The band’s maximalist tendencies have been reined in, their Siouxsie-Sioux-gone-Black-Sabbath vibes boiled down and seasoned with deathrock influences that encompass both the rangy punkishness of ...

It’s hard to defend a lot of the stuff that happened in that period but, in retrospect, it moved some boundaries that needed ...

Ghost ’s Skeletá is one of the most anticipated metal albums of the year – and rightfully so. Once underground darlings of doom metal, Tobias Forge’s devil church have transformed into an ...

Richie Kotzen has revealed that he almost joined Nine Inch Nails, but the opportunity was cruelly taken away when his glam ...

Quiet day at the office? Not when Kiss star Paul Stanley, Billy Idol and Gwen Stefani are your workmates. That's the reality according to Workday, a software company whose new marketing campaign ...

Last week was a good week for debut singles by new bands from already established musicians, as California Irish (led by The Answer frontman Cormac Neeson) triumphed with their first single, Big ...

"It's like a movie unto itself. What a song!" Billy Corgan on the Metallica classic that meant everything to him as a teenager ...

Slayer have announced their only headlining North American show of the year.

Clem Burke, drummer and founding member of Blondie, has died, aged 70. Burke's death, following a battle with cancer, was ...

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor played through an acoustic set of mostly covers during his appearance at this weekend's Spookala horror convention event in Florida, and performed tracks by pop ...

From Metallica and Lou Reed’s Lulu to Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying, the Metal Hammer team band together to defend ...

From Mississippi roots to wilderness years and redemption, John Lee Hooker always played the blues his way. Here are the ...