Louder Than Life festival announces Slayer will return in 2025
After getting their set cancelled by adverse weather at last month’s Louder Than Life, thrash icons Slayer will be back for the 2025 bill
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Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda share new remixed and remastered version of The Old Peace
Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda recorded heartfelt collaboration The Old Peace to honour a young fan, Alec Wildey, who sadly died from cancer
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Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: "He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was"
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Adidas reveals Black Sabbath x Aston Villa shirts and shoes
The shirts will soon be available to buy in very limited quantities
"Happy Halloween for all who believe, and much love to all who don't": Black Sabbath's Bill Ward shares the eerie new poem, It's Near
Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward unveils his latest original poem, It's Near, in time for Halloween
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drop new track Phantom Island and announce that they'll be heading out on tour with an orchestra
"We have an orchestra now haha"
Paul Stanley defends Kiss' "wholesome" history of groupies: "Nobody got hurt. Nobody ever walked away feeling disrespected or diminished”
Kiss' Paul Stanley says that the band had a very "wholesome" relationship with their many groupies
Tim "Herb" Alexander abruptly quits Primus after he "lost his passion for playing"
US prog metallers Primus's live date in the Dominican Republic will go ahead with Tool's Danny Carey filling in on drums
King Crimson-affiliated act Beat announce global livestream of upcoming Los Angeles show
Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey are currently on the road playing the music of 80s-era King Crimson
Jeff Lynne's ELO announce more final ever dates
The Electric Orchestra have scheduled two more UK shows in addition to their final Hyde Park blow-out
Graham Gouldman announces Heart Full Of Songs Tour for 2025
Graham Gouldman will perform songs he's written for 10cc and other artists, acoustically, throughout the UK in March
Avenged Sevenfold won’t tour celebrating classic albums, says M. Shadows
If you were hoping for a City Of Evil 20th anniversary tour to happen next year, we have some bad news…
Ghost’s 2025 tour will be a “phone-free experience”
Ghost famously banned phones from their L.A. concerts last year, and it seems the practice is here to stay
ZZ Top announce Elevation Tour dates for 2025
The shows will hopefully give fans another chance to behold the majesty of Elwood Francis's 17-string bass
Ghost announce six-month 2025 world tour with UK, Europe, US, Mexico dates
Something wicked this way comes, as Papa Emeritus and his ghouls announce their return to the road
Faith No More are on “semi-permanent hiatus”, says keyboardist
The alt-metal pioneers haven’t performed together since 2016
