- May 8
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- Amon Tobin announces new Stone Giants project
- Van der Graaf Generator announced for Beautiful Days festival in August
- Anathema's Daniel Cavanagh announces new solo album
- These are the 50 greatest cult metal bands of all time. How many have you heard?
- Myles Kennedy releases contemplative ballad Love Rain Down ahead of album release
- The Rolling Stones to release full Copacabana Beach show for the first time
- Yngwie Malmsteen launches Parabellum album and video for finger-blistering Wolves At The Door
- Lindemann release stirring live video for Home Sweet Home
- May 7
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- “The metal scene is in denial of racism in it,” says Dragonforce’s Herman Li
- Architects, Bob Vylan, Zand call for Die Antwoord’s removal from London festival
- 10 bands we want to see reunite in 2021
- Hear Frank Turner loudly celebrate the return of live gigs with The Gathering
- Tedeschi Trucks Band to release live album Layla Revisited with Trey Anastasio
- Lego won’t be making that Rammstein Stadium Tour set despite the band’s endorsement
- Chris Cornell’s children have been receiving death threats, says family lawyer
- Big Big Train release video for title track of new album Common Ground
- Sammy Hagar shares details of his final conversations with Eddie Van Halen
- Styx stream title track of Crash Of The Crown, their first new album for four years
- That Metallica-themed Optimus Prime you've always wanted is now on eBay
- May 6
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- Phil Manzanera hooks up with Tim Finn for series of new EPs
- Watch Willow Smith fronting her mum’s old metal band Wicked Wisdom as a cute Mother’s Day surprise
- If you ever wanted to own six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair, we have news for you
- New Australian psych sensations The Lazy Eyes release video for Nobody Taught Me
- Dream Theater to launch Ytsejam Records catalogue with live Images & Words set
- Watch the intense video for Five Finger Death Punch’s new single Darkness Settles In
- VOLA hook up with US rapper SHAHMEN for new video for These Black Claws
- Dream Wife to release mixtape featuring Shirley Manson, Porridge Radio and more to support LGBTQIA charity
- Anthrax’s Scott Ian admits he was ‘crazy jealous’ when he first heard Metallica
- The Omnific announce new single Wax And Wane
- Watch Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons join forces to cover Fleetwood Mac
- May 5
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- “I survived a monster”: Marilyn Manson accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline details graphic abuse claims
- London brewery offers £250,000 worth of beer to support struggling independent venues and artists
- Salem announce an intimate tour in support of smaller UK venues
- Hear legendary punk/metal writer Morat rage against spineless politicians on furious new single Undefeated
- Saxon’s Biff Byford and son Seb tease new project with the grunge groove of Red Brick City
- No one can headbang better than me, insists Cannibal Corpse frontman
- Paul Stanley faces up to the end of Kiss: ‘We just can’t continue to do this for much longer’
- Welcome To The Black Parade is voted the greatest My Chemical Romance song of all time
- Thumpermonkey's Michael Woodman releases new video for Sacramento
- UK festivals at risk of cancellation as government talks hit ‘brick wall’ says AIF
- Save £50/$51 on the sleek Sony WF-1000XM3 in-ear headphones
- The Stranglers share tribute to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield, announce first studio album since 2012
- Lindemann's crazed Live In Moscow film comes to cinemas for one night only
- Punk legends Descendents announce new album 9th & Walnut - and it's been decades in the making
- May 4
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- Megadeth and Lamb Of God's Metal Tour of the Year is back on
- Red Hot Chili Peppers to sell some of their most well-known songs in a $150 million deal
- Moon Unit release dinosaur romp video for their new single Velocirapture
- ‘The Black Sabbath dream became nightmarish at times,’ says Geezer Butler
- Placebo have finally completed their long-awaited eighth studio album
- M-Opus keyboard player Jonathan Casey releases video for The Great Hunger
- Nirvana are being sued for using Dante’s Inferno artwork on merchandise
- Former Cannibal Corpse guitarist sentenced for 2018 assault and burglary
- Canvas Solaris stream new song Hidden Sector
- Threats and ‘hate messages’ lead NOFX to pull out of Punk Rock Bowling festival
- Watch Scott Ian, Dan Lilker, Henry Rollins and more discuss the birth of Anthrax
- Dec Burke to release new solo album this Autumn
- Watch Brian Johnson join Foo Fighters onstage for cover of AC/DC's Back In Black
- May 3
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- This Broadway version of Limp Bizkit’s Break Stuff will either make you weep or blow your mind
- Gentle Giant release video for new Steven Wilson remix of Just The Same
- Marillion reschedule some European tour dates and Holland weekend
- This Christian group is trying to shut down a “Satanic” college radio station in New Jersey
- Zeitgeist-capturing New Wave of Classic Rock album tracklist and trailer revealed
- May 2
- May 1
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- Dr Dre’s hip hop classic Forgot About Dre gets the nu metal cover it should have had 20 years ago
- Darkher share acoustic version of new song Love's Sudden Death - hear it now!
- Open Road's classic Windy Daze album to be reissued this summer
- The Blackheart Orchestra reboot their back catalogue on instrumental album Mute
- Russian activist jailed for sharing Rammstein’s Pussy video on social media
