Black metal giants Dimmu Borgir are returning with their first album in eight years
Grand Serpent Rising will come out on May 22 – listen to lead single Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel now
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William Shatner announces that Rob Halford will guest on his eagerly-awaited all-star heavy metal album
Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest's classic You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix loves how rock is pushing back against A.I.
Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach believes the rock and metal world won't allow artificial intelligence to stifle human creativity
The Beach Boys replace Bruce Johnston with singer found on social media
Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he's in the band
Watch guitarist turn hits by Blink-182, Creed and Chris Stapleton into black metal riffs
Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover
With a $50 Amazon gift card to spend in the Big Spring Sale, there's never been a better time to sign up to NordVPN - especially with 74% off AND 4 free months of browsing protection
Don’t want to miss your favourite shows when you’re out of the country? Want an Amazon gift card to spend in the Spring sale? Looking for browsing protection and more? This deal has you covered
Artists
40 years ago The Babysitters were the best-worst band in the World. Perhaps they still are
They put on the wildest show in town. The press loved them and hated them. And then they crashed and burned
Phil Collins’ first show as Genesis singer, 50 years ago
Shaking with nerves, the band’s former full-time drummer took over the main mic in Canada in March 1976
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix loves how rock is pushing back against A.I.
Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach believes the rock and metal world won't allow artificial intelligence to stifle human creativity
The story of Blackfoot, the southern rock legends who took ten years to become an overnight success
A tale of terrifying underachievement
Music
How Waking The Fallen turned Avenged Sevenfold into rising stars
Waking The Fallen took metalcore to the next level - only for Avenged Sevenfold to ditch it on their next album
Every Lamb Of God album - ranked
Ranking the back catalogue of one of America’s greatest modern metal bands, from New American Gospel to Into Oblivion
William Shatner announces that Rob Halford will guest on his eagerly-awaited all-star heavy metal album
Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest's classic You've Got Another Thing Comin'
The Beach Boys replace Bruce Johnston with singer found on social media
Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he's in the band
A fake murder, a lawsuit and a very weird phone call: the story of Slipknot's Purity
Fans were left confused when this early Slipknot favourite suddenly disappeared from their debut album
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Tech
Soundboks raise the roof once again with their latest heavyweight Bluetooth speaker
The Soundboks Mix is the latest in the Danish brand’s ever-growing range of speakers - and this one isn’t messing around with a max volume of 121dB
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review
The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level
Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT review: an automatic turntable all-but guaranteed to go the distance
This automatic record player is the gold-standard for entry level turntables, with beginner-friendly operation and hi-fi friendly fidelity
With huge savings on a range of Amazon devices, Spring Deal Days is the perfect time to upgrade your home entertainment set-up
Amazon's big Spring sale comes to a close just before midnight on March 16 - so there's still a bit of time left to grab a discount on everything from smart speakers to firesticks
One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables has a brilliant 20% discount for Amazon Spring Deal Days - but you'll have to be quick to grab it
The clock is ticking on Amazon Spring Deal Days - but there's just enough time to get up to 24% off Audio-Technica turntables
Latest Reviews
Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a frank, fearless and fabulously revelatory read
You won't read a better '90s music biography than former Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers' Bongo Fury, revisited and expanded
A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes
The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks
American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly
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How Metallica went to the edge and made one of the greatest documentaries ever
Metallica’s Some Kind Of Monster remains the benchmark for heavy metal documentaries
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle
Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel
Ghostly keychains, vinyl box sets & classic tees: Ditch the chocolates and discover an alternative take on Mother's Day gifts
Mother's Day takes place on March 15 and if you're struggling for a present, I've picked out a pile of rock and metal-themed gifts that are far from boring
Nine Jim Steinman albums you should listen to and one to avoid
His musical vision was rejected by everyone. Then, like a bat out of hell, he went from a nobody to being hailed as a musical genius
