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December 2024
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- December 30
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- Why Robert Trujillo hasn’t written much Metallica music: “These guys write amazing songs, and I’m not going to suddenly insert myself”
- “If you look at the leads he was doing and when he was doing them, he kind of innovated a lot of that stuff”: Slayer’s Kerry King names metal’s most overlooked guitarist
- Antimatter share video for brand new single Angelic
- Prog metal heroes Nevermore tease reunion with cryptic social media vignette
- "What a man! What a life! What a loss!": Peter Gabriel pays heartfelt tribute to 'the rock'n'roll president' Jimmy Carter
- Made famous by The Doors, the historic Morrison Hotel has been destroyed by fire
- December 28
- December 27
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- Massive Attack hope to release new music next year: “It’s good – I’m looking forward to it!”
- “They politely said, ‘We will never air this. You are banned from MTV.’” Scott Ian reveals which song got Anthrax banned in the 80s
- The people behind Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are planning a Syd Barrett movie
- Gentle Giant announce reimagined, remixed and remastered version of 1977 live album Playing The Fool
- “I’m really, really stoked about where this one’s going. It’s gonna be cool.” Myles Kennedy talks new Slash and the Conspirators album
- “It’s only a matter of a couple weeks before everybody converges on to the studio”: Megadeth are working on their next studio album
- "I cut grass all day long." What Joey Belladonna did when he was fired by Anthrax
- December 26
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- December 24
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- "It felt like someone took a 300-pound man off my shoulders." John Corabi on being fired by Motley Crue
- "I don't care if they call us a metal band or punk or anything." Donita Sparks is okay with whatever label you want to give L7 – as long as you're still listening
- Dominic Sanderson announces second album Blazing Revelations
- New Southampton FC manager wants club to play “death metal football”
- There's a new 90-minute documentary about Dread Zeppelin, the Elvis-impersonator-fronted reggae Led Zeppelin tribute act, and it's free to watch
- Watch Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and Dave Matthews pay musical tribute to the Grateful Dead
- December 23
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- Las Vegas honours ZZ Top icon with special ceremony for 'Billy Gibbons Day'
- "Would you rather sell tons of records and have people come at you or sell no records and have everybody love you?" Mark Tremonti isn't losing any sleep over the Creed haters
- “Those are the threads of a poser shirt!” Exodus used to cut hair metal t-shirts with knives during 80s concerts
- “We were shocked: ‘Is this real? What does this mean?’”: Gojira reveal who came up with their fire-spewing, show-stealing Olympic Games performance
- The official film of King Crimson's legendary 1982 Munich show is now free to watch online
- "Metal is more of a brotherhood than any kind of music." Slayer's Kerry King hails the inclusivity of heavy metal
- "The songs will live on with this band and with me under the name Kevin Cronin": REO Speedwagon have played their final ever show but the band formerly known as REO Speedwagon will continue
- December 22
- December 21
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- Early career advice given to Linkin Park included a choreographer suggesting they incorporate a "gimmick" in which they would kick off a shoe onstage. Yes, seriously.
