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- May 31
- May 30
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- "What the **** are you saying, bro?!" System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian on the Serj Tankian lyrics that confused him the most
- "Those solos wrote themselves!" Kirk Hammett picks the Metallica album where he got his playing "spot on"
- "You’ve been doing this for 15 years without giving up." Babymetal's Moametal reveals the touching message she'd give her younger self
- Jean-Michel Jarre to release Live In Bratislava in September
- May 29
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- "We’re putting together something real special for you." Yungblud announces Up Close And Personal club tour, with additional shows already added due to demand
- "Prime Minister, what will you choose? Complicity in war crimes, or the courage to act?" Wolf Alice, Massive Attack, Primal Scream join actors, artists, directors, doctors and TV personalities urging Keir Starmer to take action to ease suffering in Gaza
- "It's the least metal thing I've ever heard. You could put this in your hand luggage and it'd go through the scanners." TV presenter Richard Osman of Pointless and House of Games fame has discovered Sleep Token, and he's more than a little confused
- “Our goal is to help lead the next generation!” Babymetal are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer as they prepare to unleash star-studded new album Metal Forth
- Styx share first new music from upcoming new album Circling From Above
- "It’s the sound of four men who feel like their lives depend on it." Bono gives update on U2's next album
- CMAT, Black Country, New Road, Katy J Pearson and more join the bill for The Maccabees' All Points East show
- John Fogerty does a Taylor Swift and remakes his Creedence Clearwater Revival classics
- Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer avoids jail after entering plea in vehicular manslaughter case
- May 28
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- Babymetal get skull-smashingly heavy with Slaughter To Prevail on new single Song 3, postpone album release yet again
- Download festival comments after artists speak out over “unsafe” toilets for trans people: “We stand with all members of our community and want everyone to feel safe”
- “We want to finish on a decisive high, having released four albums that we are 100 percent proud of”: UK post-metal dynamos Svalbard to break up in 2026, announce farewell tour
- Watch John McLaughlin wow the Montreux Jazz Festival with an emotive version of Abbaji
- "It’s been a minute, and I thank you immensely for your patience." A.A. Williams announces UK and European tour
- Queens of the Stone Age announce international screenings for Alive in the Catacombs film
- Watch Ghost's Tobias Forge sing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody as Brian May and Roger Taylor look on
- The mysterious woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album is raffling her autograph to raise funds for a cat rescue project
- May 27
- May 26
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- Watch metalcore pioneers Converge play chaotic new song WWNTS live
- “I thank God every day, and Metallica, for saving us”: Virginia family say taking their daughter to see Metallica saved them from deadly truck crash
- Former Hawkwind and David Bowie violinist and keyboardist Simon House has died, aged 76
- Watch Metallica rip through Enter Sandman on tour in Virginia, USA
- “We solemnly pledge to get to the bottom of this horrific headline-making crime against Redditors”: Ice Nine Kills issue sarcastic apology for using AI-generated promo picture
- Jim Root wants Slipknot’s new album to be made like the debut and Iowa: “I would like to revisit the raw energy of how those first two records were recorded”
- “We were in New York on 9/11 – it felt like the whole world was falling down”: Incubus reflect on playing two NYC shows days after the World Trade Center attacks
- Rare brain condition leads Billy Joel to cancel string of tour dates
- May 25
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- “These are perilous times. We are staring down a dark channel that could lead to totalitarianism”: Even yacht rock icon Michael McDonald is criticising Donald Trump and the US government
- "I'm scared for my life and career at this point." Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy jokes he's worried about his job after spate of drummer firings
- Queen icon Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter, according to a new biography
- May 24
- May 23
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- "In a recent moment when I was really struggling, I picked up my guitar and wrote a song": Sheryl Crow releases new single in support of Mental Health Awareness Month
- Tekkno no more! See Electric Callboy get “darker” and “more serious” with twisted new song/video Revery
- Music agent Dave Shapiro and ex-Devil Wears Prada drummer Daniel Williams die in San Diego plane crash
- Giles, Giles & Fripp remastered reissues coming on vinyl and CD in July
- Black Sabbath - The Farewell Interview: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill, only in the new issue of Classic Rock
- May 22
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- "The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table": Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham opens up about recent health scare
- Kneecap rapper Mo Chara charged with terror offence
- Jethro Tull announce six-disc Living In The Past reissue
- “The mix was outrageous… the bass was so high they couldn’t play it on the radio”: Ian Gillan is really, really glad Tony Iommi wants to remix Born Again, one of Black Sabbath’s most maligned albums
- Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets release new Steven Wilson ATMOS mix of Echoes
- Metallica announce stacked UK and Europe tour with Gojira, Knocked Loose and more
- “This gig is very important. The original Sabbath will never be on stage together again”: Ozzy Osbourne confirms his upcoming farewell show will definitely be the end of the road for Black Sabbath
- Robert Plant expresses support for Bruce Springsteen over opposition to Donald Trump as row rumbles on
- Dead & Company announce three massive San Francisco shows
- May 21
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- "I will be giving them every drop of my sweat and blood": The Who's new drummer is determined to live up to the billing
- A Judas Priest documentary co-directed by Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello is in the works
- “That’s why things were so hard for me to try and get deals”: Former Megadeth guitarist says Dave Mustaine damaged his career by calling him a “liar”
- Joey Jordison’s former death metal band Sinsaenum are back, will release new album in tribute to late Slipknot drummer in August
- "Stop thinking about what rockers are saying. Think about saving America from the mess you made." Neil Young and Pearl Jam call out Donald Trump, salute Bruce Springsteen
- “I couldn’t believe it. I walked around, around in circles. I didn’t know”: Wendy Dio remembers visiting Motörhead’s Lemmy “two hours before he died”
- "What a time to be alive!" Listen to the most surprising single of 2025, Robbie Williams' "adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall" collaboration with Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and 'The Voice Of Rock' Glenn Hughes
- Watch newly unearthed live footage of Limp Bizkit playing an unreleased song back in 1997
- "It's time to pass the mic": Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen announces he's leaving the band - new frontman confirmed
- May 20
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- Jim Morrison's stolen gravestone bust recovered by police after nearly four decades
- “Every memory, every tear, every laugh is in here. Thank you for everything.” Listen to the final song by UK metalcore crusaders Ithaca
- Watch Trivium cover Steve’s Lava Chicken from the Minecraft Movie, because memes have ruined everyone’s brains
- From the stage to the living room: Marshall bring a touch of rock’n’roll style to the TV audio market with the Heston 120
- "So glad we captured it and can now relive that special evening." Enter Shikari to release Live At Wembley album and accompanying live video
- Mogwai release soundtrack to BBC series The Bombing Of Pan Am 103
- “The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are onstage”: Iron Maiden urge fans to keep their phones in their pockets during upcoming Run For Your Lives tour
- May 19
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- LA's hottest young alt. rock/shoegaze band Rocket announce UK and European tour, release new single One Million
- "Number 6. Demanded starting every rehearsal with a 20 minute cowbell sound bath." Ex-Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese shares his 'Top 10 possible reasons Freese got booted from the Foos' list
- "They are bigger than the Ramones. Their influence is greater, their reach is greater, and certainly their success is greater." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the punk band he believes has eclipsed the Ramones
- "This is broken music for broken people." Suede announce new album Antidepressants, share video for new single Disintegrate
- "It all came to a screeching halt and forever destroyed the band’s life." Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro insists there's "no chance" that the band will ever play together again
- Guns N' Roses release video showing all the times Axl Rose has fallen over onstage
- "I saved the world from Saddam Hussein." Blink-182's Mark Hoppus reveals his role in the US military's capture of authoritarian Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
- "This is not a war zone...this is a System Of A Down concert!" Have you seen this crazy footage from System Of A Down's South American tour?!
- "I love The Who and would never have quit": The Who's Zak Starkey has been fired again, just weeks after being fired then rehired
- Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has hit number one on the US Billboard chart and set two crazy new records for rock music
- May 17
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- Who had Trivium's road crew saving a litter of kittens from a diesel generator on their 2025 metal bingo card?
- American Federation of Musicians wades into Bruce Springsteen's war of words with Donald Trump
- “Their songs are empowering. They’re not afraid to write songs that are about where you have to own up to your mistakes”: Yes, Nicolas Cage the actor is a big fan of Nicolas Cage Fighter the Australian hardcore band
- “I’m not angry – I’m shocked and disappointed”: Foo Fighters fire drummer Josh Freese two years after he joined the band
- May 16
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- "I mean, we got invited to the White House. It’s like, ‘Why the **** do you want to talk to us?!'" Sharon Osbourne on how The Osbournes show grew too big and ridiculous, even for rock's first family
- Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has officially reached number one in the UK album charts
- New horror sequel Final Destination Bloodlines features music by thrash metal veterans Evile
- "It was like seeing the future." The band who took Sleep Token on their first US tour recall hearing them for the first time
- Fairport Convention and The Stranglers is one of the more unlikely collaborations you'll hear this year!
