Sammy Hagar thinks he knows why Alex Van Halen is angry at him and it's nothing to do with music
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Sammy Hagar thinks he knows why Alex Van Halen is angry at him and it's nothing to do with music
The Red Rocker's Best Of All Worlds residency kicks off in Las Vegas this week
Metallica are going to re-release their Load
The metal titans’ controversial sixth album is getting remastered and reissued via an expanded package, featuring demo versions and live recordings
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil confesses that he originally didn't see the point of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but says Chris Cornell would be “stoked” about Soundgarden being inducted
Soundgarden will be inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in November, and they couldn't be happier about the honour
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show
The singer/guitarist believes that other leading women in rock and metal will “be there in spirit”
"Life has simply caught up with me": Devin Townsend is taking an indefinite break from touring
Devin Townsend won't be going on the road for "the foreseeable future" after his upcoming run of PowerNerd live shows
Rare video of AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson singing Toto's classic Hold The Line has gone viral
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Things get steamy as Robert Fripp and Toyah tackle Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
The Fripp-Willcox cover of Rod Stewart's classic features a rare lead vocal from Robert Fripp
MP Jeremy Corbyn's Peace & Justice Project declare A Summer To Save Live Music in the UK
"A Summer To Save Music is not hyperbole," says Music For The Many
Take a sneak peek at Ghost’s phone-free world tour thanks to new music video Peacefield
The song is taken from the Swedish devil church’s new album Skeletá
Jerry Cantrell has an amazing solo song on the Sinners soundtrack and no one seems to be talking about it
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Slayer’s Kerry King admits he isn’t close with Tom Araya
King says that Slayer’s singer/bassist is “a very different person” compared to when they started the band together in 1981
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced
The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Bad Company and more will be inducted during the ceremony in Los Angeles in November
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