- Amen frontman Casey Chaos has died
- John Wesley guests on new anthemic O.R.k. single Mask Becomes The Face
- Watch Nightwish documentary on the making of latest album Yesterwynde
- Lars Ulrich embarrassed Biohazard's Billy Graziadei in front of his friends – but quickly made up for it in style
- December 20
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- The Clash and Prince to be honoured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards
- "When my son became aware of this Swifty classic we listened to it even more than when it was initially released." Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez shares cover of Taylor Swift's Welcome To New York
- "Our label said, ‘You guys will be the next Metallica’, and that bummed me out." Stoner rock legend Brant Bjork on why he didn't want Kyuss to be megastars
- "I’ve gone back to a more progressive style." Steven Wilson will release new album The Overview in March
- "It's nonstop badassery." Slayer guitarist Kerry King picks his favourite Black Sabbath album
- Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica's full performance at 2024 Helping Hands concert in Los Angeles
- Shawn 'Clown' Crahan says he "could care less" about the bands Slipknot have influenced – as his focus is on where The Nine go next
- "Motörhead is not past tense. It's present tense": Phil Campbell pays tribute to Lemmy as ashes go on display at London adult entertainment club
- December 19
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- Alice Cooper and Rob Halford have joined forces on a wholesome Christmas song for children
- “She changed my life and my perspective.” Rising rap superstar Doechii hails Hayley Williams and Paramore for opening up a whole new world of music for her
- According to a new study, these are the 10 most popular rock band tattoos
- Quick! There's still time to grab a last-minute Christmas gift in Marshall's massive holiday sale: Save on top-rated speakers and headphones
- Nova Cascade bow out with fifth studio album Boxman
- Renaissance bassist Jon Camp has died, aged 75
- “I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day”: Cara Delevingne on stepping into Elton John’s shoes for a brand new video for his Christmas classic
- "Prepare for an unforgettable night of pure metal mayhem!" Arch Enemy announce North American tour
- "I hope your journeys will be safe." Black Sabbath legend Bill Ward shares message for Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain following tour retirement
- The Murder Capital release new track in support of Medical Aid For Palestinians
- “She’s a true torch singer. Her vocals are tremendous.” Dave Grohl's daughter Violet is working on her debut album
- Oasis announce 30th anniversary reissue of their standalone classic single Whatever
- "Nigel has been running a cheese and guitar shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed": Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner reveals what the band have been up to since breaking up
- Former Replacements guitarist Bob "Slim" Dunlap dead at 73
- "It's finally hitting me that it's coming to an end." Sum 41's Deryck Whibley reflects as band bids farewell
- "I felt bad about that actually." The Cure's Robert Smith on hilarious viral interview clip from Rock Hall induction
- December 18
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- Susanna Hoffs and Elvis Costello celebrate Keith Richards' 81st birthday by dropping an unexpected Rolling Stones cover
- "I'd like to do it again!": David Gilmour suggests there's more to come in Christmas message to fans
- "I thought I understood how big this band was, but I didn’t." Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante on the legacy of Linkin Park - and getting to play stadiums with them next year
- Celtic harpist Joy Shannon shares video for Corr Bán (Tar Árais Dom) featuring Heilung's Karl Uwe Faust
- King Diamond's first new song in five years has a video shot at a haunted asylum that inspired Stranger Things
- “There’s always a lingering chance that we’re going to get back together," says Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty
- Do gig goers need a hero to put an end to ticketing fiascos and price gouging? And is that hero...sigh...Kid Rock?
- December 17
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- Aphex Twin just surprise-dropped a thirty-eight track, two-and-a-half hour compilation album
- "He showed me chords, pinch harmonics, drove us to see Judas Priest." Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello celebrates the fellow iconic metal guitarist he was in a high school band with
- Vote in the 2024 Prog Magazine Readers' Poll
- "They push the genre forward." Yungblud reveals who he believes are the "best metal band under 40 years old", explains how David Bowie inspired him
- Circu5 announce new album with video for Skin Machine
- “Nothing is finished yet, but it will come”: Floor Jansen will use Nightwish’s touring hiatus to make her next solo album
- The history of heavy metal to be explored in new documentary series 'Into the Void'
- Slipknot's Clown: "We probably have several albums in us right now. It’s looking great."