- "A lot of fun making this." Listen to Ed Sheeran's guitar-heavy hard rock collaboration with Dave Grohl and John Mayer
- The legacy of Chris Squire remembered on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now
- "We wanted to go straight to the source – into the room with people known for their songwriting": The Black Keys detail new album No Rain, No Flowers
- "Getting kinda saucy already. Jeez!" Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham analysing a Charli XCX video with his daughter is the joyous, uplifting online content that the world needs right now
- "I'm going to live." Alice In Chains' Sean Kinney shares health update with fans after show cancellations, joking "The bad news is that I'm going to be fine"
- May 15
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- "It genuinely changed my brain chemistry." Turnstile's new guitarist Meg Mills explains how Freaky Friday inspired her to pick up a guitar
- Nightwish offshoot Auri to return with third album III - Candles And Beginnings in August
- "Their stage aura had me totally captivated." Genre-smashing sister duo Alt Black Era on how Trent Reznor, The Prodigy, Billie Eilish and more changed their lives
- "That's legendary status right there." Watch Zakk Wylde, Trivium, Within Temptation, Ice-T, Lacuna Coil, Jesse Leach, Hanabie and more celebrate 400 issues of Metal Hammer
- Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning share first new music as Bioscope with new single Kaleidoscope
- May 14
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- Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are launching a new festival celebrating and showcasing film soundtrack scores, with John Carpenter and Danny Elfman among "a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again"
- Texan psych-Americana band Lord Buffalo forced to cancel European tour after Mexican drummer Yamal Said is "forcibly removed" from flight by US Customs and Border Protection officers
- Sleep Token are on course to score their first number one album on the UK and US charts with Even In Arcadia, out-selling Arcade Fire and Radiohead's Thom Yorke
- Jean-Michel Jarre announces first European tour in nine years
- "The time is right for us to divert our full attention towards the next chapter of Bullet For My Valentine." Matt Tuck explains why the Poisoned Ascendancy tour is ending and Matt Heafy urges everyone to calm down
- May 13
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- "People would come backstage, take a look around and be like, This is f***ing boring." Blink-182's Mark Hoppus on how the pop-punk superstars steered clear of temptations that destroy so many lives in the music industry
- “There’s no plan for any new music.” Oasis' manager shoots down fans' hopes of a new album from the reunited Gallagher brothers, says upcoming world tour “is very much the last time” to see the band play live
- “No respect for us or our crew”: Trivium allege the Poisoned Ascendancy “world tour” is ending early due to co-headliners Bullet For My Valentine
- “I just want to make sure that it’s the best material I’ve ever released”: King Diamond offers update on new solo album, says another single will “definitely” drop this year
- "It would be ridiculous to try to rock there." Watch the trailer for Queens of the Stone Age's Alive in the Catacombs film, documenting a unique performance underneath Paris "surrounded by several million dead people"
- Public Service Broadcasting to perform The Last Flight at the Barbican in November
- "Rumours of my impending uselessness are much exaggerated." Robert Fripp responds to well-wishers after heart attack news
- Olivia Rodrigo reveals bill for huge BST Hyde Park headline show in London, with hotly-tipped emerging artists Florence Road, Aziya and Flowerovlove joining The Last Dinner Party, Girl in Red and more
- Slipknot wrote “a bunch” of new music during the pandemic – and guitarist Jim Root says they’re scrapping all of it
- “He mentioned how much he admired Pol Pot and Nicolae Ceaușescu for the way they could control the populace”: Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous
- "I'm going to die happy." Man who spent $12,495 to be Kiss icon Gene Simmons' roadie for a day has zero regrets
- May 12
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- Punk legends the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter add dates to North American tour
- "I needed to be back on a stage. I made a few calls..." Roy Harper announces Final Tour Part Two
- Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Melvins, Jack White, Gorilla Biscuits among artists confirmed for new US punk rock festival
- "Lemmy was one of us." Motörhead's legendary frontman Lemmy honoured with statue in the town where he was born
- Pearl Jam release new limited edition 12 inch EP featuring songs from The Last Of Us, and share new video for Future Days
- “I got this call from Lars Ulrich…”: Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell reveals how he ended up on the soundtrack to horror blockbuster Sinners
- "It's not a political statement, it is a human reaction to a horrific and unimaginable situation." Watch The Murder Capital perform a free acoustic gig in a Cologne park after two German gigs are cancelled over Palestinian flag display
- May 11
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- “This gentleman was someone we looked up to before the Ramones." Watch Pearl Jam rock Nashville with one of the biggest rock stars of the '70s
- “Trent Reznor started out as a roadie for us, next thing I know he’s on the cover of Rolling Stone.” Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan interviewed Ministry legend Al Jourgensen and the results are as brilliant as you’d expect
