
Slayer are teasing a return to the UK
The thrash metal legends' surprise reunion rumbles on as they confirm shows in Canada and the US, and tease appearances in England and Wales
Nu metal legends Limp Bizkit are amongst dozens of new additions to this year's Reading and Leeds lineup
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Bad Omen's Noah Sebastian perform a stunning duet on the soundtrack for the upcoming wrestling film Queen Of The Ring
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Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown will headline this year's Rocklahoma event in Pryor, Oklahoma
The Amity Affliction, The Devil Wears Prada and more will also populate the obscenely huge bill at the travelling Summer Of Loud festival
Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now is currently in production and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer’s life since he suffered a spinal injury in 2019
Sam Carter admits that he wanted Adam Christianson gone from Architects after the guitarist shared a transphobic post online
Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna in Stranger Things, has unveiled a cover of the Sleep Token track Euclid
Forge recorded a solo album called Passiflora in 2008, but it was never given an official release
Supported by thrash metal royalty, Chicago’s nu metal stars will play their debut album in full at some of the biggest venues they’ve ever headlined
The footage was recorded on Black Sabbath's 13 tour of Australia in 2013
Motionless In White might be a band with a unique aesthetic, but Chris Motionless has no time for needlessly keeping up appearances
Endless Forms Most Beautiful started with a handwritten letter and resulted in an extraordinary, inspiring concept album – plus the professor’s first-ever prog performance at Wembley Arena
With Metallica’s S&M reaching the grand old age of 25, we look back at how, and why, the world’s leading metal band teamed up with – shock, horror – the San Francisco Symphony
No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale has been addicted to rock’n’roll since she was a kid
Death metal began in the US - but the early 1990s Swedish scene gave it a run for its money
Dimmu Borgir sealed their status as black metal’s biggest band with 2007’s In Sorte Diaboli
How AC/DC recovered from the death of iconic singer Bon Scott to make the biggest rock album ever
The prog metal giants’ sleek, super-powerful 14th album was a conscious move away from its complex, opinion-splitting predecessor
Machine Head, Disturbed and Black Label Society are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025
Green Lung's mix of Black Sabbath dread and Ghost theatricality makes them perfectly suited for massive venues
Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements
With live debuts, old favourites and stunning visuals, Spiritbox's headline show at Alexandra Palace is nothing short of magic
Papa Roach prove why they’re one of their era’s most enduring and celebrated bands
Dream Theater needed something special to justify the hype following Portnoy's return, and they've delivered
Playing their classic 2005 albums at the O2 in London, the metalcore icons indulge everyone’s nostalgia while proving themselves as arena headliners
As one of the leading figures behind the Nordic folk renaissance, Einar Selvik returns to claim the crown with Birna
Billie Joe Armstrong's side-band pay tribute to the bands and anthems that shaped their lives
Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out
Tremonti's latest album mixes his well documented love of metal with the post-grunge and balladry he made his name with
While She Sleeps’ second of two nights at O2 Forum Kentish Town may not have the scale of their Ally Pally concert last year, but what’s lacking in size is made up for in killer songs and blinding lights