- December 16
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- "A dream turned reality": Those Damn Crows confirmed for headline slot at Steelhouse Festival
- "This is the moment!" Watch Brian Johnson and Lady Gaga smash their duet of AC/DC classic Highway To Hell during Apple TV's A Carpool Karaoke Christmas
- System Of A Down announce first full tour since 2018
- Slowthai found not guilty of raping two women at 2021 house party
- Vote for the best metal album of 2024
- Big Big Train release new Winter version of Brew & Burgh
- “In our heavy metal world, he’s almost as important as Elvis Presley”: Blaze Bayley remembers fellow Iron Maiden alumnus Paul Di’Anno
- Pallas announce one more album (at least) but it's the end of the road as far as gigs go
- “We did it!” Anti-Britpop icons Pulp sign first record deal in 20 years
- More than 30 minutes of live Black Sabbath footage from 1976 has appeared online
- "Check this out! Amazing!" Gene Simmons would like you to watch this video immediately
- December 15
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- December 13
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- Gleb Kolyadin shares handcrafted, animated video for uplifting new single Glimmer
- Everon release video for No Embrace, their first new music for sixteen years
- “I was stunned and angry and told them I couldn’t even consider it”: Why Marty Friedman turned down potential Megadeth reunion in 2015
- “I think I just need to stick some Christmas words on it and get it out there!” Have The Cure written the feel-bad holiday hit of the year?
- Exploring Birdsong share video for plaintive piano-led ballad All I Lack
- “I keep telling Clown that I’m just gonna throw it up on Youtube”: Slipknot guitarist Jim Root often threatens to leak long-delayed album Look Outside Your Window
- Neil Young launches 107-minute Xmas playlist with accompanying cosy fireplace video
- December 12
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- Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks announce live album of classic-era Yes songs
- "What technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not only how people listen to music but the value they place on it is defeating." Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor offers damning critique of the state of music in 2024
- “I can’t marry you, but we can totally have an affair sometime”: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale is open to singing with Skid Row again
- Dani Filth’s mum wants Cradle Of Filth’s Nymphetamine played at her funeral
- Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have formed a band together and you'll never guess what it's called
- Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman will celebrate his 65th birthday by presenting a version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon with one of Switzerland's leading orchestras
- Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Shinedown, Nickelback and more confirmed for inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival
- December 11
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- Iron Maiden unleash recap video to thanks fans for success of The Future Past Tour
- Envy Of None share video for new single Under The Stars featuring "an unmistakable 'Alex' guitar solo!"
- Alex Henry Foster shares new live video for the epic Shadows Of Our Evening Tides
- King Diamond is bringing his Myrkur-assisted live show to Europe and the UK next summer with a stellar backing lineup
- Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate announce new studio album The Uncertainty Principle
- Oli Sykes says Bring Me The Horizon are considering going on hiatus: "We need time to recharge our batteries and have that time away"
- Gojira share official music video for Grammy-nominated Olympic single Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
- Kerry King rules out future Slayer activity and names the much-missed metal icons he wishes he'd collaborated with. "We're never gonna make a record again, we're never gonna tour again."
- Genesis Phil Collins-years book gets an update
- "We can choose to make the world a better place while we’re here": Those Damn Crows launch powerful new single Still ahead of huge headline show
- December 10
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- The Darkness launch self-loathing new single I Hate Myself
- TesseracT share new live video for War Of Being
- “I got so tired of all these different hybrid categories, I created my own”: Ice-T names the one thing he’d change about heavy metal if he could
- “I’m sure you all appreciate that I hate you all!” Iron Maiden share heartfelt backstage video of Nicko McBrain’s final concert
- The next Korn album will take some time: “Maybe next summer, maybe next year, the next winter – I don’t know!”