- Hear Quicksand/Rival Schools frontman Walter Schreifels cover Pink Floyd for forthcoming animal welfare benefit album featuring exclusive tracks from Killswitch Engage, Snapcase, Orange 9mm, Testament's Alex Skolnick and more
- Stars of the 80s prog scene line up for book launch live event
- Steve Hackett announces The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall double live album
- May 8
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- "It obviously didn't work!": Ann Wilson says Paula Abdul was hired to teach Heart choreographed dance moves "like Prince and the Revolution"
- Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”
- "This tour will be about fond memories, love and laughter": The Who announce North American farewell tour
- "Biafra got caught with his hands in the till and wants to blame us." Despite offers, Dead Kennedys won't be reuniting with estranged vocalist Jello Biafra anytime soon says guitarist East Bay Ray
- “By the power of music and death metal, I pronounce you husband and wife!” Watch this extreme metal band marry two of their fans onstage during a concert
- "I didn't even know Elton John knew what golf was!" US Masters golf champion Rory McIllroy admits that getting a message of congratulations from Sir Elton John blew his mind
- May 7
- May 6
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- "A project with no limitations." Yungblud announces Idols, a "love letter to life in all its madness" and part one of an ambitious double album
- "This is a monster of a line up!" Killswitch Engage announce 25-date tour of the UK and Europe, with Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy, and Employed To Serve among supporting cast
- Jimmy Page is being sued again by the man who wrote Dazed and Confused – a track made famous by The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin
- May 5
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- David Lee Roth announces first tour since announcing retirement from touring
- Soundgarden's Kim Thayil names the rock and metal bands he believes should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the legendary prog band he can't believe hasn't been inducted already
- “I dreamed everything went wrong on stage and we all turned to dust.” Geezer Butler is having nightmares ahead of Black Sabbath's final show
- Ghost become first hard rock act in four years to top US album chart but miss out in the UK
- “I see some of these younger guitar players and I’m like, ‘Where did I go wrong?’”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett admits he “should be a lot better” at playing guitar
- Scorpions cancel three shows as illness leaves Klaus Meine with "inability to sing"
- May 4
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- Video: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry reunite onstage in San Francisco
- Video: David Lee Roth returns to the stage, plays set stuffed with Van Halen classics
- Ghost's $130 Papa V Perpetua 'Ghildo' sells out in minutes
- "Metal is the most positive thing in the world". Max Cavalera tells it like it is
- From Tatooine to Mandalore, these are the Star Wars Day deals worth travelling the Outer Rim for - save big on Star Wars Lego, clothing and collectibles this May the 4th
- "The universe is not fair like that." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson tells new bands they'll get nowhere without self-belief
- May 3
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- “Yeah! Sounds like Metallica!” Watch Donny Osmond headbanging to The Osmonds’ Crazy Horses played at 33rpm and sounding like a lost doom metal classic
- Virtuoso blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker dead at 75
- Primus share new single Little Lord Fentanyl, their first new music for three years
- This acoustic guitar virtuoso has turned Sleep Token’s Euclid into the most gorgeous instrumental you’ll hear this weekend
- May 2
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- Hear Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure track Warsong
- “We didn’t like how metal was made in Europe or in America. It was too polished. They were talking about dragons and castles”: Iggor Cavalera explains Sepultura’s ‘Satanic’ early albums
- Listen to metalcore heroes Loathe’s first new song in three years, Gifted Every Strength
- Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals
- Official Lemmy statue to be unveiled - and you can be there
- Mammoth return with horror-themed video starring Danny Trejo, Slash, Valerie Bertinelli and multiple zombie flesh-eaters
- May 1
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- Former Possessed guitarist killed by police in California after gun battle outside his home
- "We were hoping to get as big as Fugazi. So it was really exciting and really frightening." Billie Joe Armstrong looks back on Green Day's "out of control" rocket ride to success, as his band celebrate getting star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- "It better not be s**t!" Producer reveals Bob Geldof's words of warning ahead of the recording of new album from the cast of Live Aid musical Just For One Day
- "I don’t want people thinking, ‘We’re getting ripped off'." Ozzy Osbourne says he will "do the best I can" at Black Sabbath's farewell show, admits that fans will only be getting a "sample" of his solo career and Sabbath's catalogue
- "A bunch of old guys having fun!" Jethro Tull announce The Curiosity Tour for April and May 2026
- Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports
- “I’ve been in the demo studio for the last three weeks”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has 18 songs ready for new solo album, will record it “early next year”
- "We have achieved what we set out to achieve": Aussie rock legends Rose Tattoo will play their final ever show next year