- New Rush book charts a very personal fan journey
- Deftones announce two more UK headline shows for summer 2025
- "If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I will have a crack at it": Watch the trailer for the new documentary about the drumming life of Phil Collins
- December 9
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- Kerry King adds summer 2025 headline shows in the UK and Europe, plus Gojira support slot, to his solo band tour schedule
- "Attention UK & Europe!" Jack White reveals where and when he'll be playing in the UK and Europe in 2025
- “There is an irony in the best British film being Irish.” Kneecap triumph in seven categories at the British Independent Film Awards, with their self-titled biopic winning the top prize, Best British Independent Film
- Big Big Train announce US tour dates for April 2025
- Korn, Muse, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Judas Priest and more for Hellfest Open Air 2025
- System Of A Down announce three co-headline stadium shows with Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and Deftones
- Geezer Butler names one “cringy” Black Sabbath song: “Maybe because I wrote it, and I hate listening to stuff that I’ve written”
- Unitopia announce new live release Alive And Kicking to be released in March
- Whores announce UK and European dates as part of their World War Tour
- “You better believe Snoop could be the new MasterChef judge.” Snoop Dogg wants to replace Gregg Wallace on MasterChef, saying that this could be “the perfect opportunity" for him to host the popular British TV show
- Judas Priest add UK dates to 2025 Shield Of Pain European tour, including biggest-ever London show with Alice Cooper
- “He kept sneaking into our studio and hanging out with us. And then, the minder would come in like, ‘Have you seen Ozzy?’” Metallica’s Robert Trujillo explains how he met Ozzy Osbourne
- Guns N' Roses announce 2025 tour dates including first-ever show in Saudi Arabia
- Rush's Alex Lifeson has returned to the stage to play a Christmas-themed Black Sabbath cover with Barenaked Ladies
- December 8
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- "He was a drummer before I was a singer, a pilot before I was a pilot": Watch Bruce Dickinson pay tribute to Nicko McBrain during his final Iron Maiden show
- “Nothing ever came of this because McCartney couldn’t recognise good stuff.” Why Paul McCartney's dream of making a sci-fi musical film about earth-invading aliens with legendary author Isaac Asimov never got off the launch-pad
- Les Penning and Robert Reed share video for new single, their cover of Xmas fave Fairytale Of New York
- "A name familiar to many of our fans." Iron Maiden announce new touring drummer following departure of Nicko McBrain
- "It's a beautiful song with a bit of a dark edge." Comic Chris McCausland on why he chose Metallica's Nothing Else Matters for his latest performance on Strictly Come Dancing
- "His ear was very crusty." Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne on meeting Paul McCartney for the first time
- December 7
- December 6
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- “Just got a hernia singing with a metal band in Austria”: Talk show host extraordinaire Conan O’Brien fronted an extreme metal band last night
- Ghost Of The Machine's second album will "scratch that prog itch" promises singer Charlie Bramald
- “This is a piece of Asian metal history and we’re proud to share it with the world!” Hear New Delhi metal sensations Bloodywood team with Babymetal on new single Bekhauf
- Surviving Bonzos feature in hilarious new Still Barking unboxing video
- Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk recruit skate legend Tony Hawk to announce North American tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of their game-changing Autobahn album
- Wardruna explore the relationship between man and bear in typically striking video for new single Birna
- Doom veterans My Dying Bride end hiatus, announce first show of 2025 – with a different singer
- Machine Head’s next album seems to be right around the corner…
- Metalcore champions Shadows Fall return with first new song in 12 years, In The Grey
- Classic Rock magazine's best rock albums of 2024
- The best albums, the biggest shows, and the megastars who rocked our world - only in Classic Rock's Best Of 2024 special edition
- December 5
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- "I know it will be inspirational to young people and legacy-defining for generations to come": Watch the trailer for the long-awaited movie Becoming Led Zeppelin
- Pearl Jam announce ten-date, five-city North American tour
- "We are going to bring hands down the greatest show of our careers." Bring Me The Horizon will be headlining Reading and Leeds as their only UK shows in 2025
- New Killswitch Engage album is “angry, dark and aggressive” because that’s “what the world needs right now”, says Jesse Leach
- “There’s few institutions in this world who stand strong and unyielding against oppression. Bohemian F.C. is one of them." Fontaines D.C. and Bohemian Football Club collaborate on new shirt to raise money for humanitarian aid for Palestine
- Hear folk metal heroes Eluveitie’s first new single in two years, Premonition
- Metal Hammer name Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere the best metal album of 2024, top 50 revealed
- "Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me." The love-in between Bob Dylan and Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet, who's playing Dylan in the forthcoming biopic A Complete Unknown, is a pure and precious thing
- “It's about finding inner strength to fight in immensely hard times. To call on our ancestors when going up against the impossible.” On the evidence of new single Platinum, Penelope Trappes' forthcoming record A Requiem could be one of the albums of 2025
- Slipknot, Ghost, Nightwish, Gojira and more star in Metal Hammer's blockbuster end of year issue, which comes with an Iron Maiden Powerslave patch, a Nightwish notebook and a 2025 heavy metal calendar
- Former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet has just told the most disappointing Ozzy Osbourne story ever
- December 4
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- Soundgarden's surviving members are reuniting for a show in Seattle
- Live Is But A Dream…: Avenged Sevenfold announce European summer tour for 2025
- Dead & Company announce 10th anniversary shows at Sphere in Las Vegas
- “Over the last 10 years, I’ve been a bit disillusioned by popular music. The business sucks.” A revitalised Trent Reznor is ready to to be “back in the driver’s seat” again with a new Nine Inch Nails project
- “This one shifts gears from the fast and furious energy of our two recent singles”: Hear Arch Enemy put the “melodic” into “melodic death metal” on new single Blood Dynasty
- “I’m now feeling fine and dandy and very much looking forward to these new shows.” Adam Ant reveals Antmusic UK tour plans
- "It's the perfect driving song, an essential on any road trip." Stuckfish share new video for the rocking Just For Kicks
- Vote for the best metal song of 2024
- “At almost eight minutes long, it's pretty brave for the record company to pick it as a single!” The Wildhearts return with epic new single Failure Is The Mother Of Success, about “getting back on your feet after things have gone wrong”
- “This is definitely terrible!” Watch Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst drink hot dog-flavoured water
- Bob Vylan. Alt Blk Era, Kid Bookie, Spider among nominees for Best Alternative Music Act at MOBO Awards 2025
- “Our schedules have caused this to take longer than expected, thanks for bearing with us”: Former Killswitch Engage bandmates Howard Jones and Adam D’s new project has a name, album almost finished
- The busiest band in metal? One day before Slipknot support tour, Bleed From Within announce next album Zenith, release single In Place Of Your Halo
- Start your neck warmups now: UK metalcore hellraisers Heriot announce biggest-ever headline tour
- "As I have from the beginning, I deny the allegations": Axl Rose settles sexual assault lawsuit, maintains innocence
- "A profoundly, even exhilaratingly stupid idea": A six-and-a-half-hour track assembled from 50 versions of Television's Marquee Moon has made the world a better place
- December 3
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- Slipknot announce shows in Australia and New Zealand
- "The progressive rock-ness of this huge epic pushed me in a whole new direction": Slash and Duff McKagan have combined forces on a colossal new song
- "Take a breath, say hello to a stranger, give a dog a pet, it’s the wee things that add real wealth to life." Whether or not you like their music, politics or humour, Kneecap's 10 Rules To Live By could change your life for the better
- Spiritbox announce 2025 North American tour with stacked list of support acts
- Dream Theater share hard-hitting video for new single A Broken Man
- “Our team are continuing to work on new projects with Iron Maiden that we are excited to share with you somewhere down the line”: Iron Maiden mobile game Legacy Of The Beast is shutting down after eight years
- The Ocean share new collaboration with darkwave artist Sierra
- “I said, Don’t f**k with me, Phillip! You can’t pull that s**t on me, you a**hole. This is me, Cher, okay?” That time producer Phil Spector pulled a gun on Cher, and Cher was in absolutely no mood for his nonsense
- "They wouldn't have a clue." Kiss bassist Gene Simmons believes that no-one aged 20 or younger can name a single song by Nirvana or Pearl Jam
- Candacraig announce a new livestream for December
- Suns Of The Tundra announce remixed re-release of iconic self-titled debut album
- “Challenging gender and religious norms is something she’s comfortable with”: Firda Marsya Kurnia of Indonesian metal stars Voice Of Baceprot is one of the BBC’s “100 women” of 2024
- Tangerine Dream announce more Phaedra at 50 live shows
- These 25 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are still going strong - but you'll have to be quick to grab them
- If you'd like to know how it's all going with artificial intelligence, you can now listen to a version of Led Zeppelin II that sounds like it was made in the 1950s
- December 2
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- A year on from their final show, Kiss have shared a pyro-spectacular 20-minute video recap
- UK metalhead? This is your last chance to get some deals on tickets to Napalm Death, Bill Bailey, Biohazard/Life Of Agony and more
- I never go to a gig without these earplugs and now they're 20% off for Cyber Monday, they're even better value
- Make your home more epic with up to 41% off these metal wall art prints from Displate this Cyber Monday
- One of our favourite Audio-Techinca turntables has received a huge price drop as Cyber Monday winds down
- This is one of the best turntable deals I've seen this Cyber Monday, but you're going to have to be really quick if you want to grab one
- Some of Bose's most popular headphones have 40% off for Cyber Monday, but you'll need to be quick if you want to nab them
- "I loved it as an egg, I loved it as a caterpillar, I loved it as a pupa, and I still love it." Blur's Damon Albarn on Pure Love, his collab with dance producer DJ Koze
- I took advantage of this Cyber Monday Kindle deal just so I could explore my collection of music books - and bought 5 more while I was at it
- “My health and wellbeing are of paramount importance to myself and my family”: Original Venom guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn leaves Venom Inc. over health and “personal issues”
- "I wasn’t ready for it to be over." Avril Lavigne announces new North American Greatest Hits tour
- Be quick if you want to grab a deal on record players and turntables with Walmart's Cyber Monday offers
- “Steve Lillywhite deserves credit for forcing our hand on that one”: Bono on the huge U2 hit that they saved from the scrapheap
- “Who wouldn’t want to battle against the Martians?” Busted/Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson to join Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds in The War Of The Worlds
- “If it scared you, good”: Knocked Loose singer responds to playing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! – and to the haters
- AC/DC announce details of first US tour in nine years
- Bagpipes and a metal breakdown?! It happened this weekend, when Bleed From Within debuted unreleased song In Place Of Your Halo live
- "Sure, that will be nice." Noel Gallagher reveals his mum Peggy's fabulously understated reaction to the news that Oasis have reformed
- Damnation festival announces first bands for 2025, including Perturbator, The Haunted, Pig Destroyer and Crippling Alcoholism
- Quick! These 7 brilliant Lego sets are still available this Cyber Monday - but only while stocks last
- “I was so looking forward to going as a fan and enjoying these amazing bands with you guys”: Sick New World festival will return despite 2025 cancellation, says System Of A Down drummer
- The Black Keys announce summer 2025 UK and European tour
- "I managed to beat a tactful retreat": the fan request that shocked Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood
- “Hope the masses are ready for the crushing you all are about to deliver!” Days after viewers raged over Knocked Loose’s Jimmy Kimmel performance, Body Count are booked to play Jimmy Fallon
- "We've got unfinished business with you!": The Temperance Movement announce reunion with singer Phil Campbell and tour dates
- Kraftwerk, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Death Cult, The Damned, Public Image Ltd, The The and more to play first Forever Now festival
- “I have lost my eyesight”: Elton John speaks about his deteriorating vision at London gala event
- If you ever wanted to hear a whiskey-voiced Gene Simmons crooning a jazz standard, now's your chance
- "I do like to complain, and I will complain": Ritchie Blackmore has given his official verdict on Taylor Swift
- King Crimson purists, look away now: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have just mangled a Christmas carol
- December 1
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- "The guy's a complete prick!... He's very damaged. He's obviously very, very deeply insecure": Roger Waters lashes out at Thom Yorke over Israel-Palestine stance
- The Cure announce new live album plus expanded edition of #1 album Songs Of A The Lost World
- Deck your halls with a brand new record player this Cyber Monday
- You don't get Something For Nothing, but you can get 25% off the vinyl hologram edition of Rush classic 2112
- Paramount Plus have launched a 77% off Cyber Monday deal which is surprisingly good if you're a music fan
- New documentary Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary just hit HBO Max – watch it for a total steal thanks to this unmissable early Cyber Monday streaming deal
